November 29, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Justine Gay
*EJO Student Contribution A vast amount of information appears on the Internet each day. As a consequence, online news consumers suffer from “infobesity,” defined as the tendency for people to forget what they’ve seen or read...
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November 25, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Natascha Fioretti
EJO’s Italian Editor Natascha Fioretti interviews Professor Elihu Katz, prominent expert in the field of communication sciences. Professor Katz is Trustee Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania,...
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November 2, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Philip Di Salvo
Picture a machine capable of synthesizing sentences and grammatical structures with sophisticated data sequences, writing entire articles simply by following data input. On paper it might sound rather dystopian – a particularly...
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October 4, 2011 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
News editors may blog about kids, not so much about news-making. With positive perceptions of news credibility continuing to wane, providing public explanations for news decisions is generally considered a meritorious step in the right...
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September 29, 2011 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
EJO workshop How does media convergence affect journalism? This question will be the focal point of an upcoming international workshop presented by the Research Unit Media Convergence at the University of Mainz, taking place October 21st...
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July 25, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
Meet Encyclo – the grandaddy of media journalism resources. Offering users a textured grip on media news – what’s happening, what’s changing, what’s worse, what’s better, what needs to be fixed and...
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July 17, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Philip Di Salvo
New research from the University of Michigan suggests a reluctance to accept Al Jazeera English in the U.S. Throughout the recent uprisings in North Africa, Al Jazeera English (AJE) was the primary source of information for media all over...
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June 23, 2011 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
Dan Zarrella tells us when and how often to tweet. While late afternoons are great for a variety of things, particularly creeping out of work early, it seems to be the case that you should probably be tweeting. A lot. Somewhere in the...
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June 17, 2011 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Michal Kus
Slovakia’s online media join forces to alter audience attitudes about paid content. As of late, media-focused websites like the Nieman Journalism Lab and paidContent.org, have noted an interesting initiative launched in Slovakia. On...
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