Local newspapers hit hard by digital transition
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The transition to digital news consumption has been a challenge for the newspaper industry and many local US newspapers have been closed down permanently, especially during the pandemic, a new
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Awards for reports on Mariupol bombing, covid mismanagement and corruption
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A team of Ukrainian journalists whose images show Russia’s siege of Mariupol; an Afghan woman TV reporter from TOLOnews whose investigations uncovered gross mismanagement of COVID-19 resources; and a media
A project to improve diversity in news reporting
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Improved diversity in newsroom and in news reports from news agency Associated Press are the targets for a project launched by the agency together with The Ida B. Wells Society
Combatting cyber crime must not violate data protection and privacy
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European Data Protection Supervisor stresses that also while combatting cybercrime, authorities must secure data protection and privacy rights according to EU law. While supporting, in principle, to international cooperation in
Afghan male TV-presenters cover face in solidarity with women colleagues
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Afghan women TV presenters must cover their faces, the conservative government has ordered. In solidarity with them, male presenters at channel TOLOnews appeared wearing masks, the channel reports. TV channel
Twitter to add warnings on misleading tweets about the war
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Twitter has announced rules on how to treat tweets about crisis like the war in Ukraine. Tweets that are estimated to be misleading will not be removed but will show
Google reports more women hired for leadership roles
We achieved our best year yet for hiring women globally, as well as Black+ and Latinx+ employees in the U.S, Google says in its Diversity and Inclusion Report for 2022.
Lack of career opportunities for mid-career women, another study shows
Women account for 19% of C-level positions this year, up from 15% in 2021 but women’s participation in VP levels has fallen from 23% last year to 21% now, according
Web traffic and video top priorities for publishers
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Addressing post-pandemic declining web traffic is a focus for a majority of publishers this year with 73% saying this is a top priority. 63% predict video will be more important.
Why people don’t pay for news and how to make them change their mind
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Why are so few willing to pay for quality news? Not surprisingly, price is mentioned as the main reason. A Dutch interview study shows four main reasons why people do