By Rayana Zapryanova The need for journalists to use user-generated content has become greater now that they cannot reach certain places because of lockdowns or because they don’t have the capacity to tell certain stories. In some form or another, news organisations worldwide use this type of content – from viral videos to memes. After […]
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New Publication: how migrants use social media to raise human-rights claims
Jolt ESR Sara Creta has published a research article in the journal Media, War & Conflict. The article, “I hope, one day, I will have the right to speak”, examines how migrants used the official Facebook page of UNHCR Libya to protest their conditions and raise human-rights claims. Media, War & Conflict is an international, […]
Sudanese and Algerian authorities exploit Covid-19 to tighten repressive policies
Jolt researcher Sara Creta and journalist Sofian Philip Naceur have published a report investigating how Sudanese and Algerian authorities are exploiting Covid-19 to undermine movements for political change. Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for failing regimes to tighten already prevalent repressive policies against activists, media, and government opponents. Authorities and state actors in Sudan and […]
The challenges of researching news chatbots on messaging apps
By Samuel Danzon-Chambaud (DCU), Enric Moreu (DCU), and Giuliander Carpes (UPS) At a recent workshop, JOLT ESRs worked in teams to develop ideas for research projects. Here, three ESRs consider how to investigate the use of chatbots in news. To develop this research idea we combined our three areas of expertise: algorithms and news; machine […]
Drawing ideas from stories: a new AI solution for newsrooms
By Marc Górriz Blanch (BBC), Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino (UPS) and Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos (UNAV) At a recent workshop, JOLT ESRs worked in teams to develop ideas for research projects that address a major issue surrounding media and technology. Here, three ESRs consider how AI can be ethically used to generate illustrations for news […]
Digital Services Act, Brussels Effect and the Future of the Internet
By Charis Papaevangelou, ESR at University of Toulouse III The Brussels Effect is an interesting concept coined in 2012 by Ana Bradford, a Finnish-American professor at the Columbia Law School. The gist of the concept is this: Europe may not be an economic or innovatory stronghold comparable to the United States or China, but it […]
Automation in online content moderation: in the search of lost legitimacy and the risks of censorship
By Charis Papaevangelou (UPS), Jiahong Huang (UvA), Lucia Mesquita (DCU), and Sara Creta (DCU) At a recent workshop, JOLT ESRs worked in multi-disciplinary teams to develop ideas for research projects that address a major issue surrounding media and technology. As the European Commission prepares to announce its much-anticipated Digital Services Act, four ESRs review the […]
Do you want to join our dynamic research team?
The JOLT Action has an exciting opportunities for two junior researchers (Early Stage Researchers) to join the JOLT action at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki! The Media Informatics Lab, School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is offering two research associate position (equivalent to Early Stage Researcher career stage) to develop […]
Collaborative Journalism
A model to conceptualise, typify and criticise the phenomenon By Lucia Mesquita, ESR at Dublin City University This thesis aims to conceptualize, typify and criticize the models and types of collaborative journalism. The present research focuses on the everyday media practices of journalists and other professionals that are part or are conducting collaborative efforts in […]
Coping with COVID: JOLT turns to online solutions for virtual training event
The global coronavirus pandemic has presented a variety of challenges for everyone. The JOLT Action has not been unaffected. The original plan for the JOLT Action included a training event in Thessaloniki, hosted by the Aristotle University there, in June of this year. Obviously, the health, safety and wellbeing of our whole community means that […]