Alternative Facts: How To Cover Powerful People Who Lie?
Alternative facts: The so-called ‘Bowling Green massacre’, described by Kellyanne Conway to justify Donald Trump’s immigration order, never happened. Shortly after Kellyanne Conway defended White House...
View ArticleEJO European Media Diary: Research, Events, Funding and Jobs
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...
View ArticleParadise Papers: The Power of Collaboration in Investigative Journalism
Source: Pixabay/geralt – Creative Commons. The recent publication of the Paradise Papers is another strong indication of the rising importance of global collaboration for investigative journalism. In...
View ArticleSearch Engine Optimisation – A Guide From Polish Journalists
© Tumisu / Pixabay, CC0 If something doesn’t show up in Google’s search results, it’s almost as if it doesn’t exist. Nowhere has this been as evident as in Poland. According to statcounter.com, 92% of...
View ArticleMaking News When the Market Fails
© Howard Lake Back in 2008, when I was working at a struggling local newspaper (the since-shuttered Guelph Mercury in Canada), I started to wonder why, if news really was so essential for democracy, we...
View ArticleWe Can Use Robots But We Still Need Journalists
The Panama Papers investigation was a momentous task. The multi-award-winning international collaboration led by German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung was mainly about manpower. Reporters spent an...
View ArticleWhat DOES Happen When Women Choose The News?
When Newsmavens launched in September 2017, many said the concept was sexist. A roundup of news curated and recommended exclusively by women? Why, because women are better? No, because it’s never been...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Journalist Popular On Twitter?
Popularity on social media, especially Twitter, is important for many journalists. This is partly due to the fact that their employers like to see them do well online. A journalist with a strong...
View ArticleSeven ways journalists can up their social media game
It’s never been easier for journalists to interact with their sources and audiences through social media. But finding the right mix can be challenging. Social media is swimming with journalists and...
View ArticleWhy journalists in Ukraine fell in love with Telegram
The messaging app Telegram was built around the idea that communication should be personal and encrypted. But in some countries it has become a popular tool for journalists to create public news...
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