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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January 2, 2019 •
Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Joëlle Swart, Chris Peters and Marcel Broersma
People are increasingly moving from open platforms like Facebook towards more private social media such as WhatsApp. But what goes on inside these “black boxes”? And how does it affect news engagement? A new study tried to find out....
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December 17, 2018 •
Press Freedom, Recent, 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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December 13, 2018 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Technology •
by Felix Simon
Artificial Intelligence has seen a revival in recent years, but how it is covered is problematic. News media frequently amplify self-interested assertions of AI’s value and potential, while positioning AI primarily as a private...
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December 13, 2018 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Andrea Briga
Hackathons have become a trend in journalism, too. But what is their purpose? And do they have a positive effect on news innovation? New research looks at this phenomenon through a journalism lens....
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December 11, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Rana Khaled
Countering stereotypes about refugees in the media and engaging refugees in the creation of their own representations is a big challenge. Can teaching young refugees media literacy skills change this?...
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December 6, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Halyna Budivska
Since 2013, Ukraine has seen many changes. These developments also had an effect on the country’s media sphere. A new study now shows how news consumption and views of the media have changed in the country over the last few years....
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