Social media losing importance as news source
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Social media’s importance as news source has fallen slightly. According to a new study, 19% of US social media users get news via social media often, compared to 23% last
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Murdoch launching new British TV channel
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Rupert Murdoch’s News UK is launching a new channel, talkTV, early next year, the British company announced. It will be on air less than a year after after GB News
Member states urged to implement EU recommendations on journalists’ safety
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The European Commission has published its first-ever recommendation to protect journalists’ and other media professionals’ safety in the EU. However, associations are skeptical whether all Member States will implement the
Two charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry
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Two men on Northern Ireland have been charged with the murder of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee. She was shot in April 2019 when she was covering riots in the Creggan
Media habits: The ‘winners’ & ‘losers’ of the pandemic
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The pandemic has changed our habits and consequently the way we use and consume media. Pandemic lifestyle shifts have seen most of us spending more time at home and less
Unpublished survey says Instagram increases anxiety
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Teenagers blamed Instagram for increased levels of anxiety, according to an unpublished survey by Facebook and its Instagram. The Wall Street Journal reported that the survey has been kept secret
Clubhouse says media companies want to be on the platform
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Audio chat app Clubhouse says there is an increasing demand from media organisations to use the platform. The company has hired its first head of news and media; Nina Gregory,
TikTok adds new mental health resources to support users
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TikTok has announced new resources to provide support to users who may be experiencing mental health issues, specifically related to eating disorders, self-harm or suicide. “While we don’t allow content
Government needs to regulate social media’s ‘affective polarization’ – US study
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As social media have failed to self-regulate, the US government needs to act. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are not the original or main cause of the rising political polarization, but
President of Reuters news and media leaving the company
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Reuters president of news and media operations, Michael Friedenberg, has announced he is leaving the company in December after three years. In a message to staff he said that he