The Journalism AI
REPORT
The Journalism AI
Charlie Beckett
Abstract
The Journalism AI report is based on a survey of 71 news organisations in 32 different countries regarding artificial intelligence and associated technologies. A wide range of journalists working with AI answered questions about their understanding of AI, how it was used in their newsrooms, and their views on the wider potential and risks for the news industry.
Future and Emerging Technologies for the Media Sector
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Future and Emerging Technologies for the Media Sector
MediaRoad
Abstract
The second Vision Paper by MediaRoad’s Policy Hub analyses the potential impact of six technological trends (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Immersive technologies, Blockchain, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and Convergence) on the media sector together with their political, social and economic consequences.
Based on the analysis, the paper puts forward policy recommendations with the aim of supporting a positive impact of these technologies on European society. The technological trends considered are at different stages of development and, as a consequence, some of them have already consistent European policy and legal frameworks established and running; others are at a less mature stage of development and societal appropriation.
First Draft’s Essential Guide to Responsible Reporting in an Age of Information Disorder
First Draft’s Essential Guide to
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Responsible Reporting in an Age of Information Disorder (PDF)
First Draft
Abstract
This guide helps to spark discussions on best editorial practice in approaching and covering issues such as terrorism, conspiracy theories, manipulated content in an age of technological innovations and information disorder.
RISJ Digital News Report 2018
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RISJ Digital News Report 2018
This year’s edition of the ever comprehensive Reuters Institute Digital News Report highlights a fall in the use of social media for news in a number of key markets
The extensive report is based on an online survey of 74,000 people from 37 countries, across five continents, and explores issues such as trust in the media, disinformation, viewing trends, podcasting and ad-blockers to name but a few. It also includes new literacy and brand trust for the first time.
A major finding in this year’s report is that the use of social media for news has significantly declined in France, the UK and the USA – the latter being down six percent. According to a summary by report author Nic Newman, the decline is due to a decrease in the discovery, posting, and sharing of news in Facebook. However, there has been a significant rise in the use of private messaging apps as a means to communicate, share and discuss news stories.
Other findings include a relatively stable average level of trust in news, with 44% of respondents claiming they trust it overall. This declines to 34% if referring specifically to news found via a search engine and 23% if found via social media.
With regards to fake news, the survey found that just over half of respondents are concerned about fake news, with the highest percentages found in countries with the “most polarised political situations”. 75% of respondents also believe that responsibility to fix unreliable news lies with publishers, while 71% believe the same for platforms, with some appetite for government intervention.
Find out more about this in-depth report by following the link below.
Public service media, universality and personalisation through algorithms: Mapping strategies and exploring dilemmas
JOURNAL
Hilde Van den Bulck, Hallvard Moe
(2017)
This contribution compares personalisation strategies of public service media (PSM) and how these are reconciled with PSM’s core values, especially universality. To this end, it combines mapping of a sample of PSM with in-depth analysis of Flemish VRT and Norwegian NRK.
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Making Sense of Innovation
JOURNAL
Process, product, and storytelling innovation in public service broadcasting organisations
Sandra K. Evans
Department of Communication, California State Polytechnic University, USA
(2016)
Overview
This article addresses the following question: “how do employees and managers make sense of innovation within their organizations in relation to a rapidly evolving digital media environment?”.
With a focus on public radio organisations in an increasingly digital, multi-platform media landscape, this article uses data from interviews with 56 employees from 11 public radio stations. The results, according to the author, “show how people in public media organizations make sense of innovation by relying primarily on process-oriented, rather than product-oriented frames”.
Public Service Media in the Age of Digital Networks
JOURNAL
Gaëtan Tremblay
Canadian Journal of Communication
Université du Québec à Montréal
(2016)
Overview
This article addresses the question as to whether public service media is still relevant in the “age of the internet and digital networks”? It does so via an exploration of the way public service media has evolved into what it is today and how it might be redefined to offer a culturally and socially relevant role in today’s contemporary society.
Innovation as the Key for the Future of Public Service Media
JOURNAL
Tania F. Lombao, Andrea Valencia-Bermúdez, and Francisco Campos
New Advances in Information Systems and Technologies
University of Santiago de Compostela, Springer
(2016)
Overview
This chapter looks at the effects of digitisation in the production and consumption of public media, and the changing needs for news in society. Digitisation is a challenge and call to action for public service media to innovate, develop and reinforce their position in the news sphere, as competition increases. The research specifically assesses the progresses in digital innovation which took place in public service media across Europe until mid-2015.
Making Public Television Social? Public Service Broadcasting and the Challenges of Social Media
JOURNAL
José van Dijck & Thomas Poell
Television & New Media
University of Amsterdam, Sage Publications
(2015)
Overview
This article investigates how the rise of social media affects European public service broadcasting (PSB), particularly in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. The article explores this interaction on three levels: the level of the institution, professional practice, and content. The authors go on to explore how PSBs cope with the challenges of social media and whether it can be used to engage audiences without compromising public values.
Throwing the Switch
REPORT
An Update on the State of the Global Transition to Digital TV Broadcasting
John Burgess
Center for International Media Assistance, Washington, US
2015
Overview
With 2015 being the deadline for many countries to make the switch from analogue broadcasting to digital, the CIMA has produced this report as an update to the progress of transition. It finds that many developing countries have yet to fully benefit from the move to digital broadcasting.