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Media Convergence & Journalism: Workshop
EJO workshop How does media convergence affect journalism? This question will be the focal point of an upcoming international workshop presented by the Research Unit Media Convergence at the University...
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After the Death of Print, No Paradise Awaits
If newspapers are no longer printed, the journalistic profession will change dramatically, and not necessarily for the better. While several media conglomerates in the German-speaking world, among them...
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Culture of Criticism in the Newsroom
A study of Dutch newsrooms conducted by communication scientist Yael de Haan reveals journalists are meek when receiving or dolling out criticism in the newsroom, which may contribute to low...
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Happy International Women’s Day, Love BILD
New report claims women journalists have a long way to go in closing the gender pay gap. German newspaper Bild was in a giving mood this International Women’s Day. While providing 300 female staffers...
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Digital Revenue Vital for Struggling News Industry
New report reveals mounting print revenue losses take a toll on the newspaper industry. As digital news consumption grows, can salvation really be found in a new business model? A new report released...
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Approachability: Responsibility, Transparency, Friendliness
Latvian media is more transparent than ever, but some outlets find that translucence doesn’t always translate to vitality. In an attempt to attract new readers and retain existing audiences, various...
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Filling the Foreign News Hole
The ways in which we inform ourselves about the world will evolve throughout our lifetimes – this is certain. Yet for nearly eight decades, the primary means of learning about events beyond our...
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Latvian Journalists Lack Social Security
Highly educated and well paid Latvian journalists are working without proper social insurance and often forego annual holiday pay, paid sick-leave, maternity leave, unemployment, and retirement...
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Taking to the Wire. Agencies and the Future of News
The German media is struggling, but the death of German’s second largest news agency dapd, which ceased operating on April 11 2013, raises a whole new set of questions about the future of news. Are...
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Austrian Media Managers – the Better Journalists?
A new survey of media managers in Austria offers some unexpected insights into how different parts of media organisations think. For the first time, Andy Kaltenbrunner, Matthias Karmasin und Daniela...
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Traffic Factories? How Metrics Affect Journalists…And Journalism
Chartbeat’s home page Journalists can become very emotional about metrics, according to new research into the impact of data on the newsroom. Analytics can cause even the most hardened reporters to...
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Study: Journalists Are Extrovert And Efficient… But Disagreeable
Journalists, happy at work? (Flickr CC) Are journalists happy in their work? A study in Switzerland found that journalists who create the ‘product’ are less happy than the marketing people and...
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Newsrooms Should Prepare For Terror Attacks
Chaos as London’s press report a suspected car bomb In the wake of terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, it is increasingly recognised that terrorism can affect news organisations close to home as...
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Kidnapping Journalists: News Organisations Are Unprepared
Journalists and civilians have been kidnapped in Homs. The city has been destroyed by heavy fighting. The risks taken by journalists attempting to report dangerous conflicts are clear. Yet, despite...
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Six Ways Editors Can Innovate (And Do Their Day Job)
Thinking big and meeting deadlines: innovation in the newsroom Editors are often so occupied with running the day-to-day news operation they have little time to concentrate on what their organisations...
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Smarter Journalism: Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom
Once considered ‘science fiction’, artificial intelligence is now increasingly used in newsrooms. Imagine you’re a journalist in 2027. You get in your self-driving car and while your personal virtual...
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EJO August Diary: European Media Events, Funding, Jobs, and Awards
Grants available for freelance German journalists doing in-depth research into global health EJO diary: August pick of forthcoming (free) media events, awards, conferences and training…. Voluntary...
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Where are all the Women Journalists in UK Newspapers?
The UK’s Daily Mail lists 16 male columnists and 5 female (23%). National newspapers in the UK are mostly written by male journalists, even though women make up nearly half of the profession. The...
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Latvian Journalists Lack Social Security
Highly educated and well paid Latvian journalists are working without proper social insurance and often forego annual holiday pay, paid sick-leave, maternity leave, unemployment, and retirement...
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A Tough Message for News Organisations: Change or Become Irrelevant
Source: Wikimedia, Shashi Bellamkonda, Matt Brown. CC BY 2.0 It is currently one of the most pressing questions in journalism: how can legacy media successfully master the digital environment and...
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