January 15, 2019 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Liberals like good journalism, conservatives propaganda: "Network Propaganda", a new book by three Harvard researchers describes how a far-right media system emerged in the United States – with dramatic consequences for US society and...
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November 12, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Johannes Kaiser, Tobias R. Keller & Katharina Kleinen-Von Königslöw
When users encounter news items on Facebook that were recommended by their friends which of these items will they choose to read? It will be the news shared by close friends with high knowledge and similar political opinions – even...
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August 29, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Stella Volkenand
When reporting about a sensitive or stigmatised topic, source protecting is crucial. Award-winning journalist Jill Filipovic shares her tangible tips and experiences on how to do it properly....
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August 15, 2018 •
Business Models, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Magda Konieczna
In “Journalism Without Profit”, Magda Konieczna delivers the first in-depth study of nonprofit journalism and its economic, professional, and organisational influence. For the EJO, she sums up the main arguments from her new book....
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July 16, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Michal Kus
Political and social divisions in Poland have been widely discussed in European media since 2015, when the conservative party Law and Justice (PiS) established a majority government. A new Polish study analyses the link between media...
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June 11, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Mathias Pluess
It’s getting more and more difficult for experts to get their arguments across to a broad public. Mathias Plüss investigates why, and offers six suggestions for improving things....
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June 1, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Mevan Babakar
In the current climate the demand for factchecking is increasing. In recent years, new organisations like WikiTribune have suggested crowdsourcing as an attractive and low-cost way for factchecking to scale. But is it a good idea?...
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March 13, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
In many countries over the past few years, the political process – and social cohesion – have been threatened by various forms of disinformation, sometimes misleadingly and inadequately called “fake news”. Politically-motivated and...
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March 8, 2018 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Caroline Lees
Journalists and computer scientists are working to develop automated fact-checking (AFC) to enable large-scale responses to online misinformation, according to a new Factsheet by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ)....
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