October 8, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Felix Simon
Everyone wants to be popular on social media, especially journalists. But which factors determine a journalist’s popularity on a platform such as Twitter? Might there even be something like a “golden formula” for success? New...
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September 27, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Juliana Fregoso
Many Mexicans were expecting a Russian disinformation campaign during the recent elections. The country braced itself. Experts and journalists were prepared to detect and fight an invasion of bots, anxiously waiting for the moment when...
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September 26, 2018 •
Digital News, Media and Politics, Public Relations, Research •
by Alexander Fanta
Google’s News Initiative is a major force in the world of journalism. But where does Google’s money go? And what is the Internet giant trying to achieve with its sponsorship? Our data analysis sheds light on Google's funding spree and...
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September 12, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Research •
by The Conversation
Jennifer Moore and Michael Socolow outline a history of attacks against printers, journalists and editors. They suggest that social media technologies and modern reporting practices are partly to blame for "the partisan rancor mirroring...
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September 12, 2018 •
Digital News, Research •
by Felix Simon
As users turn away from Facebook for sharing and discussing news, other social media platforms such as instant messaging apps and Instagram are becoming more relevant, a new study has found. But is this bad news for Facebook? Not...
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August 28, 2018 •
Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Caroline Lees
Has the GDPR forced European news outlets to cut down on intrusive third-party cookies on their websites? New research by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism suggests that this might be the case....
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August 15, 2018 •
Business Models, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Magda Konieczna
In “Journalism Without Profit”, Magda Konieczna delivers the first in-depth study of nonprofit journalism and its economic, professional, and organisational influence. For the EJO, she sums up the main arguments from her new book....
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July 31, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
If you believe the headlines these days, nearly everything gives you cancer. Unfortunately, it’s not unheard of that researches and journalists overstate the results of health-related studies or spin them in a way that betrays the...
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July 20, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Male film critics outnumber women 2 to 1 – and are less likely to mention female directors, a new study of US media has found, proving once again that the media industry and journalism have a diversity problem....
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