October 2, 2013 •
Media Economics, Newsroom Management •
by Yasmin Schulten-Jaspers
The German media is struggling, but the death of German’s second largest news agency dapd, which ceased operating on April 11 2013, raises a whole new set of questions about the future of news. Are news agencies still needed? Can their...
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July 17, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
We are used to the media turning on those who seek to expose corruption and malpractice. But it is shocking nonetheless how soon media companies, when presented with one of the biggest data scandals in world history- namely the news that...
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July 2, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Simon P. Balzert
Journalism often deals with violence and catastrophe. So journalists must continually make decisions on how to use images of corpses, conflict, and trauma. A journalism diploma thesis by Simon Balzert at the Technische Universität...
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March 6, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Susanne Fengler
Participatory journalism: An engine for journalistic diversity or a marketing instrument for media companies? Newsrooms around the world are turning to social media in attempts to bolster user participation. Several models have been tested...
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