September 26, 2017 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Alessio Cornia
Europe’s legacy news organisations invest in new digital projects for two key reasons: to meet short-term business goals, such as to increase profits, but also to enhance the organisation’s long-term reputation by demonstrating...
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September 21, 2017 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Florian Lange
Whether it’s a quick break on the smartphone, weekends spent in front of the gaming console or even a board game party, for many people games are a way to relax and socialise. But games are also becoming part of daily working lives....
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September 14, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Heini Maksimainen
On the 16th of March, 2017, The Daily Express, a British tabloid newspaper, published a provocative headline: Eating cheese could increase the risk of this deadly cancer. Only a day later, The Sun, another UK tabloid, ran a competing...
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August 25, 2017 •
Photography and Video, Research, Short stories •
by EJO
Hard news videos, particularly about politics, are the most successful online, followed by videos about celebrities and lifestyle, according to a new study into how to make news videos that go viral on social media. Sports videos are the...
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August 16, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality •
by EJO
EJO diary: August pick of forthcoming (free) media events, awards, conferences and training…. Voluntary internship Reporters without Borders, London European Journalist Training Association, Conference, Moscow Editor, news channel,...
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August 14, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics •
by Raluca Radu
A study of Europe’s Public Service Media (PSM) has revealed the 2008 global financial crisis forced some public broadcasters to make significant strategic changes to policy, funding and content while others were barely affected. It found...
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July 14, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Latest stories •
by Panu Karhunen
New research suggests that mobile journalism can be a more efficient method of interviewing people than traditional TV journalism. In a recent field experiment, a mobile journalist was able to persuade many more people to take part in vox...
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June 1, 2017 •
Business Models, Digital News, Short stories •
by EJO
Most European newspapers and news weeklies are operating a paywall as legacy revenues continue to decline and digital advertising increasingly moves to large technology companies, a study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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May 4, 2017 •
Digital News, Media and Politics, Short stories •
by EJO
Legal frameworks to protect journalism sources are increasingly at risk according to a new international study of 121 countries. The study concludes that without adequate legal protection, potential sources and whistleblowers may never...
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