February 3, 2016 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Writing in Der Spiegel online, Sascha Lobo, the German blogger and digital sceptic, recently expressed his displeasure at the rapid spread of “blitz-hatred, bang-stupidity and readiness to violence” openly “spat out” on the web....
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January 29, 2016 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by EJO
EJO’s pick of upcoming media events, opportunities, grants and jobs … Editorial linked assistant position, Daily Mail, London Wired: looking for a Digital Editor Journalism and Crisis, Annual Journalism Conference at...
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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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December 10, 2015 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
Data has become essential to newsrooms. It is used to inform how audiences access news, at what time and for how long. Journalists and editors can use data to learn everything from which stories consumers share, to their political...
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November 30, 2015 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Hannah Marsh
Many media organisations might find it hard to break a news story, then give it to a third party to control its distribution. But as distributed media – like Facebook’s Instant Articles – becomes a viable option for publishers...
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November 23, 2015 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Jenny Dean
Not long ago print newspapers were filed in enormous folders, placed in metal cabinets and stored in the basement of newspapers. They gathered dust and were a fire hazard, but there were few other ways to store them. In the digital...
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October 27, 2015 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Michael Haller
Let me take you back to 3rd December 2013: Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, testifies before the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee. It was to become a tense 78-minute interrogation on his newspaper’s decision to...
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October 23, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Most Europeans now access news online, yet traditional news sources – particularly television – remain important. This has created a crowded news landscape, with newspaper, broadcaster, and digital-born brands competing for...
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September 21, 2015 •
Business Models, Digital News •
by Caroline Lees
One of Europe’s largest publishers, Axel Springer, has gone into partnership with the world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung, to launch Upday, a mobile news app in which content created by the German publisher will appear...
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