June 19, 2019 •
Digital News, Latest stories, Media Economics •
by EJO
This year’s Digital News Report focuses on themes that are of crucial importance for the future of journalism and the media: the impact of populism, the role played by the big tech platforms and their efforts to build public trust in...
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April 29, 2019 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Media Economics, Recent •
by Alexandra Borchardt
There’s a clear irony in engaging in a lively debate about the impact of big tech companies on journalism as part of a festival largely financed by Google and Facebook. The recent International Journalism Festival in Perugia offered more...
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April 23, 2019 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Rana Khaled Arafat
“Journalism seems to be commercially viable in the West, so it is assumed to be the same elsewhere. However, it’s really not the case in other parts of the world, especially in developing economies that lack scale”. These...
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March 25, 2019 •
Business Models, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Kornelia R. Kiss
Media throughout Europe face the same challenge: to retain their independence, they have to be based on sound financial models. In Central and Eastern Europe, the problem is particularly acute. Kornélia R. Kiss looks at some ways in which...
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August 15, 2018 •
Business Models, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Magda Konieczna
In “Journalism Without Profit”, Magda Konieczna delivers the first in-depth study of nonprofit journalism and its economic, professional, and organisational influence. For the EJO, she sums up the main arguments from her new book....
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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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May 8, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Oscar Stanciulescu and Marian Popovici
Romania has seen a surge of independent media. These outlets want to act as a counterbalance to Romania’s increasingly biased media. But for many, it’s not easy to survive. Could crowdfunding be the solution?...
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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 25, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Local newspapers no longer hold the dominant market position they once did. To address the challenges of a new age, organisations are investing in a digital future, restructuring newsrooms and diversifying business models, finds a new...
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