No strong evidence that news media responsible for polarisation

It’s often assumed that the news media are partly to blame for polarising attitudes of…

EU media literacy drive should address poor algorithm awareness

This week is European Media Literacy Week, an initiative from the European Commission designed to “…

As the web turns 30, what impact has it had on news consumption?

As the World Wide Web turns 30, news audiences who go directly to sources of news are in the…

Resignations, reforms and backlash - impacts of the Panama Papers

Photo: Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi Since the Panama Papers in April 2016, around one-in-five…

Female journalists under-represented in European media

Source: European Journalism Observatory Women journalists are severely under-represented across…

Diving Deep. Slow News and Reader Engagement.

Listen to Chris Cook or Tortoise Media make the case for slow news and deep engagement with…

Exposure and responses to made-up news in the UK

Although news audiences in the UK rarely encounter news stories that are 'completely made up for…

What do news readers really want to read about?

Image: Daniel Munoz/Reuters People choose to read news that is most relevant to their own lives…

Short and strong: Making The Economist Espresso

Lane Greene, language columnist and editor of the Economist's daily briefing, Espresso, on…

The coldest story ever told: Kanye and the Up Next algorithm

Caithlin Mercer, Managing Editor, Yahoo!, uses the hip-hop star as an example of how social media…

Reuters Institute report released at World Economic Forum in Davos, 2019

A new report from the Reuters Institute outlining major themes in journalism and their impact on…

Five Things Everybody Needs to Know about the Future of Journalism

Image: Reuters, Leah Millis DOI: 10.60625/risj-6ypv-5n36 Journalism is becoming more important…