Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

@rasmus_kleis

Media/news/journalism researcher, empiricist, occasional contrarian. Professor, Dep. of Communication, U of Copenhagen, Senior Research Associate @risj_oxford

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen@rasmus_kleis · Jun 17, 2024

2024 Digital News Report out now, documenting scale and scope of 'platform resets' and much more Team effort by @nicnewman @richrdfletcher Craig Robertson @amyross87 and partners, covering 47 markets Report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-r… Follow #DNR24 A few highlights in thread 1/9

rasmus_kleis's tweet card. The most comprehensive study of news consumption, covering 47 markets from around the world.

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Reuters Press Team@ReutersPR · Jul 24

Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC News issued the following joint statement on July 24, 2025: reutersagency.com/media-centre/j…

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen@rasmus_kleis · Jul 24

Game on!

LLuca Bertuzzi@BertuzLuca · Jul 24

BREAKING: The EU Commission has released a mandatory template for AI developers to disclose training data. Unlike the Code of Practice, this is not optional. It could have global fallout, as rights holders abroad might use it to sue over copyright. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/exp…

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen@rasmus_kleis · Jul 23

“There is no point in making plans that are solely political; one needs a plan that works on an industrial and technical basis.” (Let alone effective demand.) Useful reading for those thinking about roads towards reduced EU reliance on US and Chinese tech on.ft.com/4kUtnAj

rasmus_kleis's tweet card. Disputes over governance and workload plague weapons programme that is crucial to European defence ambitions

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen@rasmus_kleis · Jul 23

Great news. Helen brings tremendous experience, clear judgement, and true grit, as she has shown throughout her career and as a stalwart of the @risj_oxford Advisory Board. Excited to see her work with the whole RISJ community reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/british-j…

rasmus_kleis's tweet card. After leading a distinguished career at the BBC for three decades and sitting at our Advisory Board, she’ll succeed Alan Rusbridger at this post.

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen@rasmus_kleis · Jul 22

No free lunch, only hard choices. “The EU has tried to use industrial policy in things like cloud computing [and] have been thoroughly unsuccessful,” says Meyers [from CERRE]. “The idea that we just need [to] try harder ... requires a bit more scrutiny.” on.ft.com/3GycKwk

rasmus_kleis's tweet card. The continent’s dependence on US groups for digital infrastructure is causing growing concern among executives and policymakers

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