August 13, 2013 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Michał Kuś, Stephan Russ-Mohl, Adam Szynol
Media barons – media owners who use their newsrooms to exercise political pressure and power – have become more influential in many Central and Eastern European countries. The most recent mega deals in the U.S. and in Germany...
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November 9, 2011 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Kate Nacy
Over the past seven weeks, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) story has been nothing shy of enigmatic, due largely to a lack of clear policy demands and a surplus of creepy plastic masks no one really understands. Despite its many nebulous...
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February 17, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Public Relations •
by Kate Nacy
In spite of a decidedly uncertain media landscape, talk radio – conservative talk radio in particular – maintains a high level of success in the U.S. Often the soundtrack to highway traffic jams, petulance-pushing talk radio...
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October 7, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Modern wars are fought on at least two frontiers. There’s the military battlefield, and then there’s the media front, where the visceral darkness of war (collateral damages, tragedy, human suffering) must be distorted in order to...
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