InFacts Read all about it! Brexit press coverage skewed!|InFacts
Reporting by Eurosceptic UK papers tilts heavily towards quitting EU, research shows. Source: InFacts Read all about it! Brexit press coverage skewed! – InFacts
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The cyberspace war: propaganda and trolling as warfare tools|Jessikka Aro
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime has taken control of the traditional media in Russia: TV, radio and newspapers. As Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has stated, the Kremlin sees the mass media as a ‘weapon’. […]
The New York Times of the future is beginning to take shape – Poynter
An ambitious effort to overhaul The New York Times is beginning to come into focus. In a memo sent to staffers Friday, New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet outlined several steps in a projec… […]
Martin Baron addresses Temple University graduates|The Washington Post
The Post’s executive editor delivers School of Media and Communication commencement speech. Source: Martin Baron addresses Temple University graduates – The Washington Post
Through this company Rupert Murdoch owns his piece of the future
It might have been a throwaway purchase when Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bought Irish user-generated newswire Storyful back in 2013. Source: Through this company Rupert Murdoch owns his piece of the future
How newsroom pressure is letting fake stories on to the web|The Guardian
The push for traffic means that clicks rule – even if the facts don’t check out Source: How newsroom pressure is letting fake stories on to the web
Why Do Older People Love Facebook? Let’s Ask My Dad
Tallies with my experience – except for the paternalistic approach, assuming that everybody above 60 is a complete technological idiot. Forgetting conveniently that it’s the boomers who invented modern computing as we know it. Americans in […]
Can public service news organisations stay competitive in a digital environment? | Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism
How are public service media services delivering news in an increasingly digital environment? And what action do they need to take to remain competitive in a fast-evolving global digital landscape? Source: Can public service news […]
How the Associated Press Became Part of the Nazi Propaganda Machine | Smart News | Smithsonian
New research suggests a backscratch agreement that traded access for control Source: How the Associated Press Became Part of the Nazi Propaganda Machine | Smart News | Smithsonian
Victims of Terrorist Attacks in Western Europe and outside|Statista
..These numbers do not give clear answers; they rather lead to new questions: Why does it look like the level of fear in Western Europe is so much higher today than in the 1970s and […]
Independent staff to take huge pay cuts in online-only move | Media | The Guardian
The Independent is following the tried and tested route other trouble media have trod before it: when you have to cut costs, cut the editorial staff before anything else. This is a tried and tested […]
A strategy of spectacle|The Economist
Our friendly eastern neighbour uses the same playbook as his friend Berlusconi and admirer Trump. Every move is calculated to reflect positively on the hero, while vilifying his foes – all of it played on […]