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Worlds of Journalism @worldsofjournalism.bsky.social · 12h

It is almost time for the release of the findings of Wave 3 of the Worlds of Journalism Study. Keep an eye out on our socials for more information. In the meantime, we are pleased to introduce you to all the researchers from across the globe who are involved in the study.

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 1d

The academic journal Digital Journalism (DJ) identified "many" hallucinated references in a submitted article. They desk-rejected the submission & told the authors they're "no longer welcome to submit to DJ." You have been warned:

drive.google.com/file/d/1KfLL...

@digitaljournalism.bsky.social

20251010 DJ Newsletter V13 Issue 8 - international edition.pdf

drive.google.com

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 1d

A big shout out to all the researchers around the world who collected the data behind the soon-to-be-released Worlds of Journalism Wave 3 top-line findings. Full list of names here:

zenodo.org/records/1528...

Worlds of Journalism @worldsofjournalism.bsky.social · 3d

It is almost time for the release of the findings of Wave 3 of the Worlds of Journalism Study. Keep an eye out on our socials for more information.
In the meantime, we are pleased to introduce you to the Executive Committee of the Worlds of Journalism Study.

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 2d

Follow ‪@worldsofjournalism.bsky.social‬
for the forthcoming findings of the 3rd Wave of this global survey, involving surveys of 32,000 journalists in 75 countries. While you're waiting, take a look at the results of the UK-leg of the survey:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

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Worlds of Journalism @worldsofjournalism.bsky.social · 3d

It is almost time for the release of the findings of Wave 3 of the Worlds of Journalism Study. Keep an eye out on our socials for more information.
In the meantime, we are pleased to introduce you to the Executive Committee of the Worlds of Journalism Study.

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to my co-authors from @ifkw.bsky.social ky.social: Sorsha Sabus and @sinatk.bsky.social. Thanks also to the @datajconf.com for the opportunity to present the paper.

openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35...

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 22d

Our new study finds journalists:
👉 with higher AI knowledge and/or
👉 who work at newsrooms where AI is more integrated

see AI in journalism as an opportunity to a significantly higher extent:

openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35...

That said, AI is seen as more of a threat than an opportunity.

City Research Online - Is Fear Born of Ignorance? Associations Between Journalists’ AI Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use

openaccess.city.ac.uk

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · 23d

Important research from @suttontrust.bsky.social about privilege of 100 elite media editors/presenters. Our @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report looks wider—at ALL UK journalists. We found over 22% privately educated. Well above the 7% nationwide:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/uk-journalis...

Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 23d

Pleased to write about working class access to the media industry in @theguardian.com today. Our Elitist Britain research out today shows that almost half of columnists, commentators and top podcast hosts went to private schools. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society, says Carl Cullinane, director of research and policy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 23d

Pleased to write about working class access to the media industry in @theguardian.com today. Our Elitist Britain research out today shows that almost half of columnists, commentators and top podcast hosts went to private schools. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society, says Carl Cullinane, director of research and policy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Neil Thurman @neilthurman.bsky.social · Sep 5

On 31 Dec, the @ajc.com will quit print & go online-only. What will happen to the audience attention it attracts? If the pattern's the same as @richardfletcher.bsky.social & I found for @the-independent.com, then none of the print reading mins will move online:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 23

Today we launched a report on UK journalists: who they are, how they work and what they think. Edited by @neilthurman.bsky.social @imkehenkel.bsky.social Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri & @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it's based on a 2023 representative survey

📱Read it
buff.ly/gIBRL1f
🧵Findings in thread