April 19, 2018 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Newsroom Management, Recent, Research •
by Caroline Lees
Public service media organisations across Europe are investing in dedicated social media teams to deliver news to younger and hard-to-reach audiences. While recognising the usefulness of social media, many also see a tension between public...
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April 11, 2018 •
Business Models, Digital News, Media Economics, Recent, Technology •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Platform companies increasingly run much of the infrastructure of free expression and have a lasting impact on the news business. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen’s inaugural lecture analyses the power of platforms and tracks the challenges that lie...
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January 23, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Nouha Belaid
Internet users in the Middle East are becoming more concerned about online surveillance and many are worried that governments use social media to check their online activities. The use of Facebook has declined significantly across the...
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September 25, 2017 •
Media and Politics •
by Felix Simon
Angela Merkel narrowly won a fourth term as German Chancellor yesterday in the country’s general election, but arguably the real winner was the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) which won 13% of the vote. The populist...
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August 25, 2017 •
Photography and Video, Research, Short stories •
by EJO
Hard news videos, particularly about politics, are the most successful online, followed by videos about celebrities and lifestyle, according to a new study into how to make news videos that go viral on social media. Sports videos are the...
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August 18, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Zuzana Veselková
Freedom to publish on the internet and the expansion of social networks have brought unprecedented communication possibilities to the Czech Republic, as well as an influx of fake news, hoaxes, and disinformation. Campaigners draw attention...
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July 4, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Latest stories •
by Gil Ferreira
Media agenda-setting theory assumes the public receive news from a limited set of sources and that this encourages a shared agenda. In the digital age, however, there are now multiple channels and sources, allowing individuals to construct...
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June 23, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by EJO
The internet and social media may have exacerbated low public trust in the media and ‘fake news’, but in many countries mistrust is driven by deep-rooted political polarisation and perceived mainstream media bias, the Digital News...
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June 21, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by Kaja Grzybowska
Digital news providers in Poland are experimenting with video content to reach new audiences and increase advertising revenue. Some organisations have focused on producing very short videos, with subtitles, for distribution on social media...
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