April 23, 2019 •
Business Models, Latest stories, Media Economics, 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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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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April 17, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent •
by Georgia Ertz
Native advertising is increasingly popular among advertisers and media companies. Yet, it is also a form of deception. Research shows that most readers do not recognise native advertising when they see it. Quality media, in particular,...
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April 11, 2018 •
Business Models, Digital News, Media Economics, Recent, Technology •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Platform companies increasingly run much of the infrastructure of free expression and have a lasting impact on the news business. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen’s inaugural lecture analyses the power of platforms and tracks the challenges that lie...
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March 22, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent •
by Manuela Preoteasa and Andrei Schwartz
Back in the 2000s, Romania, like other Central and Eastern European countries, had a complicated media landscape. Media tycoons were funnelling unrealistic amounts of money into a constrained commercial press that had no way of providing a...
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