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February 1, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Caroline Lees
The first research into false news sites in Europe reveals that fake news sites in France and Italy have a far more limited reach than is often assumed. Engagement with these websites is also very low compared to most established news...
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January 31, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Scott. R Maier
Engagement has become a media buzzword, but how actively engaged are news outlets in audience participation? Exploring real-life approaches to participatory journalism, a recent study published in Journalism Practice examines engagement by...
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January 25, 2018 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management, Recent •
by Bartłomiej Dwornik
If something doesn’t show up in Google’s search results, it’s almost as if it doesn’t exist. Nowhere has this been as evident as in Poland. According to statcounter.com, 92% of Internet users in Europe use Google as their main...
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December 24, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Lucie Stastna
Czech journalists believe media education is increasingly important in an era of fake news. In a recent survey of eleven journalists, representing ten newsrooms, all agreed that news organisations should be involved in educating audiences...
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December 18, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent, Technology •
by Nicolas Becquet
Are French media companies addicted to Facebook? Last month, in an article for EJO, journalist Nicolas Becquet described how Facebook is paying French media organisations to produce original video content for Facebook news feeds. In some...
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December 7, 2017 •
Digital News, Recent, Research •
by Neil Thurman
Readers aged 18–34 are spending nearly twice as much time with newspapers’ print editions than with their websites and apps. In 2016, the 18–34 year old British readers of eight UK national newspapers spent a total of 21.7...
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December 7, 2017 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Felix Simon and Bettina Figl
Austria’s recent election was a big success for the country’s Conservatives and the far-right. Sebastian Kurz, the 31-year-old foreign minister is tipped to become the country’s next Chancellor – in a coalition with the far-right...
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December 3, 2017 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Richard Sambrook
The recent publication of the Paradise Papers is another strong indication of the rising importance of global collaboration for investigative journalism. In April 2016, a consortium of news organisations published the Panama Papers – the...
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November 15, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Karen Ross and Claudia Padovani
Most studies examining the awkward relationship between women and news media over the past 50 years have found that women are routinely under-represented in terms of both content and decision-making. The endurance of these inequalities...
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