Website: http://www.ejo.ch
European Journalism Observatory co-founder and until 2018 Professor of Journalism and Media Management at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. Frequent contributor to Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) and Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin), as well as to the specialist publications Schweizer Journalist and Der österreichische Journalist.
May 1, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Wirtschaftsjournalist, Nr. 5, May 2006 The new CASHdaily has the right format for all commuters, airplane passengers and for those who ingest their news in front of the PC. It is well done and doesn’t cost a single Franc – not the...
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April 7, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, April 07, 2006 It was less than 25 years ago when US media researcher Ben Bagdikian stirred a worldwide sensation with the publication of his book. He predicted that in a not too distant future a mere “handful”...
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March 3, 2006 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 03, 2006 US newspaper journalists seem to have become increasingly prone to errors. According to a study conducted by Scott R. Maier, University of Oregon and recently published in Journalism and Mass...
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February 17, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 17, 2006 The influence of media reports on the economic climate A postdoctoral thesis focusing on the influence of media on the economic climate finds a problematic tendency of TV reports to paint a...
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February 1, 2006 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Message, Nr. 2, April, 2006 The current public debate on the influence of PR on journalism might be long overdue, but it is going in the wrong direction. On one side independent journalism, on the other, PR with its vested interests –...
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November 10, 2005 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Werbewoche, Nr. 40, November 2005 This is no mean feat and truly deserves our attention; even though I would not yet recommend other publishers to follow the same route. Switch to a small tabloid format and dramatically reduce coverage –...
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September 30, 2005 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, September 30, 2007 A book on the situation in Austria Two publishing houses publicly battling over the same object of desire is not an everyday affair. But if it happens, sparks fly. That is how is was in Springer...
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April 28, 2005 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Werbewoche, April 28, 2005 “Habemus papam”. Do we really need yet another opinion on the issue; now, after the new pope is chosen and the former buried? Yes, we do. Even if I might run the risk of contributing my own bit to what I...
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January 1, 2005 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Medienwirtschaft, Nr. 01, 2005 More readers benefit – thanks to smaller tabloid format With the era of national hero William Tell long gone, Switzerland is only rarely considered a hotbed for revolutions. Nevertheless, today we are...
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