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News Across Media Platforms
We know the differences between YouTube and the Financial Times are voluminous. And yes, we’ve also learned that people are doing more with YouTube than searching for videos of spastic housecats...
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Granny 2.0
Pew research shows growing number of seniors dive into social networking. She bakes a mean gingerbread and started a fibromyalgia support group on Facebook: She is Granny 2.0. Seniors are typically...
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Survival is Success
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism recently released a study focused on nine different digital startups from Germany, France and Italy. Conducted by Nicola Bruno and Rasmus Kleis...
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Difficult Times At The Guardian? Editorial Cuts And Job Losses
The Guardian newspaper is facing editorial cuts and job losses due to a slowdown in advertising sales – both print and online – according to an internal email written by David Pemsel, Guardian Media...
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Who To Believe? European Media’s Credibility Crisis
Let me take you back to 3rd December 2013: Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, testifies before the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee. It was to become a tense 78-minute...
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Can Public Service News Organisations Stay Competitive In A Digital Age?
Most European public service media services are failing to adapt to the digital environment and are in danger of losing touch with their audiences, according to a new report. The study reveals that...
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TV Providers Must Innovate Or Risk Irrelevance: New Report
Fewer people are watching traditional television; younger audiences are increasingly viewing online video. If television news providers fail to respond to these profound shifts in how people use media,...
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The Crisis In Native Digital News
Hulk Hogan, the former wrestler, successfully sued Gawker for $140m for ‘invasion of privacy’ sparking fears of further internet libel actions With job cuts at Vice News, lay-offs at Mashable and a...
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Paying For Online News: Does Public Service Broadcasting Make A Difference?
How well are Europe’s Public Service broadcasters (PSBs) facing up to the challenges of digital news? And does the success of PSBs stop users paying for online news on other platforms? These are just...
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12 Key Findings From The Digital News Report 2016
Digital News Report, 2016, launched today. The 2016 Digital News Report, launched today by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is the biggest ever and remains the most authoritative...
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Polite? Engaging? Are Journalists Moderating Their Approach To Online Comments?
Readers debate online: Washington Post’s comments section, March 22 2017. Online comments, still the most widely-used medium for audience participation and public engagement in mainstream news...
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Most European Newspapers Charge For Online News: Study
Most European newspapers and news weeklies are operating a paywall as legacy revenues continue to decline and digital advertising increasingly moves to large technology companies, a study by the...
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Can Fact-Checking Be Automated?
© Pixabay/Sandid – CC0 Journalists and computer scientists are working to develop automated fact-checking (AFC) to enable large-scale responses to online misinformation, according to a new Factsheet by...
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Crowdsourced Factchecking: A Pie In The Sky?
© Kai Pilger In the current climate of information overload the demand for factchecking is increasing. Factcheckers are often small teams that struggle to keep up with the demand. In recent years, new...
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Making Themselves Heard Amidst The Noise Of Disinformation
Experts were never really that popular. People don’t like to be told what’s best for them, and anyone who insists on accuracy is soon labelled a know-it-all. Experts early on had to learn to live with...
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