James Mahon, University of the West of Scotland In the last decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming newsgathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK. Over the course of my career […]
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The first-ever survey on the adoption of digital technologies in news media worldwide has found a significant gap between digital advancement in newsrooms and the employment of staff with core digital competencies. Just five percent of newsroom staff who participated in the survey have technology-related degrees and most newsrooms are not redefining roles for the […]
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UNESCO has released a new comprehensive study of changes that impact on legal frameworks that support protection of journalistic sources in the digital age.
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