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November 26, 2018 •
Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom, Sensur •
by Raluca Radu
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was meant to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy. Here is how it can be abused to threaten journalists....
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November 22, 2018 •
Digitale nyhende, Forsking, Teknologi •
by Felix Simon
Smart speakers increasingly reach mainstream audiences, but news consumption remains limited for now. Publishers fear that voice platforms could be a new ‘choke point’ for access to their brands....
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November 20, 2018 •
Digitale nyhende, Journalistiske prosjekt •
by Linda Vecvagare
Podcasts are the latest trend in newsrooms – and getting it right must not be difficult. We interviewed Dávid Tvrdoň, who created one of the most popular news podcasts in Slovakia and kicked off a "podcast revolution", about his tips...
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November 14, 2018 •
Forsking •
by Dr Gerret Von Nordheim
Journalism seems to be in the gravitational field of social media. Ever more frequently, a new study now shows, journalists are using Twitter, Facebook and other platforms as a source for their work. But what are the consequences?...
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November 12, 2018 •
Forsking, Journalistiske prosjekt •
by Johannes Kaiser, Tobias R. Keller & Katharina Kleinen-Von Königslöw
When users encounter news items on Facebook that were recommended by their friends which of these items will they choose to read? It will be the news shared by close friends with high knowledge and similar political opinions – even...
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November 5, 2018 •
Aktuelt, Etikk & Kvalitet, Kommentar •
by Alexandra Borchardt
Many debates about the media zero in on the question of what quality journalism actually is. At first glance, the answer seems to be easy. But the deeper one digs, the fuzzier the concept becomes. And why does it even matter, asks...
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October 29, 2018 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Forsking, Teknologi •
by Andrea Briga
360° journalism has been hailed by some as the “next big thing”. The hope was that immersive videos would help audiences to get closer to “the news”. But the reality is more complicated – and 360-degree videos are not the...
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October 24, 2018 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Joy Jenkins
“What is the future of local news?” has become a vital and intensely scrutinised question, spurring a multitude of industry reports, academic studies, and news articles. Joy Jenkins reports from the latest News Impact Summit in Cardiff...
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October 22, 2018 •
Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Oleksandr Yaroshchuk
The post-Soviet space remains dangerous for journalists. Authoritarian regimes and military conflicts make life hard for reporters, free and open media are increasingly under threat. Oleksandr Yaroshchuk offers a worrying analysis...
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