October 8, 2021 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Dr James Rodgers
Former Moscow correspondent, Dr James Rodgers, explores the past and present challenges of reporting Russia ...
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August 26, 2020 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Volha Siakhovich
Journalists have been doing their utmost to get the truth out, despite the oppression....
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June 6, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Technology •
by EJO
NewsGuard, the US media start-up launched in 2018 with the ambitious aim of providing news consumers with a reliable guide to the trustworthiness of any news website they might consider visiting, is gradually being rolled out across...
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February 1, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Caroline Lees
The first research into false news sites in Europe reveals that fake news sites in France and Italy have a far more limited reach than is often assumed. Engagement with these websites is also very low compared to most established news...
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December 20, 2013 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
Is Putin’s swift reorganization of RIA Novosti really an exercise of strengthening control or is it merely a rebranding strategy planned well in advance? The EJO’s Rukhshona Nazhmidinova looks at the reactions and implications to the...
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December 19, 2013 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Angelina Davydova
Vladimir Putin has drastically restructured Russia’s leading state-owned news agency, RIA Novosti, into a new institution, Russia Today, with the aim of promoting the national image worldwide. Head of the new agency Dmitry Kiselyov is...
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November 19, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Meera Selva
Why do countries feel the need to own a news channel? To inform their citizens about the world, or to inform the world about their citizens? A seminar organized by the BBC World Service, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism...
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