Freedom of expression has declined around the world and has, in part, facilitated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to free speech campaigners.Those were among the findings of the 2022 Global Expression Report by UK-based human rights organisation Article 19.
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The impending ‘Cookiepocalypse’, scheduled for the end of 2023, “could bring with it a new era of growth in digital media,” notes James Hewes, President & CEO, FIPP in the introduction to a new report, First-party data playbook for...
How do you tackle a fraudulent, blue-chip corporation that has the means and intent to deploy teams of lawyers, private investigators, hackers, and even foreign spies to stop your investigation?Dan McCrum, an investigative reporter at the Financial Times (FT)...
With the 2022 midterms about 18 weeks away, election coverage is taking shape in many newsrooms. Some outlets are responding to new threats to democracy by shifting reporting resources to focus on voters or putting journalists on “the democracy...
To younger people – that is, anyone under the age of 20 – Microsoft’s spreadsheet program, a tool as essential to accountants as saws are to carpenters, is the contemporary equivalent of mom jeans, handwritten thank-you notes and cravats:...
Starting this week, Snap will begin offering an optional subscription called Snapchat Plus that unlocks exclusive and early access features.Priced at $3.99 a month, the subscription is geared toward “the people who spend most of their time communicating with...
Penelope Muse Abernathy may be the nation’s foremost expert on what media researchers call “news deserts”— and she’s worried.News deserts are communities lacking a news source that provides meaningful and trustworthy local reporting on issues such as health, government...
With the flood of misinformation saturating social media, there are too many claims and not enough human fact-checkers to do the tedious work required. Can automation help with fact-checking?
Origen: What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss. -...
It’s easy for news outlets to forget about Youtube.Short-form video rival Tiktok commands more headlines and is more frequently associated with highly sought-after young audiences.Alphabet-owned Youtube, meanwhile, is so commonplace it is effectively web infrastructure.But ubiquity might be a...
Remember print?Some of you do, I imagine. Many of your favorite news sites used to be printed on paper and then deposited at local convenience stores for purchase. Others were wrapped in a bag and thrown on your porch...
