ESR Samuel Danzon-Chambaud researched @BBC_News_Labs’ use of automated news and documented how they engaged with this type of technology.
The findings are now available. […]
Automated news at the BBC
Category: Blogs
On the spotlight: Sara Creta
In the fifth and final episode of our podcast series, podcast host Pat O’Mahony hears Jolt researcher Sara Creta talking about the use of digital media by communities living in exile to advance transitional justice (an approach to systematic or massive violations of human rights). […]
On the spotlight: Lucia Mesquita
Lucia Mesquita tries to convince Pat O’Mahony that future journalism is collaborative. Can you be convinced? […]
On the spotlight: Sophie Chauvet
In the third episode of our Jolt podcast series, Pat O’Mahony’s guest is Sophie Chauvet, a Jolt researcher who investigates the dangers of over-relying on analytics and data in journalism. […]
On the spotlight: Elina Makri
In her interview with Pat O’Mahony for his podcast OffMessage, Elina Makri talked about the so-called “black boxes” of data journalism – the parts of the data journalists don’t know the context of and have no control over. […]
On the spotlight: Dimitri Bettoni
Podcast host Pat O’Mahony interviewed Jolt researcher Dimitri Bettoni about how surveillance is actually put into practice in the media industry and how it is shaping the environment in which journalists operate in their daily activities. […]
New podcast series explores Jolt research
Jolt has collaborated with the media-curious Off-Message on a new podcast series examining major issues in contemporary news and media. Over five episodes, Off Message’s host Pat O’Mahony will discuss the research undertaken by Jolt’s PhD researchers on surveillance, audience analytics, storytelling, collaborative journalism, and human rights. In the first episode, Dimitri Bettoni (DCU) discusses […]
Evaluating social media platforms’ compliance with European Commission-mandated transparency reports
By Charis Papaevangelou The previous decade saw the rise of technology giants, so-called “Big Tech”; along with them rose the responsibilities they carried and the critical voices demanding scrutiny and better accountability. One of the ways that Big Tech companies and, in particular, social media platforms have been trying to fend off regulation is through […]
Why (my) research matters: Marc Górriz Blanch.
Our ESRs try to answer the hardest question that plagues a PhD: why their research matters. And mostly, why you should care about it. Today, we look at the work of Marc Górriz Blanch. […]
Why (my) research matters: Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino
Our ESRs try to answer the hardest question that plagues a PhD: why their research matters. And mostly, why you should care about it. Today, we look at the work of Gabriela Sanseverino. […]
