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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December 14, 2016 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Mike S Schäfer
Shouting protesters run around, smoke envelopes them, while the camera stays as close as possible, giving the video’s audience the impression they are in the middle of a demonstration, as environmental protesters clash with...
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July 12, 2016 •
Business Models, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Vas Panagiotopoulos
On a late June morning in a hotel in central Athens, the award-winning journalist Yavuz Baydar is discussing the erosion of press freedom in Turkey. “The Panama Papers were completely ignored,” he shrugs. In the audience, there are...
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June 2, 2016 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Ian Burrell
With job cuts at Vice News, lay-offs at Mashable and a succession of legal actions threatening the very existence of Gawker Media, it has been a tough few weeks for native digital news companies. After a long period of growth, in which...
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July 27, 2015 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
The most successful digital news organisations share seven key elements, new research reveals. Clear vision; clear organisational strategy; a coherent business model; strong leadership; digital talent; a pro-digital culture and an ability...
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May 19, 2015 •
Latest stories, Media Economics •
by Mah-Rukh Ali
At a time when TV channels are experiencing a decline in ratings, newspapers are being told they belong to the past, and webpages are struggling to make money from online news, Vice News seems to have broken the code. While many media...
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