January 18, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Nobody likes fake news, whether produced for profit or for political purposes, and irrespective of how it has been disseminated. It clearly exists, whether propaganda or churned out by the now infamous Macedonian teenagers. But how much of...
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January 18, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Rrapo Zguri
Albania’s foreign news coverage follows a pronounced pro-European and pro-American agenda, according to new research. While national issues dominate the country’s news agenda, major international news stories, such as the American...
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December 8, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Susanne Fengler
Content analysis of over 1500 newspaper articles in five African and six European countries reveals coverage of migration from Africa to Europe is generally superficial and parochial. The study found important context is often omitted and...
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November 8, 2016 •
Media Economics, Research •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
A new Reuters Institute report has reviewed academic and stakeholder research on the relation between public service media and private sector media with regard to their political impact, social impact, and market impact. For the report...
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November 7, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt
Journalists no longer just inform their audiences. They engage with their users. As a result, media outlets are pouring more resources into building the infrastructure for interaction. Audience engagement has become a priority in newsroom...
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October 27, 2016 •
Digital News, Recent, Research •
by Fabio Dotti
The digital age is changing the relationship between journalists and the public. The growing requirement for journalists to align themselves with a company ‘brand’ online is affecting objectivity and personal identity, according to...
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October 20, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The warning signs have been ignored for a long time: news media are endangered and are losing ground against propagandists in the digital world. Well before Pegida aficionados started to chant “Lügenpresse” (“lying press”) in...
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October 17, 2016 •
Digital News, Research, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Of all the former socialist countries in Europe, Albania was the most encapsulated – inaccessible not only from the West, but also from Yugoslavia and from the former Soviet Union’s satellites. Even today, the small country with its...
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September 20, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by EJO
A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that UK press coverage in the weeks leading up to the EU Referendum was dominated by pro-Leave articles. The report, UK press coverage of the EU Referendum,...
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