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   Poles Apart: the international reporting of climate scepticism

   08 November, 2011 12:37

   A new RISJ study of climate change coverage in six countries suggests that newspapers in the UK and the US have given far more column space to the voices of climate sceptics than the press in Brazil, France, India and China. More...read more ›

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   Media Regulation – New Ideas

   02 November, 2011 12:28

   It’s 2011. I’m a consumer. I know a bit about the media and its regulation. I know that Ofcom regulates television and radio. I’ve read that the PCC has been through some rough times recently but I know that, for the time being...read more ›

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   Regulating for Trust in Journalism

   27 October, 2011 15:40

   Published today, this new book by Lara Fielden looks beneath the multitude of investigations, consultations, scandals, and inquiries into issues of journalistic standards during 2011. read more ›

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   Networked Journalism In The Age Of Social Discovery

   18 October, 2011 11:55

   ‘Social media are complementary to traditional news providers, and not in competition with them’ – that was one of the key points stressed by Nic Newman in his presentation. read more ›

5. Fellow’s book generates discussion about the future of journalism in Finland

   17 October, 2011 11:58

   In Finland, newspaper companies are still making handsome profits despite the inevitable decline in circulations. “There’s a lot of complacency in the business”, says Johanna Vehkoo, a former Journalist Fellow (2009–2010) and...read more ›

6. Video: Nic Newman - News in the Digital Age

   11 October, 2011 11:53

   The video of last week's publication launch Mainstream media and the distribution of news in the age of social discovery by Nic Newman is now available to view on the BBC College of Journalism website.View Nic's...read more ›

7. Scandal! News International and the Rights of Journalism

   09 October, 2011 14:32

   The revelations of phone hacking at the News of the World have already caused the resignations of two of the country's most senior police officers and the closure of Britain's most popular newspaper, the News of the World....read more ›

8. Mainstream media and the distribution of news in the age of social discovery

   06 October, 2011 15:40

   A new RISJ report by Nic Newman is now available online after its highly popular launch on Tuesday 4th October at the BBC Council Chamber.Social media have helped UK newspapers and broadcasters gain traction around the world,...read more ›

9. How can investigative journalism survive and thrive?

   04 October, 2011 08:22

   Reuters Institute representatives are among the first witnesses to give evidence to the Lords Communications Committee for its inquiry into the future of investigative journalism David Levy and John Lloyd will today face...read more ›

10. Media policymakers obsess over market share

    03 October, 2011 09:19

    Policymakers are increasingly infusing media policy with competition law overtones and language. They are particularly obsessed with the media market share concept. Many seem to start from the position that any large market share...read more ›