Watching chaos through a screen: How social media is changing the way we learn about extreme weather events Journalists from Brazil, Nigeria and the UK reflect on the impact of online platforms on the way we consume news about climate disasters.
Watching chaos through a screen: How social media is changing the way we learn about extreme weather events Journalists from Brazil, Nigeria and the UK reflect on the impact of online platforms on the way we consume news about climate disasters.
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills “If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills “If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
How AI is reshaping copyright law and what it means for the news industry Experts Alina Trapova and Christian Mammen on the current legal landscape and what to expect from deals and lawsuits in the years to come.
How AI is reshaping copyright law and what it means for the news industry Experts Alina Trapova and Christian Mammen on the current legal landscape and what to expect from deals and lawsuits in the years to come.
Our podcast: What people really want from platforms Co-authors of our report on public attitudes towards platforms break down findings around news use, trust, biases, regulation, and more.
Our podcast: What people really want from platforms Co-authors of our report on public attitudes towards platforms break down findings around news use, trust, biases, regulation, and more.
AI-generated slop is quietly seizing the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself? Three experts discuss the rise of low-quality content and its implications for the profession, the news industry and the public sphere.
AI-generated slop is quietly seizing the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself? Three experts discuss the rise of low-quality content and its implications for the profession, the news industry and the public sphere.
Trust Conference 2024: six things we learnt about the impact of AI on misinformation and the news business Here are a few highlights from speakers such as Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Maria Ressa, Kara Swisher and Jane Barrett at TRF’s flagship event.
Trust Conference 2024: six things we learnt about the impact of AI on misinformation and the news business Here are a few highlights from speakers such as Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Maria Ressa, Kara Swisher and Jane Barrett at TRF’s flagship event.
Perceptions, power, and polarisation: the political impact of UK fact-checking Through interviews with UK politicians, strategists, and advisers, this project investigates whether fact-checking changes how politicians craft their messages.
Perceptions, power, and polarisation: the political impact of UK fact-checking Through interviews with UK politicians, strategists, and advisers, this project investigates whether fact-checking changes how politicians craft their messages.
Climate change and news audiences report 2024: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries The report shows a stagnation in public views on and engagement with climate issues and information over time, despite the growing urgency of the crisis.
Climate change and news audiences report 2024: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries The report shows a stagnation in public views on and engagement with climate issues and information over time, despite the growing urgency of the crisis.
What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries Our research explores how people use platforms for news and information about politics, while also remaining sceptical of the information they see there.
What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries Our research explores how people use platforms for news and information about politics, while also remaining sceptical of the information they see there.
Forgotten lives: The crisis of missing people in UK media UK journalist Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff spent six months investigating British press coverage of missing people. She proposes an 8-step plan for improving it.
Forgotten lives: The crisis of missing people in UK media UK journalist Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff spent six months investigating British press coverage of missing people. She proposes an 8-step plan for improving it.
How generative AI chatbots responded to questions and fact-checks about the 2024 UK general election This factsheet looks at how well three chatbots respond to questions and fact-checks about the 2024 UK general election.
How generative AI chatbots responded to questions and fact-checks about the 2024 UK general election This factsheet looks at how well three chatbots respond to questions and fact-checks about the 2024 UK general election.
What does the public in six countries think of generative AI in news? This report looks at how people use generative AI, and what they think about its application in journalism and other areas of work and life across six countries.
What does the public in six countries think of generative AI in news? This report looks at how people use generative AI, and what they think about its application in journalism and other areas of work and life across six countries.
What do we know about the rise of alternative voices and news influencers in social and video networks? Publication date 17th June 2024
What do we know about the rise of alternative voices and news influencers in social and video networks? Publication date 17th June 2024
Which journalists do people pay most attention to and why? A study of six countries Publication date 15th June 2022
Which journalists do people pay most attention to and why? A study of six countries Publication date 15th June 2022
Three years, eight countries: How climate news shapes public views Seven takeaways from the event on our report on how audiences follow climate change
Three years, eight countries: How climate news shapes public views Seven takeaways from the event on our report on how audiences follow climate change
A roundtable on public service broadcasting and impartiality An event led by Tim Davie, Meera Selva and Rasmus Nielsen.
A roundtable on public service broadcasting and impartiality An event led by Tim Davie, Meera Selva and Rasmus Nielsen.
Is the time ripe for micropayments for news? Dominic Young, founder and CEO of news startup Axate, discusses the challenges and opportunities of this business model in a seminar chaired by Meera Selva.
Is the time ripe for micropayments for news? Dominic Young, founder and CEO of news startup Axate, discusses the challenges and opportunities of this business model in a seminar chaired by Meera Selva.
The art of the viral news explainer BBC News presenter Ros Atkins discusses why facts matter and how to go viral more than once.
The art of the viral news explainer BBC News presenter Ros Atkins discusses why facts matter and how to go viral more than once.
Digital News Report 2021 launch events A series of regionally-focused launch events featuring journalists from across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America and the US.
Digital News Report 2021 launch events A series of regionally-focused launch events featuring journalists from across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America and the US.
