November 8, 2017 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Alice Antheaume
Push notifications, messages sent to a mobile device from a previously downloaded app, are good, but push notifications without apps are even better. These are now possible on: 1. Android smartphones, but not iPhones; 2. on websites...
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October 10, 2017 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Kaja Grzybowska
Internet publishers in Poland, who have traditionally based their business models on display advertising, are being challenged by a surge in the use of ad blockers. The country has the dubious privilege of being a world leader in ad...
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October 4, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Maurice Chittenden
THE only red tops plying their trade in Fleet Street these days are the open-deck tour buses that drive along it, as part of the booming London tourism industry. “Of course, the reporters and printers have long gone,” explain...
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September 21, 2017 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Florian Lange
Whether it’s a quick break on the smartphone, weekends spent in front of the gaming console or even a board game party, for many people games are a way to relax and socialise. But games are also becoming part of daily working lives....
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September 14, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Heini Maksimainen
On the 16th of March, 2017, The Daily Express, a British tabloid newspaper, published a provocative headline: Eating cheese could increase the risk of this deadly cancer. Only a day later, The Sun, another UK tabloid, ran a competing...
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September 6, 2017 •
Business Models, Recent, Research •
by Christopher Buschow
Media start-ups, from established news platforms including Buzzfeed in the US and Mediapart in France, to more recent concepts such as Switzerland’s Project R, are often considered models of innovation, inspiration and radical funding...
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August 18, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Zuzana Veselková
Freedom to publish on the internet and the expansion of social networks have brought unprecedented communication possibilities to the Czech Republic, as well as an influx of fake news, hoaxes, and disinformation. Campaigners draw attention...
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July 11, 2017 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Philip Seib
On June 5 four Arab states – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – declared a soft war on Qatar. They had a long list of demands, ordering Qatar to weaken ties with Iran, expel Turkish military forces from the...
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July 7, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics, Recent •
by Linards Udris, Viktor Vogt, Stefano De Rosa
Money and resources are key to producing quality news but a mission for quality is equally important according to a study comparing news coverage in different types of newspapers in two similar countries: Sweden and Switzerland. The study...
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