What does the reader want? Hard news, soft news, or general news? A major study of Spanish-language news appearing on a news aggregation service between 2006-2015 suggests that hard news is the audience’s overwhelming preference on the one hand, but when it comes to reading it then one’s preference can change!
It is frustrating, depressing reading and the subject is uncalled for. The results, if universally applied (or even worse!), are shameful and no doubt indicative of problems existing in other communities too. The issue? Online harassment and abuse metered out […]
This is a piece of research looking within the newsroom to determine the effects social media may have on elements of news production, particularly where it may influence or affect it. Social media does have an impact, but the nature […]
Getting the news out first, in the form of a newsflash, faces ever-increasing challenges with the diversity of media outlets, and professional journalists also have competition in the form of eyewitnesses publishing on social media. This article looks at the […]
Paying for direct access to online news is a hot topic, both for news provider and consumer alike. Naturally, there is reticence, uncertainty and concern in many quarters, yet someone must pay to produce and deliver the news and advertising […]
Do public relations (PR) professionals hold any power or sway over journalists? Views vary, of course, despite the cries of total independence by media practitioners. This article takes a focused look at the perceptions held by German journalists and PR […]
How well future journalists are being prepared by ‘journalism school’ is the focus of this article, considering the perceptions that veteran digital journalists hold about journalism education. This is an important body of opinion as this group has considerable input […]
The use of journalists as a cover for spying or intelligence-gathering is well-known, whether overtly with the journalist-as-agent or by an agent presenting false journalistic credentials. The scale and scope of it will never be fully known, but this article […]
This is an interesting look at how some journalists are handling, or changing, their relationships with confidential sources as well as general working practices due to increasing state-backed mass surveillance. It is based around selective interviews and clearly accepts it […]
The phrase ‘fake news’ is seemingly ever-present in today’s lexicon, but what is it meaning? This article seeks to develop a typology and definition, based on analysis of 34 academic articles that used the phrase over the past 14 years. […]