May 26, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Sara Stefanini
Citizen journalism is flourishing in Italy due to increasing skepticism from many Italians concerning the reliability of the mainstream press. The last government crisis, which ended in Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation, clearly...
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March 6, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Susanne Fengler
Participatory journalism: An engine for journalistic diversity or a marketing instrument for media companies? Newsrooms around the world are turning to social media in attempts to bolster user participation. Several models have been tested...
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November 25, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Natascha Fioretti
EJO’s Italian Editor Natascha Fioretti interviews Professor Elihu Katz, prominent expert in the field of communication sciences. Professor Katz is Trustee Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania,...
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April 11, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
Facebook expands its relationship with the news media. In an effort to boost the use of Facebook in newsrooms, Journalists on Facebook was unveiled last Thursday, launched as a resource to connect journalists with one another and with the...
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February 21, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Kornelia Trytko
What will the future of international news look like in the era of blogs, Facebook and Twitter? Are globalization and new media to be seen as threats or opportunities for foreign correspondents? These and other essential questions are...
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December 22, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Media prophecies, 2011. As the familiar lists of wrap-ups and predictions spring from every conceivable angle, the future of the news media is, once again, condensed in 10 convenient points. Deeming 2010 the year of “mobile for...
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December 9, 2010 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
Study compares news content on the Web to radio, television and newspapers. Published in Journalism and Mass Media Quarterly, Scott Maier’s 18-month study builds on the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage...
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September 11, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
How a mustachioed outlier learned to use Twitter and suckered the media. An otherwise unknown loon takes control of the newscycle, gives more than 150 interviews prior to being awarded a formal press conference, and in the end, reneges on...
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July 25, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. The cyberworld, it seems, is condemned to the same ineludible limitations. Facebook users are dying. So are Twitterers, MySpacers, Flickrers and Tumblrers. But as social media users...
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