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 19, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by EJO
Gender inequality and sexual harrassment are still common in the news industry. In response, a group of senior international news professionals has penned this open-letter. It’s time to stop talking about the need for equality and start...
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June 7, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Julie Posetti
Journalists are on the frontline of the ‘f*ke news’ wars. As truth becomes a casualty of disinformation campaigns, journalists must defend freedom of expression and the public’s right to know. A new UNESCO publication wants to show...
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June 1, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Mevan Babakar
In the current climate the demand for factchecking is increasing. In recent years, new organisations like WikiTribune have suggested crowdsourcing as an attractive and low-cost way for factchecking to scale. But is it a good idea?...
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May 23, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Dr. Marcus Nicolini
The refugee crisis in 2015 shook the foundations of trust in the German media. A few years later, the situation is slowly improving but a lot remains to be done. The younger generation of journalists, in particular, will be crucial in...
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May 3, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Julie Posetti
From Watergate to the Panama Papers, investigative journalism has proven essential to the maintenance of democracies and open societies internationally. 20 new international guidelines now try to help journalists navigate the complex risks...
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May 3, 2018 •
Comment, Media Economics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Edward Percarpio
The date of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation coming into force is fast approaching, and its impacts are already being felt across various industries. But how will the new regulation affect publishers operating in Europe? Here is...
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April 19, 2018 •
Comment, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Manipulators of public opinion are using false stories to wreak havoc in Eastern Europe. Yet, there are some initiatives which are trying to fight them....
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March 28, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Alexander Fanta
Last week, I received an email from the European Commission denying me annual accreditation for the year 2018. In the terse reply to my request sent more than six weeks earlier, the Commission stated that my employer, the German blog...
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