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Articles by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is a research fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and an assistant professor of communications at Roskilde University in Denmark.

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March 15, 2018

Soft power — not government censorship — is the key to fighting disinformation and “fake news”

“For a soft power approach to disinformation to work, it is critical that all stakeholders do in fact work together…If it fails, cruder responses may be the only ones left. But let’s hope not.”

The Snapchat scenario and the risk of more closed platforms

“For those who see the relationship between platforms and publishers as a zero-sum game, having a platform like Facebook or YouTube stepping away from news might seem like a win.”

December 5, 2017

Is the digital content bubble about to burst? For some of the publishers chasing the broadest scale, maybe

A new study from the Reuters Institute examines the strengths and weaknesses of seven globally ambitious news companies — Brut, Business Insider, De Correspondent, HuffPost, Mashable, Quartz, and Vice.

News after advertising may look like news before advertising

“The link between advertising and news that has for so long provided so much of the money invested in professional journalism is coming apart.”

The mobile money challenge

“Most news organizations are still approaching the mobile web the way they approached the desktop web in the 1990s: Let’s build an audience first and figure out the money later.”

U.S. tech gets more political worldwide

“Digital intermediaries like Google and Facebook increasingly face political issues both at home and abroad.”

The coming disruption of television news

“When it comes to the future of news, as when it comes to so many other things, it is worth following the money.”

A year of more of the same?

“The future usually turns out to be weirder than we think.”

Is “post-industrial journalism” a U.S.-only phenomenon, or are the lessons worldwide?

European media scholar Rasmus Kleis Nielsen says there are big differences between how the media ecosystems on both sides on the Atlantic are shifting — and some ways Americans can learn from Europeans.

February 17, 2012

The Rendell Inquirer? The specter of the instrumentalization of American news media

Around the world, Roskilde University’s Rasmus Kleis Nielsen argues, it’s common for newspapers to be viewed as the political tools of their owners. A sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer might be a sign that a similar model is on the march in the United States.

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