March 11, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Jan Rau and Felix Simon
In a previous piece for EJO, Jan Rau and Felix Simon examined the role played by digital counterpublics in today’s world. They now look at the case of Germany’s Identitarian movement and how it has sought to impose itself on the news...
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March 5, 2019 •
Censorship, Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Specialist Journalism •
by Damian Radcliffe and Payton Bruni
Being a journalist in – or reporting on – the Middle East brings with it many challenges. One key issue, for journalists and news consumers alike, is the relative lack of media freedom, and freedom of expression, in the region....
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February 18, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Paula Kennedy
A new section of the global media watchdog International Press Institute (IPI) has been set up by a group of Czech journalists determined to tackle threats to media freedom in their country and to promote the cause of independent quality...
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February 11, 2019 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Newsroom Management •
by Alice Antheaume
Being a journalist in France is a tough call these days. Not only do they have to be able to meet the insatiable demands imposed by the 24-hour news cycle, they also frequently face hostile reactions as they try to do their job of...
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January 15, 2019 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Liberals like good journalism, conservatives propaganda: "Network Propaganda", a new book by three Harvard researchers describes how a far-right media system emerged in the United States – with dramatic consequences for US society and...
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January 14, 2019 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Franco Zappettini
Brexit has been exhaustively discussed, but the role played by the British press, and in particular by tabloids, in framing the debate around it requires more scrutiny, argues Franco Zappettini....
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January 14, 2019 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Jan Rau and Felix Simon
Trump, Brexit, the AfD: Populists and reactionaries are on the rise. One secret of their success is the creation of counterpublics on the Internet. But how exactly do these forces use digital media to their advantage? And is the Internet...
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December 17, 2018 •
Press Freedom, Specialist Journalism •
by Johanna Mack
Award-winning Pakistani journalist and activist Saddam Tufail Hashmi explains why journalism is such a risky profession in his country and how determined reporters try to do their work under the most severe circumstances....
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November 26, 2018 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Raluca Radu
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was meant to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy. Here is how it can be abused to threaten journalists....
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