October 8, 2020 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Johanna Mack & Roman Winkelhahn
Researchers highlight a dire lack of diversity in newsrooms accross the globe and urge media outlets to do more to attract ethnically and socially diverse journalists. ...
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August 23, 2019 •
Latest stories, Media Economics, Newsroom Management •
by Catarina Carvalho
What happened when Portugal's Diário de Notícias embraced change and switched to digital, without losing its focus on storytelling....
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October 22, 2018 •
Digital News, Research •
by Felix Simon
Most journalists would like news to reach everybody more or less equally, irrespective of social background or grade. But despite the ease of accessing news online, today, that is clearly not happening, as new research by the Reuters...
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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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September 11, 2018 •
Comment, Newsroom Management, Recent, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Alexandra Borchardt
Artificial Intelligence can do a lot to improve life in the newsroom, but journalism is exactly about the type of choices computers are unable to make, argues Alexandra Borchardt....
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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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June 14, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Nic Newman
Nic Newman, lead author of the 2018 Reuters Institute Digital News Report explores the range and impact of anti-establishment and populist websites in Europe ...
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June 1, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Mevan Babakar
In the current climate the demand for factchecking is increasing. In recent years, new organisations like WikiTribune have suggested crowdsourcing as an attractive and low-cost way for factchecking to scale. But is it a good idea?...
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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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