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📽️Watch back our weekly webinar series led by our researchers sharing the latest insights on news and journalism, including the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic.

Links to the full presentations and Q&A on YouTube in the the thread below 👇

🌍We kicked off our weekly series with RISJ Director @rasmus_kleis on how people around the world access news and stay informed about coronavirus and the response to the pandemic

🎙️Many public service media across the world have met the challenge to keep their audiences informed with clarity and innovation. Research Fellow @annisch outlined her findings building on her report on the reach of public broadcasters across Europe.

♀️There is a strong positive correlation between the no. of female top editors and the % of women working in journalism according to research co-authored by @MeeraSelva1. She presented her findings on the no. of women in top editorial roles in 10 markets.

Director of the RISJ @rasmus_kleis discussed new research into how people in 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇷🇰🇷🇩🇪 are accessing news about coronavirus, who they trust to stay informed and how these trends differ by age, education and political viewpoint.

🤔The coronavirus pandemic has led to an outbreak of misinformation. Research Fellow @jsbrennen looked at 225 false claims about COVID-19 including their prevalence, who’s sharing them and what platforms have done to curb them.

🎙️News podcasts have gained more listeners than other genres in 2020. Senior Research Associate @nicnewman highlights some of the best examples and how changes to commuting and working are affecting listening patterns.

✊Many governments are abusing lockdown rules to #pressfreedom. Director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme @MeeraSelva1 outlines these new threats. Journalist Fellows and others join in to share their on-the-ground perspectives.

📝Stay informed about the impact of coronavirus on journalism by signing up to our future research webinars and other events here: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/calendar