October 15, 2018 •
Research •
by Antonis Kalogeropoulos
Do social media platforms affect people’s perception of where they actually get their news from? New research by a team at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism says "Yes". The implications for trust in news and publishers’...
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October 8, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Felix Simon
Everyone wants to be popular on social media, especially journalists. But which factors determine a journalist’s popularity on a platform such as Twitter? Might there even be something like a “golden formula” for success? New...
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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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August 13, 2018 •
Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Linda Vecvagare
Reaching audiences on social media isn't easy, but it’s possible: A conversation with experts Ben Whitelaw and Noémie Buffault on how to create an online buzz for your reporting project....
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July 4, 2018 •
Comment, Recent •
by Alexandra Borchardt
When traditional media pick up everything that’s big on social just to boost their social media performance, they enter a vicious circle of diminishing trust, writes Alexandra Borchardt from the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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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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May 3, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Rana Khaled Arafat
From “Letters to the editor” to comments on news websites and social media pages: audience feedback can take many forms. But does it also affect how readers see a story? Can negative comments from readers even undermine the credibility...
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April 22, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Public Relations, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Linards Udris, Daniel Vogler and Jens Lucht
Professional news media played a big role on the social media accounts of German parties during the 2017 election campaign. Yet, not all German parties dealt with the news media in the same way. One party, in particular, stuck out....
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