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The Droids You’re Looking For: Bots as a Tool ...
By Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard In today’s data-saturated world journalists often struggle to report on many, if not most, of the potential stories that come across their desks. The average reporter is lucky to generate more than a few normal articles a week, while in-depth, investigative, p... |
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The New Gatekeepers: Why the Media Development C...
The algorithms social media platforms use to personalize content on newsfeeds have been making headlines recently. In February Twitter announced that it would begin using an algorithm to filter user’s newsfeeds. Then in March, Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform, stated ... |
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Social Media Throws Republic of Congo’s Presid...
By Elie Smith Editor’s Note: On Saturday March 19th the Ministry of the Interior of the Congo ordered telecommunications companies to cut all mobile phone, text message, and Internet service for at least 48 hours in order to prevent “illegal” reporting of election results. The pe... |
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Media Use in Vietnam: Findings from BBG and Gall...
The biggest takeaway from the findings of the 2015 survey of media use in Vietnam, conducted by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Gallup, is the dramatic demographic shift in the way people are accessing news, as young people increasingly turn to Facebook and Google at the expense of the... |
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International Mother Language Day: How Digital T...
A previous blog post explored the importance of linguistically diverse and culturally relevant online material. February 21 is UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day and the theme of this year’s celebration is “Inclusion in and through education: Language counts.” With... |
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It’s not what the Hong Kong protesters are say...
Guest post by John Sinden. The original interview was featured on American University’s SIS International Relations Online. Many parallels can be drawn between the 2014 Hong Kong student protests and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Both protests demand higher political participatio... |
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The Last Frontier: Regulating Independent Media ...
Russian dissidents have used the Internet to organize protests and to speak out against corrupt officials and unjust practices. Putin has termed the Internet a “CIA project” and recognizes the power it gives to his opponents. The Kremlin is taking calculated steps to decrease the reach of indepe... |