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American Dailies Down 5 Percent
Posted by Natascha Fioretti in Newsroom Management on November 3, 2010
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“It is a priveledge to be a journalist in this country.”
And yet never has there been so much pessimism about journalism and its future than in these times. These are the words of Charles L. Overby, Chairman of the Freedom Forum and Diversity Institute – an independent foundation that strives to defend and safeguard the Constitution’s First Amendment – and CEO of the Newseum, the interactive museum on the history of journalism in Washington D.C.
In fact, the circulation figures of American dailies published in the Audit Bureau of Circulation are not Read the rest of this entry »
A Question of Credibility
Posted by Benjamin Schulz in Ethics & Quality on September 7, 2010
Journalism is more than thorough research and investigation. It also includes the open handling of sources.
How transparently do U.S. and German quality daily papers work? Access to information is easier than ever before. Journalists are supposed to provide readers with orientation by evaluating data and facts. But the more easily accessible sources there are both on the Web and otherwise, the more important it becomes to assess them. Coverage can only be considered fully transparent if articles provide information about the sources they are based upon. How important is transparency for quality daily newspapers? Do U.S. papers take transparency more seriously? Are differences in transpareny of newspaper articles an indication of different journalistic cultures? Read the rest of this entry »
What is the “Public Interest”?
Posted by Stephan Russ-Mohl in Ethics & Quality on January 14, 2010
When and under which conditions is journalism in the “public interest?”
If one does not complacently assume whatever journalists publish is serving the common good, one gets into trouble finding a plausible answer to this question, or even an answer on which consensus may be reached. Stephen Whittle and Glenda Cooper from the Reuters Institute at Oxford University set out to provide clarification on the subject with their study, “Privacy, Probity and the Public Interest,” which asks when peeking through a keyhole or whipping out a camera phone is justified in the conflict between private sphere and public service.
White and Cooper may not deliver breathtaking new insights, yet their research, which focuses on a selection of widely-discussed cases of media coverage in the U.K., gets close to the point. Read the rest of this entry »
Hunger Strike
Posted by Stephan Russ-Mohl in Media Economics on June 4, 2009
Die Furche, May 28, 2009
In his latest book, American media activist Robert McChesney envisions a dark future for American newsgathering.
The author devises a U.S. government demanding “the reduction of international reporting, the closing of local editorial departments and trimming of employees and budgets.” In addition, McChesney’s president commands the media to focus on “celebrities and trivia instead of the serious investigation of scandals and law violations in the White House.”
USA: The Downfall Gains Speed
Posted by Stephan Russ-Mohl in Media Economics on February 20, 2009
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 19, 2008
Is the development of the press in the Bay Area a glimpse at what’s in store for journalism?
Anyone who has been away from the Bay Area over the last few years would hardly recognize the newspaper landscape upon return. No other place in the U.S. provides greater indication of the direction journalism is headed for.
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