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October 22, 2018 •
Digitale nyhende, Forsking •
by Felix Simon
Most journalists would like news to reach everybody more or less equally, irrespective of social background or grade. But despite the ease of accessing news online, today, that is clearly not happening, as new research by the Reuters...
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October 17, 2018 •
Kommentar, Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Henrik Kaufholz
The Danish Public Service Broadcaster DR has to cut its budget by 20 per cent. It's a frontal attack on the freedom of the media, says Danish journalist Henrik Kaufholz....
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October 16, 2018 •
Forsking •
by Johanna Mack
Blogs polarise. Either, they are euphorically praised or sharply criticised as “communicative knick-knacks”. Professional journalists often consider bloggers as mere amateurs. But in how far do bloggers and journalists really differ? A...
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October 15, 2018 •
Forsking •
by Antonis Kalogeropoulos
Do social media platforms affect people’s perception of where they actually get their news from? New research by a team at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism says "Yes". The implications for trust in news and publishers’...
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October 8, 2018 •
Forsking, Journalistiske prosjekt •
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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October 4, 2018 •
Journalistiske prosjekt, Kommentar •
by Latoya Peterson
Artificial intelligence is truly a black box. Journalists are reporting on a phenomenon that is hard to explain, even for experts in the field. But journalists need to develop a fluency in AI before it disrupts both our newsrooms and our...
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October 3, 2018 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Kommentar •
by Zuzanna Ziomecka
By now most of us have heard that women’s perspectives are globally underrepresented in newsrooms. But do we have any idea what would happen if the opposite were true? Actually, at Newsmavens we do, writes Zuzanna Ziomecka.
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October 1, 2018 •
Kommentar, Mediepolitikk •
by Hector Fouce
The aim of the new EU Directive on copyright seems simple enough: updating the existing rules on copyright in an era where technological change takes place at an incredible speed – often outpacing current laws. The effect, however, could...
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September 27, 2018 •
Forsking, Journalistiske prosjekt •
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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