In recent years, media organizations globally have experimented with “gamifying” the news – making it more interactive to engage audiences. The BBC, for one, launched iReporter in 2018 to teach media literacy skills, and Yle News Lab in Finland...
The work of fact-checkers, like that of all journalists, is scrutinized for accuracy and fairness. Signs of bias can damage an organization’s credibility.That’s why fact-checking organizations commit to policies that promote nonpartisanship, such as prohibiting their staff from publicly...
Artificial intelligence makes it possible to create digital replicas of famous people’s voices and style, allowing audiences to hear beloved voices from the past and interact with them in new ways. However, it also raises ethical questions about consent...
Even though the use of social media as a source of news has seen little growth in recent years, this year’s Digital News Report again highlights the centrality of social media, search engines, news aggregators, and other platforms that...
Denmark’s biggest-selling national newspaper, Politiken, has boosted engagement and page views with the creation of what it calls “super articles”.These online features use all the features of its CUE content management system to create articles which incorporate images, video,...
German tabloid company Bild has denied reports it is laying off parts of its editorial team and replacing staffers with artificial intelligence and “automated processes.” The Guardian and other media outlets reported on June 21 that Bild’s parent publishing firm, Axel Springer SE,...
RELATED ARTICLESeeking a new international audience, The Washington Post launches its first Spanish-language news podcastDecember 3, 2019In the December 20, 2022 episode of El Washington Post, The Washington Post’s Spanish-language news podcast, the hosts dove into Argentina’s win at...
With the ongoing shift from free news sites to ones that require subscription for access, researchers have raised questions about the downstream effects on news knowledge — on basic understanding of key facts about public affairs. In a world of...
At our recent product innovation master class, we had a module devoted to Gen Z.Why?Because it’s a huge generation, 25% of the U.S. population to be precise. And frankly, I don’t think many media companies are well prepared. Yes,...
The Times has expanded out from reporting on and criticising government policy to actually writing it.The title’s Health and Education Commissions broadly sit under the definition of solutions journalism and could be one way of addressing both declining trust...
