Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) is a UK-based research centre and think tank founded in 2006, which operates Thomson Reuters Journalism Fellowship Programme, also known as the Reuters Fellowship.

History

The institute was founded in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford in 2006 to conduct scholarly and professional research on news media, operate the Thomson Reuters Journalism Fellowship Programme, and host academic research fellows. The RISJ works to bridge daily working journalism and academic study. The Institute regularly holds seminars and events and has an extensive publication programme.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

Description

The Reuters Institute is the University of Oxford's research centre on issues affecting news media globally.{{Cite news|last=Faulconbridge|first=Guy|date=2021-06-22|title=People want trusted news, Reuters Institute says|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/people-want-trusted-news-reuters-institute-says-2021-06-22/|access-date=2022-02-23}}

Funding and governance

The Reuters Institute receives core funding from the Thomson Reuters Foundation and additional funding from media companies, foundations, and science academies worldwide.{{Cite web|date=2006-01-20|title=Oxford journalism institute aims to bridge trust gap|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/20/pressandpublishing.highereducation|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

The institute is chaired by Alan Rusbridger, former principal of Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford.{{Cite web |title=Alan Rusbridger |url=https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/people/alan-rusbridger |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs |language=en-US}} Advisory board members include Indian media entrepreneur Ritu Kapur{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=ALFM C9: Countering Digital Disinformation while upholding Freedom of Expression {{!}} Panelists |url=https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/en/Agenda/Session/362 |website=International Telecommunication Union |language=en}} and British life peer Baroness Wheatcroft.{{Cite web |title=Honorary Graduates {{!}} Awards ceremonies {{!}} 2019 |url=https://www.gre.ac.uk/awards-ceremonies/honorary-graduates |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=University of Greenwich |language=en-gb}} {{as of|2019}} the institute's staff includes Rasmus Kleis Nielsen as director,{{Cite web|title=Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen|url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-rasmus-kleis-nielsen|access-date=2019-08-27|website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism}}{{Cite news|last=Grau|first=Mel|date=31 August 2021|title=Registration opens today for the world's largest fact-checking summit|work=Poynter Institute|url=https://www.poynter.org/from-the-institute/2021/registration-opens-today-for-the-worlds-largest-fact-checking-summit/|access-date=23 February 2022}} and Meera Selva as deputy director and director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme.{{Cite news|last=Sillick|first=Bob|date=17 December 2021|title=Reuters Oxford Climate Journalism Network|work=Editor & Publisher|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/reuters-oxford-climate-journalism-network,210627|access-date=22 February 2022}}{{Cite news|last1=Kunova|first1=Marcela|last2=Granger|first2=Jacob|date=21 December 2021|title=Predictions for digital journalism: tech, newsletters, climate and multimedia|work=Journalism.co.uk|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/predictions-for-digital-journalism-tech-newsletters-climate-and-multimedia/s2/a887044/|access-date=22 February 2022}}

Publications

Each year, the RISJ publishes predictive reports on trends in the news industry.{{Cite news|last=Kunova|first=Marcela|date=10 January 2022|title=Reuters Institute predictions for 2022: nine trends you need to know about|work=Journalism.co.uk|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/reuters-institute-predictions-for-2022-nine-trends-you-need-to-know-about/s2/a892843/|access-date=22 February 2022}} It also publishes an annual digital news report whose data has been referenced by journalism agencies such as PBS,{{Cite web |last=Bianca Datta |date=2017-06-26 |title=Fake News is Spreading Thanks to Information Overload |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/fake-news-is-spreading-thanks-to-information-overload/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=www.pbs.org |publisher=Nova (American TV program) |language=en-US}} NHK,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=News Consumption in Changing Media Landscape [Part I] |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/bunken/english/research/oversea/20231001_6.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=NHK}} Rappler,{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Media trust scores in PH 'disturbing,' says author of country report in journalism study |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/media-trust-scores-philippines-disturbing-author-reuters-digital-news-report-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} Channel NewsAsia,{{Cite web |last=Natasha Ganesan |date=15 June 2023 |title=CNA is Singapore's most trusted news brand for 5th year running: Reuters Institute report |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cna-trusted-news-brand-reuters-institute-report-mediacorp-3560816 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=CNA |language=en}} News24,{{Cite web |last=Qukula |first=Qama |date=2023-06-14 |title=News24 is SA's most trusted news brand for fifth year in a row - Oxford's Reuters Institute |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/reader_hub/news24-is-sas-most-trusted-news-source-for-5th-year-in-a-row-reuters-institute-study-finds-20230614 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} and the Poynter Institute.{{Cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Rick |date=2022-06-15 |title=A fresh Reuters Institute report detects an epidemic of news avoidance |url=https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2022/reuters-institute-report-news-avoidance-too-many-subscriptions/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Poynter |language=en-US}}