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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January 10, 2018 •
Digital News, Research, Short stories •
by EJO
Publishers are concerned about the power of platforms but think their own failings may be a bigger problem. Publishers are increasingly concerned about the impact of tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon on their...
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January 9, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Short stories •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
In this era of fake news and conspiracy theories, the attention economy is becoming a disinformation economy, argues Stephan Russ-Mohl. The reported use of internet trolls and social bots in the German election was a recent example of how...
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December 8, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Paulina Pacula
Fact-checkers, investigative reporters and foreign correspondents are essential to quality journalism, yet these roles are increasingly being cut by Poland’s mainstream media organisations for financial reasons. To redress the balance,...
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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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December 6, 2017 •
Business Models, Digital News, Media Economics, Research, Short stories •
by Felix Simon
Digital-born media companies face a gloomy future: while Google and Facebook see their ad businesses flourish, even the largest digital media companies are struggling to overcome challenges to their advertising-based business models....
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December 4, 2017 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Newsroom Management, Research •
by Felix Simon
It is currently one of the most pressing questions in journalism: how can legacy media successfully master the digital environment and flourish in a world dominated by the Internet and social media? So great is the interest and the...
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November 27, 2017 •
Research, Short stories •
by Rana Khaled Arafat
“When a dog bites a man, that is not news, But if a man bites a dog, that is news!” Journalism trainers often start their lectures on the art of crafting powerful and engaging news stories with this famous quote. Searching...
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October 30, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Short stories •
by EJO
The European Journalism Observatory’s (EJO) new French language website, is launched today. The site will publish the latest research and analysis on journalism and the media. It is aimed at French-speaking audiences in Europe and...
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