Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Articles tagged Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (95)

Joshua BentonOctober 11, 2019

In a corner of Brazil, local reporters are switching to government jobs and the state is achieving “media capture”

A strategy of “capturing the main professionals from the newspapers, in their respective fields of work, and thus reduce the tensions of being disturbed by the journalists every single day.” “Memory is crucial for journalism, and we are losing it.”

Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 3, 2019

Young people may download news apps, but they spend very little time with them

“No news app (with the exception of Reddit) was within the top 25 apps used by respondents.”

Felix Simon and Lucas GravesMay 8, 2019

Across seven countries, the average price for paywalled news is about $15.75/month

More and more news organizations are implementing paywalls. A new report from the Reuters Institute for Journalism surveys the paywall landscape in 6 European countries and the U.S.

Christine SchmidtFebruary 14, 2019

Clicks are an “unreliable seismograph” for a news article’s value — here’s new research to back it up

“People frequently click on stories that are amusing, trivial, or weird, with no obvious civic focus. But they maintain a clear sense of what is trivial and what matters.”

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 9, 2019

Nearly a third of publishers agree: No one’s coming to help them

Well, except maybe Google.

Christine SchmidtDecember 6, 2018

Digital-native publishers settle in to face legacy constraints, with a side of reader revenue

“It’s like we’re farmers…that’s not a scalable start-up business, but it’s a very steady, very sustainable, and very honest business based on relationships.”

John CrowleyDecember 4, 2018

Alert! Alert! The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout

“We have a problem with the ways traditional managers view technology in this new environment.”

Julie PosettiNovember 28, 2018

Journalism has a focus problem: How to combat Shiny Things Syndrome

“This is a permanent process of change, but I feel a great desire for resting.”

Denise-Marie OrdwayNovember 20, 2018

Polarizing the network: The most interesting new digital and social media research

Journalist’s Resource sifts through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here’s their latest roundup, including research into how Twitter impacts reporters’ news judgment, how often we remember where we read something, and why Facebook makes you feel bad.

Laura Hazard OwenNovember 14, 2018

Consumers love smart speakers. They don’t love news on smart speakers. (At least not yet.)

People are still much more likely to use smart speakers for music and weather than news. But that could change as news organizations design news briefings specifically for the speakers.

Older articles

Newer articles