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ARTICLE: Online news startups struggled more in France compared to US

What explains the different development of online news startups in different locations? The new study by Matthew Powers of the University of Washington and Sandra Vera Zambrano of Universidad Iberoamericana compares startup scenes of Toulouse and Seattle. Seattle hosts many news startups. In Toulouse, despite also having favorable conditions for the creation of startups, there … Continued

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Published: 1 Sep 2016

PAPER: The three puzzles of newsroom innovation

The issues hindering innovation in newsrooms can be divided into three “sub-conflicts”, writes Ville Seuri, a Reuters Institute fellow and an assistangt chief sub-editor of the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Seuri interviewed seven mid-level managers working for the Guardian, the Independent, and Buzzfeed. According to Seuri, the conflicts are those between: goals, leadership roles, and control … Continued

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Published: 15 Aug 2016
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REPORT: The future of online news video

Audiences follow major breaking news events through online video in an increasing trend. The new report written by Antonis Kalogeropoulos, Federica Cherubini and Nic Newman of Reuters Institute (RISJ) studies online news video. 30 news organisations were studied for the report. Large organisations are more than doubling their video postings through social media platforms such … Continued

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Published: 29 Jun 2016
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REPORT: Trends in newsrooms

The report ”Trends in newsrooms 2016: Next-Level Journalism” is published. The report by World Editors Forum (WEF) looks at the state of the news industry and into the future. The report dives into topics such as public trust, virtual reality, social platforms, community engagement and other issues. The foreword of the report written by Marcelo Rech, … Continued

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Published: 21 Jun 2016

CFP: Novel forms of journalism

The Academic Mindtrek Conference is still open for paper, poster, workshop and demonstration proposals. The event will take place in Tampere, Finland, from the 17th to the 19th of October this year. The conference is an academic take on the 20-year-old Mindtrek business conference. The event features a multitude of themes, one of which is … Continued

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Published: 10 Jun 2016
Drones, surveillance and journalism - Astrid Gynnild interview

VIDEO: Drones, surveillance and journalism

Professor Astrid Gynnild of the University of Bergen talked to us about the possbilities of using drones in journalism. We also discussed the importance of learning about drones, legislative issues and the role of surveillance in today’s society. At the end of the interview, she shares her current research interests. Editor’s note: At Journalism Research … Continued

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Published: 9 Jun 2016
Data and the cultural shift in journalism – Paul Bradshaw interview

VIDEO: Data and the cultural shift in journalism

Paul Bradshaw, the course leader in Online Journalism at the Birmingham City University talks about the cultural shift in journalism fueled by different data-related movements. He also talks about power in society and holding data accountable. Finally, Bradshaw shares his tips for beginning data journalists: starting with something small, learning spreadsheets and statistics, experimenting and … Continued

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Published: 2 Jun 2016

REPORT: Internet growth generates journalism start-ups in India

There are more new and interesting experiments in Indian journalism than in most other countries, write Arijit Sen and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. India has also the fastest levels of internet growth in the world and there is masses of new digital journalism start-ups pursuing the opportunities offered by this. Sen and Kleis Nielsen analysed six examples of … Continued

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Published: 26 May 2016
Drones: Policy, engineering and journalistic uses – interview with Andrew Heaton

VIDEO: Policy, engineering and journalistic use of drones

In our interview with Andrew Heaton of the University of Central Lancashire, we discussed drones, the research of Civic Drone Centre, engineering and current issues with using drones for civilian or journalistic use. Heaton also shares an interesting example of the journalistic use of drones: mapping air pollution. Editor’s note: At Journalism Research News, we … Continued

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Published: 13 May 2016