April 7, 2016 •
Digital News •
by EJO
Fewer people are watching traditional television; younger audiences are increasingly viewing online video. If television news providers fail to respond to these profound shifts in how people use media, they risk eventually becoming...
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March 8, 2016 •
Short stories •
by Emily Bell
Something really dramatic is happening to our media landscape, the public sphere, and our journalism industry, almost without us noticing and certainly without the level of public examination and debate it deserves. Our news ecosystem has...
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February 3, 2016 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Writing in Der Spiegel online, Sascha Lobo, the German blogger and digital sceptic, recently expressed his displeasure at the rapid spread of “blitz-hatred, bang-stupidity and readiness to violence” openly “spat out” on the web....
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January 19, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Caroline Lees
Facebook has launched a Europe-wide campaign to end hate speech and extremist posts on social media. The move came after German politicians complained about a rise in extremist and xenophobic comments on Facebook and other online...
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November 30, 2015 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Hannah Marsh
Many media organisations might find it hard to break a news story, then give it to a third party to control its distribution. But as distributed media – like Facebook’s Instant Articles – becomes a viable option for publishers...
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October 23, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Most Europeans now access news online, yet traditional news sources – particularly television – remain important. This has created a crowded news landscape, with newspaper, broadcaster, and digital-born brands competing for...
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September 23, 2015 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Alice Antheaume
Attracting a young audience is rapidly becoming a media obsession. In the United States, NBC Universal (NBCU) recently invested $200M in Vox Media and the same amount in Buzzfeed, which has an audience mainly composed of 18 to 34 years...
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September 19, 2015 •
Business Models, Latest stories •
by Philip Di Salvo
In the last few weeks we’ve heard a lot about ad-blocking software and apps: tools enabling users to surf the internet without being bothered by banners, pop ups or other advertising content. The phenomenon is not new but the debate...
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August 24, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The role played by social media in the 2011 Arab Spring may have been overestimated by Western observers, but a new report, Media Use in the Middle East, 2015, reveals that platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are changing the...
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