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Posts Tagged journalism-culture
Working for Free
Posted by Kate Nacy in Ethics, Journalism Training on March 29, 2010
A study conducted by Skillset – a UK media training body – concludes that 44 percent of workers in the creative media industry perform unpaid labor in order to secure positions in the field.
According to Skillset, entering the industry still remains largely contingent on “who you know” culture, rather than open, merit-based opportunities. Incorporating feedback from a selection of media interns from organizations like the BBC and Global Radio, Skillset reacts against this paticular form of media elitism by compiling a set of “best practice” guidelines and case studies. Compensation of at least Read the rest of this entry »
Schizophrenic Relations
Last November, a conference hosted by the Institute of Applied Media Studies in Winterthur, Switzerland, examined the relationships among journalism, scholarship and the public interest.
Barbie Zelizer, director of the Annenberg Scholars Program in Culture and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, lead the discussion sharing insight and incisive research on what she deems, “the schizophrenic treatment of journalism.” Zelizer was kind enough to provide EJO with the research paper she presented, entitled, “What Can Journalism Scholarship Tell Us About Journalism?” Read the rest of this entry »
Austria and Germany: Comparing Journalists
Posted by Stephan Russ-Mohl in Regional Studies on March 10, 2009
Die Furche, March 4, 2009
When it comes to influencing the political agenda, speaking up for society’s disadvantaged, or drawing attention to deplorable circumstances, Austrian journalists differ greatly from their German colleagues.
A recent opinion poll led by Andy Kaltenbrunner and his research team, “Journalist-Report II: Austria’s media makers and their motives,” surveyed a representative sample of 500 journalists.
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