February 6, 2015 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Ralf Spiller and Stefan Weinacht
The first national study of data journalism in Germany reveals that the sector is still small, but has potential. The qualitative study found that data journalists typically consider themselves to be society’s watchdogs. They usually...
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January 13, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Specialist Journalism •
by Thomas Schmidt
The New York Times and other media outlets in the United States were slammed by readers and bloggers after not reprinting controversial cartoons of Charlie Hebdo in the aftermath of the terrorist attack last week. One criticism so incensed...
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January 9, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Caroline Lees
When Gergő Sáling was abruptly dismissed from his job as editor-in-chief of Hungarian news portal, Origo.hu, last June, at least half of Origo’s newsroom resigned in protest. Many claimed Saling had been sacked for refusing to stop an...
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November 28, 2014 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Rachel Stern
Germany’s first non-profit, investigative website has been launched in Berlin and Essen, inspired by similar prominent sites in the United States, ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Center for Public...
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November 20, 2014 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Thomas Schmidt
Big Data has revolutionized the way we shop, work and interact. It is also gaining momentum in scholarly research. To show the potential of Big Data analysis in mass communication research, Professor Malcolm Parks from the University of...
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November 19, 2014 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Roman Hajek
Journalists often claim that social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, have become important news sources, but have they? Researchers from Charles University in Prague studied Czech media to establish to what extent traditional...
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November 17, 2014 •
Business Models, Specialist Journalism •
by EJO
Call it desperation, or panic, but in a bid to hang on to every last cent of profit, regional and local newspapers in the US are neglecting their most loyal customers – print subscribers, according to Matt DeRienzo, a former...
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November 13, 2014 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Rachel Stern
In the digital story “As the Children Wait”, journalists follow homeless boys, living on the streets of St. Louis, Senegal. Video footage, part of an in-depth multi-media presentation, captures the boys begging during the day and...
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November 12, 2014 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Michal Kus
Data journalism is being increasingly promoted and supported by media organizations and universities in Poland. Interactive data platforms have recently been launched by two of the country’s biggest newspaper groups, and academic courses...
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