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Global Perspectives on Journalism Education
Posted by Kate Nacy in Journalism Training, Regional Studies on May 18, 2010
Beate Josephi of the School of Communication and Arts at Edith Cowan University, Perth, publishes a new book about journalism education.
The core of Josephi’s book, Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom, lauds the power of journalism education to inspire change. Tackling twelve case studies (China, Singapore, Cambodia, Palestine, Oman, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Russia, Romania and Croatia), Josephi points to the fact that journalism education is not necessarily indicative of a country’s media system. While wealthy nations are free to mediate the terms of education, access to media education in poorer countries tends to fall to the whims and influence of foreign NGOs.
How Free Are We?
Posted by Kate Nacy in Ethics, Regional Studies on April 29, 2010
Study finds restrictions on press freedoms tighten across the globe.
Freedom of the Press 2010: A Global Survey of Media Independence, a study conducted by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, registered declines in press freedoms in nearly all corners of the world. This is the eighth consecutive year such declines were recorded by Freedom House, where a sorry one out of six persons is considered to be living in a country that can claim a free press. In fact the only region to boast improvement is Asia-Pacific, where gains were attributed to transformations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
Restrictive laws, violence against journalists, political conflict and heightened governmental grasp on Internet freedoms are among the standard batch of explanations for freedom’s grim status. Read the rest of this entry »
Denmark and New Media
Posted by Tina Bettels in New Media, Regional Studies on April 28, 2010
Interview with Bruno Ingemann, consultant and lecturer at the Danish School of Journalism.
How do you think journalism will change in the next 10 years?
There will definitely be more interaction with the public – we’re only beginning. Journalists have to learn how to interact with the public, not only to get more information but also to improve journalistic quality. They could, for example, ask the public to help investigate. This is already done in England where Paul Bradshaw launched the project “Help Me Investigate.” The key point here is that journalists are still in control of what content they want published. Furthermore, journalists should learn how to use social media like Facebook and Twitter for journalistic processes.
Before your career as a consultant, you were working as a managing editor for the Danish media house Nordjyske Medier, which was one of the first media houses in Europe to introduce convergence in their newsroom. Does it still serve as a role model for other media houses? Read the rest of this entry »
Kiss and Tell Journalism
Posted by Kate Nacy in Media Effects, Regional Studies on April 13, 2010
Journalist Nicholas Jones discusses the maladies of celebrity reportage and the effect on British journalism.
Occasionally crass, often contrived star-riddled stories plague the UK press, and according to Jones, the ethical slips characteristic of such reportage are spreading to other regions of journalism and media. “The exploitation of other people’s embarrassment — even other people’s misery — has also encouraged what has to be seen as the nasty side of citizen’s journalism, the sale of personal information, perhaps mobile phone photos taken at private occasions Read the rest of this entry »
Internet Boosts Interest in News
Posted by Kate Nacy in Media Economics, Regional Studies on April 12, 2010
According to research conducted by the McKinsey group, the Internet is the driving force behind an increase in UK news consumption.
Two surveys conducted in the UK in 2006 and 2009 reveal that consumption rose to 72 minutes per day, up from 60 minutes in 2006. The Mckinsey report eyes newfangled pay models with caution, concluding that experimental revenue structures for online content will fall short of compensating for the lost print revenue, stressing that even if online-only versions of newspapers cost 75 percent less than original versions, only 14 percent of those surveyed would actually pay. See here for more on the report.
Media Accountability in Romania
Posted by Tina Bettels in Ethics, New Media, Regional Studies on April 7, 2010
Interview with Mihai Coman of the University of Bucharest’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability in Romania?
It depends on perspective. On an institutional level there are a few examples one could call successful. There is a code of ethics in Romania that has been accepted and implemented by all journalistic associations. Now there is also an ombudsman in public television. From a social, sociological perspective we have to ask ourselves who controls the journalistic profession. There is a constant struggle between top and low-level journalists, between media owners and journalists, between politicians and journalists – they all want to control the field. We are involved in the process of transformation in Romania. We believed that the transition to capitalism would occur quickly, however we discovered that such a change takes Read the rest of this entry »
MediaAct Interview: Colin Porlezza
Posted by Tina Bettels in Ethics, Regional Studies on March 29, 2010
Interview with Colin Porlezza, communications researcher at the Università della Svizzera italiana and EJO collaborator.
Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability in Switzerland?
It depends on what one understands as a successful example. Is the existence of a press council already a success – although it has only limited possibilities to impose a sanction? Or can one regard the existence of ombudsmen as positive, even though they are hardly present in public? The infrastructure of journalistic quality management is relatively broad and consistent in Switzerland. A quite successful example is the way TV and radio licenses are allocated – certain quality standards are prerequisites to receiving one. Furthermore, the quality awareness seems to be in general quite high in Switzerland, although this can’t Read the rest of this entry »
MediaAct Interview: Epp Lauk
Posted by Tina Bettels in Ethics, Regional Studies on March 24, 2010
Interview with Epp Lauk, Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Tartu, Estonia.
Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability systems in Estonia?
There are two press councils in Estonia – the Newspaper Association’s Press Council (since 2002) and the Estonian Press Council (since 1991). As there is no cooperation between the two councils and there even is an agreement among the newspapers who are members of the Newspaper Association to ignore the Estonian Press Council, I would say that both have little effect.
Q: Do you believe there should be a new ethical code specifically for online journalism? Read the rest of this entry »
Internet and Public Opinion in Iran
Posted by Samira Kügler in Foreign Coverage, Regional Studies on March 15, 2010
How oppositional journalists and bloggers inform, discuss, and bypass censorship in Iran – all the while risking their lives.
What influence does the Internet have on the formation of public opinion in Iran? Such a question arises with regard to Iran’s backdrop of repression, constricted freedom of expression and government-influenced media. Samira Kügler from the Institute of Journalism at the University of Dortmund, Germany, examines this question in her diploma thesis as she interviews eight oppositional journalists and bloggers, three of whom spent time living in exile. Identities of the interviewees remain anonymous.
Planned well in advance, the interviews occurred (coincidentally) during the most severe riots Iran has experienced in 30 years – incited by the controversial June 2009 presidential elections. Read the rest of this entry »
Iceland Welcomes Whistleblowers
Posted by Kate Nacy in Media Politics, Regional Studies on March 13, 2010
Proposal calls for protection of journalists and sources in Iceland.
After bearing the brunt of a devastating financial scandal, Iceland considers a legislative makeover aimed at protecting journalists and whistleblowers. The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) seeks to strengthen freedom of expression through the adoption of various legal modifications designed to protect communication between sources and journalists. Eliminating the practice of “libel tourism” – i.e. shopping for locations to pursue libel actions where jurisdiction is thought to be most beneficial – is another of the proposal’s goals.
Plans to bolster the nation’s image gained speed last December with the help of Julian Assange and Daniel Schmitt, Wikileaks.org leaders interested in helping Iceland become a guardian of journalistic freedom. Wikileaks, Read the rest of this entry »
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