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Have Young Brits and American Stopped Reading the Papers? And, Why?
Earlier this year, the Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism at Oxford University published a report titled “How Young People Consume News.” Are its finding as apocalyptic as all the hype in the conventional media leads us to believe?
Journalism or Nationalism?
16 September 2019 Country: US, Global by: Jean-Paul Marthoz When I wrote Objectif Bastogne (Objectif Bastogne. Sur les traces des reporters …
Meghan Markle and the Press: Where is the Hate Coming From?
By Eline Jeanné It is no secret that the British monarchy has a certain power over the public; whether that …
Framing Solidarity as Terrorism: Greek Media and Refugee Squat Evictio...
13 September 2019 Country: Greece by: Marianna Karakoulaki In the early hours of 26 August 2019 Greek police officers stormed …
Three Sisters – The Khachaturyan Case, a Litmus Test for Misogyny of...
12 September 2019 Country: Russia by: Mikhail Yakovlev In Anton Chekhov’s fin-de-siècle play, three sisters “dream of a future in which …
Sarajevo’s First-Ever Pride Gets Dismissed as “Shame Parade” by ...
Threats, insults and rejection prior to the first-ever pride march in Bosnia and Herzegovina, topped with protests and ignorance, are mirrored not challenged in Bosnian media.
The Great British Ban on “Gender Stereotypes” in Adverts. Censorsh...
29 August 2019 Country: UK by: Mikhail Yakovlev Earlier this summer, new Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rules banning “harmful gender …
What Can Google Searches Tell Us About Cultural Appropriation?
29 August 2019 Country: Global by: Anna Lekas Miller It is starting to feel like there is always a cultural …
LGBTQ+ Creators Are Suing YouTube for Discrimination. Here is Why It M...
21 August 2019 Country: Global by: Anna Lekas Miller How do you know you’re in love? “You’re willing to try …
A Tale of Misinformation: Deforestation of the Amazon in Five Tweets
15 August 2019 Country: Brazil by Andréa Doyle Cultural tip: To learn a bit more about Amazonia I strongly suggest …
