June 23, 2014 •
Digital News, Research •
by Evgeniya Boklage
Twitter is a key platform for information dissemination and exchange and a significant tool for journalism but there is as yet little research on how one of its key functions – the favouriting of tweets – actually works. Researchers...
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June 5, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Beatrice Gatti
News is growing more negative. Research shows this is a a growing trend in political news and articles. Researchers argue that the political stories are commonly framed negatively, and the cynical coverage appears focused on the...
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May 12, 2014 •
Press Freedom, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Internet gurus and serious researchers have had great expectations that the internet will give us new freedoms and the potential for democratization. Sadly, the empirical findings provided by two American researchers, Karin Deutsch...
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May 7, 2014 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Meera Selva
If banks are functioning well, they should be invisible in the media. Stories about them should be hidden away in the back pages of general newspapers, of interest only to shareholders and investors. In recent years, they have been only...
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April 17, 2014 •
Ethics and Quality, Research •
by Evgeniya Boklage
The idea of professional autonomy is a cornerstone of the journalistic profession and its limitations are considered detrimental to democracy. Sometimes, reporters find their professional independence constrained by their own news...
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April 9, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt
Determining the relationship between journalism and politics often amounts to a chicken-and-egg-situation: Who drives whose agenda? Is it media outlets dictating the news of the day or is it politicians and their spin doctors manufacturing...
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April 1, 2014 •
Media Economics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt
New developments in the American news industry show promising signs of energy and excitement, according to the “State of the News Media 2014” report by the Pew Research Center. Even though the ground for traditional journalism is still...
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February 20, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A study looking at how politicians and journalists interact with each other in Berne reveals some surprises about the interplay between media and government. Is the interaction between journalists and politicians in small states different...
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February 17, 2014 •
Digital News, Research •
by Evgeniya Boklage
The phrase “We all are journalists now” sounds like a truism. The phenomenon of citizen journalism is widely understood and accepted as a legitimate part of the global media system. Yet, despite the blurring boundary between...
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