Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Journalism Today: Author of Meta exposé censored on stage | The platforms used by young audiences | CNN sues Perplexity Today’s edition features Sarah Wynn-Williams, Tim Wu, Carole Cadwalladr, Emma Loffhagen, Simon Calder, Laura Dulce Romero Beatriz Valdés Correa, Bron Maher and more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

A new project from our Singaporean journalist fellow Walter Sim looks at how foreign correspondents in Japan have been able to sidestep some of the country's journalism practices to hold power to account. As outsiders, they have made themselves an "indispensable" part of the news ecosystem, he explains. A quote from the project: "Whether in a conflict zone or a peaceful society, the presence of the “outsider” in the form of a foreign correspondent remains vital. Their role is not to impose foreign values, but to hold a mirror to hard truths that the societies they cover may prefer to ignore," writes Walter. https://lnkd.in/eBRwBPMd

We are saddened to hear about the rejection of the appeal by our alumni Ronson Chan against a five-day prison sentence, over the charges of obstructing police in 2022. Here's a statement from the Reuters Institute's Director, Mitali Mukherjee: “We are proud to have Ronson Chan amongst the alumni of our Journalist fellowship and we are saddened to hear of a rejection of his appeal against a five-day prison sentence, over the charges of obstructing police. Ronson is a valuable and committed member of the Institute’s community. Journalism is not a crime, and this sentence is a reminder that authoritarian environments have made it harder and more dangerous for journalists to practice their work.”

Did you miss this year's Nordic AI Journalism summit? Read this summary piece by our own Marina Adami. #NAMS This year's edition shifted the focus from tools and experiments to some of the more fundamental issues AI is surfacing for the news industry. What will the news economy look like? What (and who) will be automated? What will journalism mean in the age of AI? Speakers and attendees agreed the jury is out for all of these questions. Or at least no one has found definitive answers for them yet. The summit was led again by Olle Zachrison Kasper Lindskow Sara Inkeri Vardar and Agnes Stenbom Swedling, and included outstanding speakers such as Nikita Roy Ezra Eeman Felix M. Simon Shuwei Fang Gard Steiro and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. Read Marina's piece in full here https://lnkd.in/efTCRkaP

Micropayments for news have failed everywhere. Can they succeed in Kenya? This is the question at the heart of a new piece by our contributor Maurice Oniango. Reader revenue models are under strain worldwide: audiences are overwhelmed by paywalls, trust in news is shrinking, and publishers are searching for new ways to persuade people to pay. Some Kenyan newsrooms are trying a different approach. Instead of asking for monthly commitments, they are testing whether readers will pay small amounts for a single story or a daily pass. Maurice spoke with publishers, editors and media analysts such as Grzegorz Piechota Nic Newman Patrick Vidija Eric Mugendi to explore whether micropayments can build a sustainable financial foundation for news. And if Africa, constrained by lower incomes, expensive mobile data and limited success with Western style paywalls, might be showing the rest of the world something it has yet to figure out. See a few insights in the carousel below Read the piece on full here https://lnkd.in/eerPS-Sg

Journalism Today: Reuters releases first documentary | Change at the top of Australia’s ABC | Data on publisher newsletters Today’s edition features Suzanne Vanhooymissen, Charlotte Tobitt, Maurice Oniango, Simon Robinson, Jared Schroeder, Gretel Kahn and more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

What can journalists learn from content creators? Most of the media managers we surveyed for our annual report on media trends said they want to turn their journalists into content creators. This is a direct response to the so-called creator wave, with social-native audiences turning towards individual voices (rather than news brands) for their latest news. Our journalist Gretel Kahn spoke to Johanna Rüdiger from Deutsche Welle about her new role as Coordinator of Digital Talents & Content Creators, launched in response to this shift, as well as what journalists can learn from content creators and if this is a trend in journalism that is here to stay.

Journalism Today: Turning journalists into content creators | The Observer and The Rest is Politics are joining forces | The Guardian US’s record-setting revenue Today’s edition features Johanna Rüdiger Gretel Kahn Christian Esguerra Goalhanger and more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

Journalism Today: Joining forces for better deals | Media offices damaged by Russian strikes | An investigation into women right-wing extremists Today’s edition features Marina Adami, Gretel Kahn, Sarah Ulrich, Peter Kafka, Jim Bankoff, Agnes Stenbom Swedling, Jaemark Tordecilla and Thu Thu Aung Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

The flood of falsehoods during Ethiopia's civil war in the early years of this decade put thousands of people in danger. Imagery designed to flame ethnic tensions, false claims about territorial gains and recycled footage from other conflicts were prolific online. This led to whole villages being displaced and even to deadly attacks on individuals identified on social media. A new article by our contributor Maurice Oniango looks at the challenges facing fact-checkers in an environment where hostility towards journalists has ramped up. Detention, exile and killings of journalists are not uncommon, platforms such as Facebook have been slow to act to remove dangerous content, and budgets are always stretched. Maurice spoke to fact-checker Rehobot Ayalew, who shared the gendered harassment she faces on top of these conditions, as well as the mental health toll it took on her. 🗨️ A quote. “We’re producing a society that tends to believe social media more than the mainstream media,” said Ermias Mulugeta, a research editor at Inform Africa. “This suppresses the impact of the fact-checking that you have produced. When these companies retreat [from fact-checking], they don’t feel the impact. We do.” Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eJCan_SQ