Technology Overview Ownership of ICT In 2021, nearly 38% of the households in Colombia owned a desktop computer, laptop or tablet, according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia.[1] That figure was higher, at 46.3%, in cities. In contrast, in rural areas, less than 10% of the people owned one of those…
The documentary, #GoHomeGota, the Story Behind Sri Lanka’s Hashtagged Protest Movement, focuses on Sri Lanka’s 2022 Aragalaya Protests Sulochana Peiris, an independent documentary maker, researcher, writer, and fellow with the Media and Journalism Research Center, recently saw her latest documentary premiere in Europe. The documentary focuses on the 2022 Sri Lankan mass protests, providing an…
Cerasel Cuteanu has joined the Media and Journalism Research Center’s Fellowship Program. Currently immersed in the pursuit of a PhD in Marketing at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania, Cuteanu’s research revolves around the intricate web of fake news, a major topic in today’s information age. Under the umbrella of joint supervision with Saint Paul…
Cerasel Cuteanu has joined the Media and Journalism Research Center’s Fellowship Program. Currently immersed in the pursuit of a PhD in Marketing at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania, Cuteanu’s research revolves around the intricate web of fake news, a major topic in today’s information age. Under the umbrella of joint supervision with Saint Paul…
According to a new report from our center, local media have experienced a decrease in their advertising financing. The tension between technology and news directly impacts the financing of media companies that focus on journalism, according to a new report published today by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC), in collaboration with OBSERVACOM, the…
Table of contents Authors Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes Rodrigo Gómez Argelia Muñoz Larroa Gabriel Sosa Plata Editors Marius Dragomir Marta Rodríguez-Castro Martín Vaz-Álvarez Published by Media and Journalism Research Center Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) is an independent media research and policy think tank that seeks to improve the quality of media policymaking and the…
Población Colombia es un país en América del Sur con una población de casi 52 millones. La mayoría de las personas en Colombia, aproximadamente el 82%, viven en áreas urbanas. Más de una cuarta parte de la población del país vive en las cinco ciudades con más de un millón de habitantes: Bogotá, la ciudad…
Yijing Chen, a PhD candidate at the Department of Network and Data Science, at the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, has joined our fellowship program. Her research centers around online political communication, social media, and social networks. With her background in Information Science, she is currently investigating the role of social media in political…
Yijing Chen, a PhD candidate at the Department of Network and Data Science, at the Central European University, has joined our fellowship program. Her research centers around online political communication, social media, and social networks. With her background in Information Science, she is currently investigating the role of social media in political polarization, applying network…
“In a world of AI-driven journalism, your human-driven journalism will be the standout,” concludes LSE Professor Charlie Beckett in an interview with our expert, Damian Radcliffe, who is also a Professor at the University of Oregon. The interview highlights the challenges media outlets and companies will face with the rise of AI including the missing resources…