July 6, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Julia Grinerva
If you try typing the terms ‘homosexuality’ or ‘gay’ into Yandex News, Russia’s most widely-used search engine, no results will be displayed. Readers are given the impression that these themes do not exist in the country’s...
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June 29, 2015 •
Media Economics, Short stories •
by José Moreno
What is the single most striking element explaining the difficulty in the discovery and implementation of new business models for the media in the digital age? According to a recent paper published in the Portuguese academic journal, OBS,...
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June 16, 2015 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Robert G. Picard
Smartphones and tablets are increasing consumption of news on digital platforms and more customers are accessing digital news throughout the day, according to the 2015 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford,...
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June 16, 2015 •
Digital News, Recent •
by David Levy
This year’s Reuters Institute Digital News Report is based on research conducted in 12 countries, surveying over 23,000 people. Key findings include a sharp increase in the use of social media platforms to reach audiences, a surge in the...
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June 5, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Local journalism is not a sexy topic. But it is an important topic, and one that deserves more attention in discussions around the future of journalism. Most of our attention has been on national and international news. But in fact, most...
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May 27, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Philip Di Salvo
“Using trans-media techniques to immerse readers in journalistic stories with their virtual embodied selves”: in a sentence, this is immersive journalism, according to James Pallot, co-founder of Emblematic Group, a multimedia company...
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May 22, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Emily Harmer
Just as formal political institutions and activities are dominated by men, so too is the news coverage those institutions attract. The recent UK General Election was no different, just 15.2% of all politicians featured in the media...
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May 13, 2015 •
Digital News, Research •
by EJO
Data are now abundant, and governments, companies, media, and organisations are constantly seeking to reap the benefits of these data – whether to identify internal issues and consider potential solutions, to improve transparency, or to...
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May 13, 2015 •
Photography and Video, Short stories •
by Sandra Stefanikova
Photojournalism is a threatened profession, according to new research. Over the last two decades digitalisation has led to the most fundamental changes since the invention of photography. New technology has transformed the way pictures are...
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