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India’s digital democracy: a personal view from the 2019 election campaign...
When people in the West talk about political campaigns they think of US presidential elections or the great struggles between traditional and new parties in Europe. Yet the world’s largest democracy,...
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What role will AI play in the future of journalism?
Join us for the publication of the Journalism AI report on 18 November 2019 in London Artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning are all technologies that are changing journalism around the...
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The long, hard road to gender equality in journalism
In his third and final special research article, George Pitcher speaks to senior journalists and assesses how much real progress has been made towards gender parity in their industry. “I am white,...
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Media and Communications in Action Talks 2019
Each Autumn Polis invites media practitioners to discuss the latest trends as part of our Media and Communications in Action series. The talks take place Tuesdays 5-6pm – the first talk will be in the...
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Could Voice Assistants bring younger audiences back to Public Service News?
Ville Kinnunen is currently a Polis Newsroom Research Fellow at the LSE’s Department of Media and Communications. He is working on a research project on Voice Assistants and journalism. He produces...
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How a global news organisation is tackling international misinformation
If misinformation is now a world-wide problem, what can global news organisations do to help? Jamie Angus, Director of the BBC World Service Group, used a Polis@LSE Media and Communication in Action...
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How can journalists find more diverse sources? New Polis/LSE research project
How do we tackle the lack of diversity in journalism? Not just the diversity of the journalists but the content they create? This article is by Karin Bromander, a Swedish journalist currently in London...
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Emma Barnett: ‘knowledge hunter’
Award-winning journalist Emma Barnett told LSE students that they are ‘knowledge hunters’ but the lesson from her talk was it’s a phrase that defines her varied career, too. LSE Media and...
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“Making the inaccessible accessible”: diversity and inclusion as a business...
From actress to activist, public speaker and writer, Sereena Abbassi has held many titles, but among all of these roles, Abbassi never lost sight of her true purpose: helping people connect with...
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Anonymous sources: a political journalism lesson
Every week in UK politics throws up another editorial dilemma that provides grist to my teaching mill. It makes my job teaching journalism to an international group of post-graduate students at LSE a...
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How TikTok, movies and hip hop are making patriotism cool for Chinese...
China is going through major political and economic change and its social media has become a battleground of ideas. This personal article by LSE MSc Media and Communications student Min Zhu analyses...
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What role will AI play in the future of journalism?
JOIN US FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE JOURNALISM AI REPORT ON 18 NOVEMBER 2019 IN LONDON Artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning are all technologies that are changing journalism around the...
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New powers, new responsibilities. A global survey of journalism and...
DOWNLOAD THE JOURNALISM AI REPORT The Journalism AI report is based on a survey of 71 news organisations in 32 different countries regarding artificial intelligence and associated technologies. A...
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What should be done to help UK news media survive and thrive? The LSE Truth,...
In 2018 the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission reported on ways to tackle the information crisis. It stressed that any response needs to be strategic, dealing with the overall information...
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What newsrooms need to do to meet the challenges of an AI future
❝ Artificial intelligence (AI) is a significant part of journalism already but it is unevenly distributed. Its future impact is uncertain but AI has the potential for wide-ranging and profound...
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Platforms, publishers and the public: a rocky relationship
The Tow Center’s latest report on US journalism publishers and the tech company platforms is an excellent update on a rocky relationship. The headline suggests a ‘new era’ but the detail in the report...
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What does BBC journalism mean for the rest of the world?
The BBC is a ‘global brand’. Its journalism and other programmes reach people around the world. But what do they think of its coverage, its editorial values and its role in fighting misinformation?...
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7 things to consider before adopting AI in your news organisation: A training...
Artificial intelligence plays a significant role in journalism already. It has the potential for wide-ranging and profound influence on how journalism is made and consumed. But many media organisations...
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How can Labour move on from blaming the media for its defeat?
Are Labour right to blame the media for their defeat? No-one is saying it is the whole story, but it is continually being cited as a key factor. How legitimate is that complaint and, more importantly,...
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AI Invest: New strategies for news
How can the news media find investment to support the development of new AI technologies? Our recent JournalismAI global survey of news organisations showed that there are special challenges as well as...
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