Quality information and information of quality Ascertaining the quality and reliability of online information is not easy, whether for a large media organisation such as the Gruppo L'Espresso or for ...

European democracy and the rebirth of extremism The recent mutation of the role of the nation-state has had many consequences, one of which is the emergence of an array of xenophobic European polit...

Social media: how to leverage the power of online citizens The intersection of real world connectivity with online and youth culture is a sweet spot for generating empowerment on a wholly new scale...

The euro and the mass media The panel will take as its starting point the special issue of Limes on the role and impact of the mass media, which will be published on 26 April 2012. The euro and h...

Diving into Data: The School of Data Journalism at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia In the past investigative reporters would suffer from a scarcity of information relating to quest...

The Arab Spring: an incomplete revolution? Was the Arab Spring a revolution? And is it incomplete? Time to take stock. Organised in association with Associazione Giornalisti Scuola di Perugia ...

You, the Mobile Journalist Mobile internet, smartphones and tablets have significantly increased the range of possibilities for news-making and news-reporting, opening up entirely new avenues of in...

News in a networked world Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss his project’s latest findings about how people use the internet, s...

Firewalls Are firewalls essential self-defence mechanisms or Trojan horses? Is so-called secure data transfer really so secure? An insight into how vulnerable your data might be. Workshops are f...

Towards 2030: transparency, responsibility and dialogue. How to comunicate the challenges the world faces in order to avoid the “perfect storm” Beginning with an analysis of the most pressing c...