Publications

Tricked and Deceived: How Teenagers Take False News at Face Value and What Can Be Done About It

December 10, 2021
News
Publications
Publications - Articles

Despite growing up in the digital world, today’s teenagers are easy prey to disinformation, especially on their favorite social media platforms. Some fact-checking and media literacy outfits are struggling to fix that.

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Technology in Ukraine: Playing Catch-Up

December 8, 2021
News
Research
Publications
Publications-Reports
MIM News

As Ukraine updates its communication policies, the country’s tech sector remains plagued by a delayed introduction of new technologies, a gaping urban-rural digital divide, skepticism towards the state and the problem of disinformation.

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The UK Media Influence Matrix Final Report is Published Today

November 25, 2021
News
Publications - Reports
MIM News

At the end of one year of research the final Media Influence Matrix: United Kingdom Report is being published today. The report provides a comprehensive and timely overview of the UK media landscape with a particular emphasis on the key institutions shaping the regulatory environment, the funding and consumption of news, and the impact of big tech on the production and consumption of journalism.

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Understanding and Implementing Innovation in News Media and Journalism

November 23, 2021
Journalism Breakthroughs
News
Publications - Reports

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a media company in possession of a good fortune (an audience, brand recognition and decent revenues), must (still) be in want of innovation.", writes Damian Radcliffe in a report on innovation and news media, published  under CMDS' Journalism Breakthroughs project.

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Lina Dencik Co-Authors Paper on Data-Driven Hiring Systems

November 17, 2021
News
Publications
Publications - Academic Articles

In a new paper for New Media & Society, CMDS Fellow Lina Dencik and co-author Sanne Stevens analyze interviews with providers of data-driven hiring systems and find that their legitimization frames extend to ways in which work and workers should be organized and assessed. 

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