For some people, social media is inconsequential – a cat photo here, a banana slip TikTok there. For others, it’s all-consuming – a helpless catapult into a slurry of anxiety, self-harm and depression.
MEDIA
The morning after the event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the collaboration between Kathimerini and The New York Times for the former’s English-language edition, thanks to which American columnist Susan Glasser was in Athens for the first time, we meet at the cafe of a hotel in central Athens.
Over the past 25 years, journalism has undergone profound transformations. Traditional media has grappled with the rise of digital platforms, recognizing that readers now turn to Google or Facebook rather than the pages of newspapers for news.
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, president of NYT International, addresses an event on Monday in Piraeus celebrating the 25th anniversary of the collaboration between Kathimerini and the New York Times.
On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions.
The Athens meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, anticipated with cautious optimism by Greek media, has for the most part also made a positive impression on their Turkish counterparts.
Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators were drastically lowering its standards.
When Jennifer Watkins got a message from YouTube saying her channel was being shut down, she wasn’t initially worried. She didn’t use YouTube, after all.
Trust in public television and radio stations as a source of news is lower in Greece than in the rest of the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Parliament. While 48% of European citizens trust most public TV and radio stations as a source of news, only 39% of Greeks do.
After Dr Mark Mohrmann completed a successful orthopedic procedure in 2019, his patient turned to Yelp, a review website, to share his appreciation.
Live music tentatively returned in 2021 after Covid shutdowns. More artists got back on the road in 2022, yet still hit pandemic-related snags. But 2023 has been a blockbuster for the live-music business: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé circled the globe with headline-grabbing extravaganzas, and they weren’t the only story. Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Drake, Travis Scott, […]
For many years, the leftist main opposition couldn’t stop talking about the “systemic media,” the “media of intertwining interests,” and the “sewer media.” The latter was a loan from the extreme right, which also called it “porn media.” These were not terms used by the semi-official troll army. These were publicly uttered by SYRIZA officials […]
The Development Ministry, supported by digital tools provided by the European Commission, will conduct an investigation into the commercial practices employed by influencers on their social media accounts in the upcoming weeks. The primary aim is to safeguard consumers from deceptive commercial tactics.
Our work, that of a journalist, is increasingly fraught with challenges worldwide. A poignant example of this was evident after the recent bombing of a hospital in Gaza, where even renowned media organizations like The New York Times and the BBC found themselves in the position of having to issue apologies or explanations for their […]
The Greek Ministry of Justice released a draft bill on Thursday for public comment, with a deadline of November 8, to stop the spread of terrorist content online.
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