June 13, 2016 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent •
by Rrapo Zguri
Albania’s small population, combined with a high number of media outlets, have made the country especially vulnerable to the global economic crisis. The market is too small to survive the upheaval and over the last 12 months a number of...
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June 3, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Nadia Bellardi
Over the last year, refugees struggling to reach European beaches have been newsworthy. They are often met by reporters and photographers who crowd around survivors, taking pictures and quotes. Yet the media interest is fleeting. After...
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June 2, 2016 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Ian Burrell
With job cuts at Vice News, lay-offs at Mashable and a succession of legal actions threatening the very existence of Gawker Media, it has been a tough few weeks for native digital news companies. After a long period of growth, in which...
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May 26, 2016 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Abdelkrim Hizaoui
In the aftermath of the ‘Arab Spring’, two Maghreb countries are developing different styles of press regulation. In Tunisia, the outcome is likely to be a self-regulated Press Council, whilst in Morocco the project is implemented by...
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May 9, 2016 •
Latest stories, Short stories •
by EJO
Most journalists in the United Kingdom believe they now have less time to research stories, but the majority are still willing to push boundaries to break important news, according to new research. The study shows that British journalists...
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April 29, 2016 •
Media Economics, Short stories •
by EJO
The Panama Papers, an international exposé based on a huge database leak, is a recent example of how public private partnerships can produce outstanding journalism: cooperation between Germany’s public broadcasters, NDR and WDR, and...
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April 5, 2016 •
Recent •
by Mark Blach-Ørsten
Think tanks are changing the face of political debate and influence, according to research into their media visibility. The study highlights the increasing importance of advocacy think tanks within and outside the Danish news media...
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March 23, 2016 •
Media and Politics •
by Klaus Beck
Twitter was launched ten years ago this week, full of promise. At first it appeared to live up to expectations: in 2011 the media hailed the social networking site as a democratic force behind the Arab Spring. Now Twitter is reported to...
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March 3, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Research •
by Caroline Lees
Media in Britain – particularly broadcast media – is failing to represent, or relate to, minority audiences, according to new research. BBCs One and Two are perceived as the ‘whitest’ channels, with minority...
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