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A new study on Canadian journalism examines the impact of audience data on journalistic roles and journalists’ perceptions of their audience
Media self-criticism is not just important to improve journalism, it is a political, professional and moral imperative.
What does the future newsroom look like?
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We often hear about media companies shedding staff and revenues, but is there hope? We ask the man with a mission to launch 100 media start-ups in three years: what does the future newsroom look like?
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As South Africa marks Media Freedom Day, it’s clear that its battle isn’t over. Attacks on journalists continue –through physical intimidation and there’s also the threat of new laws.
With the rise of fake news and its threat to the public good, the time has come to regulate journalists as we do doctors, dentists and lawyers.
Licensing journalists would be difficult to do, and the rules would be tough to enforce – and wouldn’t prevent anyone with a smart phone from disseminating false information online.
Wikipedia has earned our trust. Now its founder proposes an innovative assault on fake news with Wikitribune.
Facebook Live – and other live-video streaming services – change how we bear witness to events, and challenge how we think about visual information.
As a second independence referendum beckons, a counterweight to the unionist-leaning press is hugely important to the Yes side.
Journalists are increasingly relying on social media rows for quick and easy stories.
Murky ethics surround the pervasive practice of news sites engaging in online tracking.
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In the digital age, one of the most complex challenges for media outlets is how to re-shape the editorial responsibilities of journalism itself. Are the hallmarks of good journalism – accuracy, independence…
The winners of this year’s Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism will be announced in Brisbane tonight. For the first time, the 2013 awards include prizes for Multimedia Storytelling and Podcast…
News that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar was planning a new online journalism venture with The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald was leaked last week. After failing to buy the Washington Post Company earlier this…
Popular Science has announced that it will be closing online comments on its news stories. Uncivil commenters have an overly negative effect on readers, it claims, with a small number of negative commenters…
Whenever more than two journalists gather together to discuss the future of their business, the dialogue is usually depressing. This prevailing pessimism must change: we need a new conversation about what’s…
Wikipedia, the collection of 37 million articles that anyone can edit, is defined by conflict. The ability for anyone to shape this global repository of knowledge inevitably means that we are presented…
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Research Chair in Science Education and Public Engagement, University of Calgary
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Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor of Practice (Journalism), City St George's, University of London
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Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Content Director & Editorial Trainer, ABC Radio; 2014 fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
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Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard Kennedy School
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C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania