November 5, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Alexandra Borchardt
Many debates about the media zero in on the question of what quality journalism actually is. At first glance, the answer seems to be easy. But the deeper one digs, the fuzzier the concept becomes. And why does it even matter, asks...
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October 17, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Henrik Kaufholz
The Danish Public Service Broadcaster DR has to cut its budget by 20 per cent. It's a frontal attack on the freedom of the media, says Danish journalist Henrik Kaufholz....
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October 4, 2018 •
Comment, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Latoya Peterson
Artificial intelligence is truly a black box. Journalists are reporting on a phenomenon that is hard to explain, even for experts in the field. But journalists need to develop a fluency in AI before it disrupts both our newsrooms and our...
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October 3, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Zuzanna Ziomecka
By now most of us have heard that women’s perspectives are globally underrepresented in newsrooms. But do we have any idea what would happen if the opposite were true? Actually, at Newsmavens we do, writes Zuzanna Ziomecka.
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October 1, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Hector Fouce
The aim of the new EU Directive on copyright seems simple enough: updating the existing rules on copyright in an era where technological change takes place at an incredible speed – often outpacing current laws. The effect, however, could...
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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 16, 2018 •
Comment, Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Free media are not “the enemy of the people” – and that is precisely why they are under attack from powerful politicians all over the world. To fight back, the media must confront their attackers – and gain and retain people’s...
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July 19, 2018 •
Business Models, Comment, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent •
by Paul Clemens Murschetz
State aid for the media and journalism is a good idea – at least in theory. In reality, many pitfalls loom. Paul Clemens Murschetz explains how to get it right....
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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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