November 22, 2018 •
Digital News, Research, Technology •
by Felix Simon
Smart speakers increasingly reach mainstream audiences, but news consumption remains limited for now. Publishers fear that voice platforms could be a new ‘choke point’ for access to their brands....
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September 27, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Juliana Fregoso
Many Mexicans were expecting a Russian disinformation campaign during the recent elections. The country braced itself. Experts and journalists were prepared to detect and fight an invasion of bots, anxiously waiting for the moment when...
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September 12, 2018 •
Digital News, Research •
by Felix Simon
As users turn away from Facebook for sharing and discussing news, other social media platforms such as instant messaging apps and Instagram are becoming more relevant, a new study has found. But is this bad news for Facebook? Not...
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June 14, 2018 •
Digital News, Research •
by Nic Newman
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published the Digital News Report 2018. Lead author Nic Newman summarises the main findings for us....
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April 25, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Local newspapers no longer hold the dominant market position they once did. To address the challenges of a new age, organisations are investing in a digital future, restructuring newsrooms and diversifying business models, finds a new...
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April 11, 2018 •
Business Models, Digital News, Media Economics, Recent, Technology •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Platform companies increasingly run much of the infrastructure of free expression and have a lasting impact on the news business. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen’s inaugural lecture analyses the power of platforms and tracks the challenges that lie...
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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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