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The Internet and Democracy: Lessons Learnt and Future directions of research
A recent three day workshop organised in collaboration with the Oxford Internet Institute and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism brought together leading researchers to assess the current state of research on the...read more ›
Africa Not All ‘Doom and Gloom’
Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society, says there's more to Africa than the stereotypes we see in the media. He discussed its true diversity at this week's RISJ seminarread more ›
Privacy vs the right to know
In our Wednesday seminar, Stephen Whittle, a RISJ Visiting Fellow, discussed the issues involved in the current debate between the right to privacy and the public's right to knowread more ›
Business models for the media
Dr Andrew Currah, author of 'What's Happening to Our News' discussed the changing business models of the news media in our Wednesday seminar.read more ›
Donald McDonald ABC Scholarship Winner Announced
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Managing Director Mark Scott today announced ABC journalist Eleanor Hall as the winner of the 2009 Donald McDonald ABC Scholarship to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at...read more ›
President Obama and America’s Paradigmatic Change
Professor Kathleen Burk, a leading academic authority on Anglo-American Relations discussed the impact of the new president on the US media at our Wednesday seminarread more ›
Aljazeera's growing influence
The launch of Aljazeera English has spearheaded a trend to more critical news reporting, says Rageh Omaar, presenter of the daily documentary series Witness on Aljazeera English. Omaar said that the launching of the Aljazeera...read more ›
Does impartiality mean inhumanity?
It is not a journalist’s job to save the world and impartiality can sometimes mean inhumanity, says John Bridcut, an independent producer who has worked for the BBC.read more ›
Questioning European Journalism
The latest issue of the scholarly journal Journalism Studies is edited by Dr Henrik Örnebring, Axess Research Fellow in Comparative European Journalism at the RISJread more ›
China’s Journalism: Did anything change in 2008?
At a recent RISJ seminar, Isabel Hilton, CEO of 'China Dialogue', discussed the momentous events in China in 2008. How did they influence the future of its media coverage?read more ›