May 3, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality •
by EJO
The China Media Observatory of the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), in cooperation with School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University, will operate the fourth Europe-China Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies...
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April 25, 2017 •
Digital News, Latest stories, Research •
by EJO
Virtual Reality (VR) has evolved from its early experimental phase to become a strategically key, more integrated part of many newsrooms globally. But how are news organisations addressing the challenges of content and user experience? And...
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March 30, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent •
by Julia Dos Santos
Independent news media operating in repressive regimes must become more innovative when seeking funding, according to new research. The first academic study of the economic structures of ‘oppositional’ news sites – outlets...
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March 28, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The European Union is celebrating itself – the so-called Treaty of Rome was sealed 60 years ago this month (March 2017) – and the occasion has provided Brussels eurocrats with an excuse to spend millions of euros on advertising...
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March 28, 2017 •
Digital News, Research, Short stories •
by Annika Sehl, Alessio Cornia and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
What are the key components for the successful development of digital news in Public Service Media? A new Reuters Institute report examines eight new digital news projects, launched by Public Service Media across six European countries....
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March 20, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Short stories •
by EJO
Shortly after Kellyanne Conway defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s false statement about attendance at Trump’s inauguration as “alternative facts”, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism asked a...
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February 22, 2017 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Nouha Belaid
Newspapers in Iraq are commissioning investigative journalism in a bid to attract and retain audiences who might otherwise turn to local digital news platforms. But the cost of investigative projects, a lack of access to information and...
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January 24, 2017 •
Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Linards Udris, Mario Schranz, Jörg Schneider, Lucie Hauser, Mark Eisenegger
Swiss people still trust the media, especially if they regularly consume news from traditional news providers, such as the national public service broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG). But audiences in Switzerland are...
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December 14, 2016 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Mike S Schäfer
Shouting protesters run around, smoke envelopes them, while the camera stays as close as possible, giving the video’s audience the impression they are in the middle of a demonstration, as environmental protesters clash with...
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