

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Oxford University
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is Oxford University's international research centre in the comparative study of news media.
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Jun 25, 2020 • 21min
Digital News Report 2020. Episode 4. Newsletters and podcasts: how to create news habits in your audience
In this episode we look at ongoing changes to news habits and how outlets can reach and engage audiences to develop sustainable news habits. Authors of the Digital News Report, the most comprehensive study of news consumption trends worldwide, discuss the key findings from this year's report.
Host: Federica Cherubini is Head of Leadership Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years' experience spanning major publishers, research institutes and editorial networks around the world.
Guest: Nic Newman is a Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and is also a consultant on digital media, working actively with news companies on product, audience, and business strategies for digital transition. He also writes an annual report for the Institute on future media and technology trends.
Find the report at digitalnewsreport.org

Jun 25, 2020 • 13min
Digital News Report 2020. Episode 3: Who will pay for the news?
This episode focuses on the public's willingness to pay for news, what motivates them and what could persuade them. Authors of the Digital News Report, the most comprehensive study of news consumption trends worldwide, discuss the key findings from this year's report.
Host: Federica Cherubini is Head of Leadership Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years' experience spanning major publishers, research institutes and editorial networks around the world.
Guest: Dr Richard Fletcher is a Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute, and Team Leader of the Research Team. He is primarily interested in global trends in digital news consumption, comparative media research, the use of social media by journalists and news organizations, and more broadly, the relationship between technology and journalism.

Jun 15, 2020 • 14min
Digital News Report 2020. Episode 2: The future of local news
Authors of the Digital News Report, the most comprehensive study of news consumption trends worldwide, discuss the key findings from this year's report. This episode focuses on our findings on the state and future of local news. Host: Federica Cherubini is Head of Leadership Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years experience spanning major publishers, research institutes and editorial networks around the world.
Participant: Dr Anne Schulz is a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Her doctoral work focused on populism, media perceptions, and news consumption. She is researching questions surrounding news audiences and digital news.
Music - Daily News by Tom Paxton

Jun 15, 2020 • 24min
Digital News Report 2020. Episode 1: What you need to know
Authors of the Digital News Report, the most comprehensive study of news consumption trends worldwide, discuss the key findings from this year's report Host: Federica Cherubini is Head of Leadership Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years experience spanning major publishers, research institutes and editorial networks around the world
Participants: Nic Newman is a Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and is also a consultant on digital media, working actively with news companies on product, audience, and business strategies for digital transition. He also writes an annual report for the Institute on future media and technology trends.
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics from 2015 to 2018. His work focuses on changes in the news media, political communication, and the role of digital technologies in both.
Music - Daily News by Tom Paxton

Jun 9, 2020 • 57min
The role of the Today programme in a national crisis
Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme, on the role of the BBC flagship radio news show

Jun 9, 2020 • 59min
Fact checking a global story
Clara Jiménez Cruz is co-founder and head of Maldita.es, a Spanish non-profit news organisation focused on stopping disinformation through fact-checking and data journalism

Jun 9, 2020 • 59min
What I learned by watching the American press try to cover Donald Trump
Journalism lecturer and prominent media critic Jay Rosen outlines his thoughts on the US press's coverage of President Trump

Jun 9, 2020 • 56min
Reporting pandemics: Measles and Coronavirus in the Pacific Islands
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, investigative reporter from Samoa speaks about reporting on the twin pandemics in the Pacific Islands

Jun 9, 2020 • 59min
Buliding a global media brand
Senior Editor at the Atlantic Prashant Rao discusses broadening the reach of the publication beyond the US

Jun 9, 2020 • 54min
Brexit in a time of crisis
Anand Menon discusses whether the coronavirus pandemic has distracted attention from the Brexit negotiations