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March 11, 2019 •
Aktuelt, Etikk & Kvalitet, Journalistiske prosjekt, Mediepolitikk •
by Jan Rau and Felix Simon
In a previous piece for EJO, Jan Rau and Felix Simon examined the role played by digital counterpublics in today’s world. They now look at the case of Germany’s Identitarian movement and how it has sought to impose itself on the news...
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January 14, 2019 •
Aktuelt, Kommentar, Mediepolitikk •
by Jan Rau and Felix Simon
Trump, Brexit, the AfD: Populists and reactionaries are on the rise. One secret of their success is the creation of counterpublics on the Internet. But how exactly do these forces use digital media to their advantage? And is the Internet...
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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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July 31, 2018 •
Aktuelt, Forsking •
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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October 13, 2017 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by EJO
EJO October diary: pick of recent European journalism research and forthcoming (mostly free) media events, awards, jobs and training…. LATEST RESEARCH Making the most of Twitter: How technological affordances influence Swedish...
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October 11, 2017 •
Mediepolitikk, Notisar •
by Caroline Lees
A new law, intended to combat hate speech online, was enacted in Germany last week. From October 2 any social network with over two million users nationally will be required to remove ‘offensive posts’ – defined as ‘evidently...
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July 4, 2017 •
Digitale nyhende, Etikk & Kvalitet, Siste nytt •
by Gil Ferreira
Media agenda-setting theory assumes the public receive news from a limited set of sources and that this encourages a shared agenda. In the digital age, however, there are now multiple channels and sources, allowing individuals to construct...
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June 21, 2017 •
Aktuelt, Digitale nyhende, Medieøkonomi •
by Kaja Grzybowska
Digital news providers in Poland are experimenting with video content to reach new audiences and increase advertising revenue. Some organisations have focused on producing very short videos, with subtitles, for distribution on social media...
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May 13, 2017 •
Aktuelt, Digitale nyhende, Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Felix Simon
Nearly 12 months after the EU referendum, and six months on from the US presidential election, we still know little about the impact, if any, of bots, fake news, and voter targeting upon these significant political events. However, at...
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