April 17, 2019 •
Censorship, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent, Technology •
by Philip Di Salvo
During the past decade, whistleblowing has come to the fore as an important lever for achieving change in today’s democratic societies. WikiLeaks, Snowden and the revelations about Cambridge Analytica have not only confirmed the key role...
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January 31, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Scott. R Maier
Engagement has become a media buzzword, but how actively engaged are news outlets in audience participation? Exploring real-life approaches to participatory journalism, a recent study published in Journalism Practice examines engagement by...
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December 7, 2017 •
Digital News, Recent, Research •
by Neil Thurman
Readers aged 18–34 are spending nearly twice as much time with newspapers’ print editions than with their websites and apps. In 2016, the 18–34 year old British readers of eight UK national newspapers spent a total of 21.7...
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October 4, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Maurice Chittenden
THE only red tops plying their trade in Fleet Street these days are the open-deck tour buses that drive along it, as part of the booming London tourism industry. “Of course, the reporters and printers have long gone,” explain...
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January 20, 2017 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt and EJO
As Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States of America, he is greeted by assessments of the European media that portray him as an unpredictable commander-in-chief, a reckless world leader and, by some, a buffoon with...
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September 30, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Alice Antheaume
“Someone close to”, “an intimate”, “a friend”, “a confidante”, “a former minister”. A recent political article in Liberation, France, contained no fewer than 11 anonymous sources in 1340 words. The day after it was...
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August 17, 2016 •
Latest stories, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Colin Porlezza
Data journalism is everywhere. Specialised digital outlets are constantly reporting about it, several books have been published and articles about data journalism are frequently popping up in scientific journals. Data journalism is...
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August 15, 2016 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research •
by Caroline Lees
Reaction to the EU referendum result in three British national newspapers immediately after the vote was overall negative towards Brexit, according to a review of articles published in daily print titles, the Daily Mail, The Telegraph and...
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July 28, 2016 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research •
by EJO
Europe’s newspapers were overwhelmingly negative towards Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, according to a review of the press in 13 countries in the week after the referendum. Most articles presented the view that Brexit was...
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