December 3, 2018 •
Comment, Recent, Research •
by Erik P. Bucy
A new information order is emerging and our societies are under threat from misinformation and bullshit. To counter these developments, Erik P. Bucy advocates for more quality media education and press knowledge. Only then can we turn back...
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November 29, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Journalism has become too obsessed with technology-led innovation, and must refocus on strategic approaches to audience engagement, storytelling, and business development, according to a new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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November 22, 2018 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Technology •
by Felix Simon
Smart speakers increasingly reach mainstream audiences, but news consumption remains limited for now. Publishers fear that voice platforms could be a new ‘choke point’ for access to their brands....
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November 14, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Gerret Von Nordheim
Journalism seems to be in the gravitational field of social media. Ever more frequently, a new study now shows, journalists are using Twitter, Facebook and other platforms as a source for their work. But what are the consequences?...
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November 12, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Johannes Kaiser, Tobias R. Keller & Katharina Kleinen-Von Königslöw
When users encounter news items on Facebook that were recommended by their friends which of these items will they choose to read? It will be the news shared by close friends with high knowledge and similar political opinions – even...
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October 29, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research, Technology •
by Andrea Briga
360° journalism has been hailed by some as the “next big thing”. The hope was that immersive videos would help audiences to get closer to “the news”. But the reality is more complicated – and 360-degree videos are not the...
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October 22, 2018 •
Digital News, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Most journalists would like news to reach everybody more or less equally, irrespective of social background or grade. But despite the ease of accessing news online, today, that is clearly not happening, as new research by the Reuters...
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October 16, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Johanna Mack
Blogs polarise. Either, they are euphorically praised or sharply criticised as “communicative knick-knacks”. Professional journalists often consider bloggers as mere amateurs. But in how far do bloggers and journalists really differ? A...
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October 15, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Antonis Kalogeropoulos
Do social media platforms affect people’s perception of where they actually get their news from? New research by a team at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism says "Yes". The implications for trust in news and publishers’...
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