June 8, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics, Short stories •
by Michael Getler
The recent news that The New York Times is eliminating the position of Public Editor—sometimes called an ombudsman, or reader’s representative—is sad but not at all surprising. Not too long ago, back in the 1980s, there were more...
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June 6, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Philip Seib
News coverage of the recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester has been sadly familiar: cellphone videos of screaming victims; details of first responders’ hectic efforts; “Was it terrorism?” guesswork; speculation about the...
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June 2, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by EJO
EJO’s pick of forthcoming media events, awards, conferences and training…. Paid internship at the New Statesman Audio journalists offered help and travel expenses Awards dedicated to the work of freelance cameramen and...
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May 25, 2017 •
Business Models, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Short stories •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
Meduza, a Russian news website based in Latvia, is pioneering a new way to advertise. Audiences are challenged to participate in a game in which they manage a hypothetical Russian media company. When players (almost inevitably) fail they...
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May 16, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Newsroom Management •
by Thomas Schmidt
Imagine you’re a journalist in 2027. You get in your self-driving car and while your personal virtual assistant reads you the headlines, the car’s sensors detect a deterioration in air quality. A quick statistical analysis...
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May 13, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Felix Simon
Nearly 12 months after the EU referendum, and six months on from the US presidential election, we still know little about the impact, if any, of bots, fake news, and voter targeting upon these significant political events. However, at...
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May 3, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality •
by EJO
The China Media Observatory of the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), in cooperation with School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University, will operate the fourth Europe-China Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies...
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March 28, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The European Union is celebrating itself – the so-called Treaty of Rome was sealed 60 years ago this month (March 2017) – and the occasion has provided Brussels eurocrats with an excuse to spend millions of euros on advertising...
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March 22, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Marisa Torres da Silva
Online comments, still the most widely-used medium for audience participation and public engagement in mainstream news websites, continue to pose complex challenges to newsrooms. Concern about the poor quality of comments – whether...
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