October 20, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The warning signs have been ignored for a long time: news media are endangered and are losing ground against propagandists in the digital world. Well before Pegida aficionados started to chant “Lügenpresse” (“lying press”) in...
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July 13, 2016 •
Business Models, Short stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Susann Eberlein
There is a British saying that yesterday’s newspapers are today’s fish and chips wrapping, but yesterday’s news has now become a new form of journalism: Slow News. Its aim is to revisit stories after the dust has settled; analyse...
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June 21, 2016 •
Business Models, Digital News •
by Philip Di Salvo
Snapchat is the undisputed star of 2016 journalism debate. The platform, launched in 2011 by Stanford University students, has become the new focus of attention for publishers, journalists and the advertising industry. After gaining its...
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June 15, 2016 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
The 2016 Digital News Report, launched today by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is the biggest ever and remains the most authoritative study of its kind. It is based on a survey of 50,000 online news consumers across 26...
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March 23, 2016 •
Media and Politics •
by Klaus Beck
Twitter was launched ten years ago this week, full of promise. At first it appeared to live up to expectations: in 2011 the media hailed the social networking site as a democratic force behind the Arab Spring. Now Twitter is reported to...
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February 15, 2016 •
Research, Short stories •
by EJO
EJO Russian, the European Journalism Observatory’s new Russian language website, is launched today. The site will cover the latest media research, developments and innovation. It is aimed at Russian-speaking audiences worldwide. In...
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January 19, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Caroline Lees
Facebook has launched a Europe-wide campaign to end hate speech and extremist posts on social media. The move came after German politicians complained about a rise in extremist and xenophobic comments on Facebook and other online...
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January 14, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by EJO
EJO editors and directors, in ten European countries, assess the state of the media across Europe and predict the year ahead. Media across Europe have been impacted by the dramatic technological and political changes of the 21st century. ...
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January 12, 2016 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Robo-journalists, an ongoing battle between publishers and adblockers, bendy smartphones and social media for the workplace; the Reuters Institute is launching its new Digital News Project with a set of technology and industry predictions...
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