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December 10, 2014 •
Mediepolitikk •
by Peter Bajomi-Lazar
A recent opinion piece, published on the EJO website, offered a rosy picture of the state of media freedom and of democracy in Hungary – a view that few analysts would share; in fact, many would argue that both media freedom and...
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December 4, 2014 •
Mediepolitikk •
by Dariya Orlova
Since last November’s EuroMaidan protests many Ukrainian journalists have become social activists, to help fight corruption and foster democratic change. Online and social media continue to be the major platform for their activism....
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November 19, 2014 •
Digitale nyhende, Journalistiske prosjekt •
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 4, 2014 •
Mediepolitikk •
by Thomas Schmidt
Campaigning for the 2014 US mid-term elections has been largely negative and confrontational. Candidates have depended less on traditional media to get their political message across, relying instead on data-driven journalism, statistics,...
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November 4, 2014 •
Notisar, Sensur •
by Mikal Hem
All dictatorships and authoritarian regimes censor the media in some way. The reason is obvious: a free press will usually investigate the actions of government officials, give space to the opposition and publish ideas contrary to official...
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September 4, 2014 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Tina Bettels
One of the main aims of the European Journalism Observatory (EJO) is to promote dialogue between media researchers and practitioners. On the occasion of the EJO’s 10th anniversary we will be presenting and discussing best practice...
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August 27, 2014 •
Digitale nyhende •
by Beatrice Gatti
Social media has changed the way public service broadcasters in Europe interact with their audiences. It has enabled audiences to participate in public debate more easily and to contribute content, according to recent research. Yet,...
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January 30, 2014 •
Digitale nyhende, Forsking •
by Jenny Dean
A study from Journalism Practice looks at how effective social media is in reaching audiences for news. It compares Facebook and Twitter and suggests that Twitter might just have the advantage. Researchers believe this is the case because...
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January 15, 2014 •
Digitale nyhende •
by Meera Selva
News will continue to go digital. People are accessing news on smart phones and tablets: journalists and advertisers will have to repackage their words and images to fit these new formats. Journalism.co.uk asked industry experts for their...
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