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By James Ball, this article was first published by the Ethical Journalism Network
There are two paths ahead in the future of journalism, and both of them are shaped by artificial intelligence.
Robot, courtesy of Ethical Journalism Network
The first is a future in which newsrooms and their reporters are robust: thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, high-quality reporting has been enhanced. Not only do AI scripts manage the writing of simple day-to-day articles such as companies’ quarterly earnings updates, they also monitor and track masses of data for outliers, flagging these to human reporters to investigate.
Beyond business journalism, comprehensive sports…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Media literacy is often cited as the solution – but to what problem? In this new blogpost for the Media Policy Project, Professor of Social Psychology at LSE, Sonia Livingstone, provides an overview of the current debates about media literacy following a recent Westminster Media Forum seminar about fake news at which she spoke. Call it what you will – […]
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Media Policy Project
As part of a series of interviews with LSE Faculty on themes related to the Truth, Trust and Technology Commission (T3) being run by the Media Policy Project, Dr Shakuntala Banaji, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, talks to LSE MSc student Jack Marks about historical examples of ‘fake news’, media literacy, the limits of regulation and the (mis)representation of young people in the […]
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Media Policy Project
By Emil Weber
A new law has decriminalised libel in Malta. It follows months of criticism of the southern European country over media freedom, especially after the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, who attacked with dozens of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb on 6 October 2017 in Malta (The Malta Independent/AP/dpa)
The Media and Defamation Act was approved by the Maltese House of Representatives on 17 April and it is still to be published in the Official Gazette and enter into force. The House said in its website that defamation…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
A new law has decriminalised libel in Malta. It follows months of criticism of the southern European country over media freedom, especially after the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, who was attacked with dozens of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb on 6 October 2017 in Malta (The Malta Independent/AP/dpa)
The Media and Defamation Act was approved by the Maltese House of Representatives on 17 April and it is still to be published in the Official Gazette and enter into force. The House said in its website that…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
A new law has decriminalised libel in Malta. It follows months of criticism of the southern European country over media freedom, especially after the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, who was attacked with dozens of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb on 6 October 2017 in Malta (The Malta Independent/AP/dpa)
The Media and Defamation Act was approved by the Maltese House of Representatives on 17 April and it is still to be published in the Official Gazette and enter into force. The House said in its website that…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Deadline: ongoing What’s YAJA? YAJA is a new innovative news feed giving journalism, media and art students a global platform to publish their articles. YAJA – ’embracing mobile and online journalism’ YAJA provides media opportunities, industry mentoring, work experience, networking opportunities, a large audience reach, as well as awards recognition. […]
The post Call for submissions for YAJA appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Deadline: 10 June 2018 M100 Young European Journalists Workshop “Journalism & Political Education in the Social Web” September 10 – 19 , 2018, Potsdam, Germany The M100 Young European Journalists Workshop The M100 Young European Journalists Workshop (M100YEJ) is part of the renowned annual international media conference M100 Sanssouci Colloquium in […]
The post Call for applicants for M100 Young European Journalists Workshop appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Deadline: 31 May 2018 “Essays,” wrote Simon Schama, “are the last, heroic stand for the seriousness of prose entertainment”. That was six years ago, when The Bodley Head, an imprint of Random House, and the Financial Times launched the first edition of our prize for the brightest and best new voices in long-form essay-writing. […]
The post Call for entries to Longform essay competition appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Deadline: 30 June 2018 Description This fall, MUNPlanet is organizing a three-week long fully funded internship and you are invited! At their HQ in Belgrade, Serbia, their interns manage projects that deal with contemporary business challenges in today’s hi-tech marketing industry. Internship position offered: Community Building & Social Media […]
The post Call for applicants for MUNPlanet fully funded Internships appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press