UK riots 2011: Holding media to account after the riots
News outlets need to be held to account for their coverage of the English riots, a new report has argued.
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2012
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Nudging government to greater accountability
There is an increasing need for stronger accountability of government and thus greater demands on transparency of the diplomatic and national security apparatus. However, despite the advent of WikiLeaks, which purports to ...
Other
Mar 20, 2012
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'Negative democratic gap' serves as predictor for instability such as in Egypt: researchers
Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that it was possible already in 2008 to predict that countries such as Egypt and Iran were headed for dangerous periods of instability because of citizens' ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2011
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Citizen journalism v. legacy news: The battle for news supremacy
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and two other schools say that even the top 60 citizen websites and bloggers are not filling the information shortfall that has resulted from cutbacks ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2010
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YouTube tries to help media find more free video
(AP) -- YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.
Internet
Nov 17, 2009
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Journalists need 'new, collaborative ways to tell stories'
(PhysOrg.com) -- User-generated content may make some in the mainstream media 'uneasy' but it allows journalists to 'explore new, collaborative ways to tell stories', according to a paper published by Oxford University’s ...
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Sep 21, 2009
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YouTube offers reporting tips from top journalists
YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame.
Internet
Jun 29, 2009
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Traditional media provide more comprehensive news than citizen media and blogs, researchers find
COLUMBIA, Mo. -Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found ...
Other
Apr 8, 2009
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Blogging on the ice: connecting audiences with climate-change sciences
Climate change is a perennially controversial subject frequently splashed across mainstream headlines. However, what we see in the news is not always what the scientists at the front line of climate change experience. Some ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2015
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3Qs: Citizen journalism in Ferguson
Tensions have escalated in Ferguson, Missouri, following the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, by a white police officer. The incident has led to peaceful protests as well as clashes ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2014
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