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Posts Tagged Wikileaks
EJO Latvia
Posted by Liga Ozolina in Fields of Coverage on January 18, 2011
The European Journalism Observatory is pleased to announce the latest addition to our network of partners, EJO Latvia!
With the help of Ainars Dimants, Associate Professor of Journalism and Communications Research and Liga Ozolina, PhD student and Latvian EJO Editor – both from the Turiba School of Business Administration and the Media Institute in Riga – we’re now able to provide new insight and perspectives on the Latvian media landscape.
Why Latvia? Why now?
From Wikileaks to Apple Pie
Posted by Natascha Fioretti in Ethics & Quality, New Media & Web 2.0 on January 9, 2011
Lessons to learn from 2010.
In the end, Julian Assange was not named Man of the Year by TIME magazine. Yet there’s no doubt 2010 will be remembered for the Wikileaks controversy and the resulting upheaval in the media. Particularly noteworthy were the attitudes of certain highly-respected print media outlets that played along with the game, becoming accomplices in the dissemination of information that resembled gossip more than news, and forgetting essential journalistic protocol: for instance ascertaining the originality of information, verifying sources, Read the rest of this entry »
Let the Foretelling Begin
Posted by Kate Nacy in Ethics & Quality, New Media & Web 2.0 on December 22, 2010
Media prophecies, 2011.
As the familiar lists of wrap-ups and predictions spring from every conceivable angle, the future of the news media is, once again, condensed in 10 convenient points.
Deeming 2010 the year of “mobile for news media,” Vadim Lavrusik of Mashable points to the gusto news organizations exhibited with their incorporation of social media in news operations. Thus, 2011 might well commence with fresh attitudes toward the open social Web. “The focus will shift from searchable news to social and share-able news, as social media referrals close the gap on search traffic for more news organizations,” says Lavrusik. “In the coming year, news media’s focus will be affected by the personalization of news consumption and social media’s influence on journalism.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Little Difference
Posted by Stephan Russ-Mohl in Ethics & Quality on December 16, 2010
Since the publication of Wikileaks’ latest wave of documents, the world seems to be spinning upside down.
Not only has the U.S. diplomacy been snubbed, but the Wikileaks servers along with those of mega companies like Mastercard, Visa, Paypal and eBay have been paralyzed. At least everyone now has a sense of what a cyber-war might look like once several sides are engaged. And any amount of reflection should lead us to understand that the Wikileaks Read the rest of this entry »
Lessons from Wikileaks
Posted by Marcello Foa in Ethics & Quality on August 15, 2010
Reflections on Wikileaks’ Afghan War Diary.
Swaying the media is much easier than academics and reporters are willing to admit. Knowing that 80 percent of the news comes from institutional sources, the transparency of information depends, above all, on the integrity of the people who work in such institutions.
If the government, or in this specific case the White House and Pentagon, select a line to follow and demand discipline from staff (avoiding unwelcome leaks), they are able to control not just a newspaper, but the media as a whole.
Unfortunately, as demonstrated in the book Gli Stregoni della Notizia (Witch Doctors of the News), scoops are often deceptive as they tend to be deliberately planted Read the rest of this entry »
Iceland Welcomes Whistleblowers
Posted by Kate Nacy in Media Policy, Press Freedom on March 13, 2010
Proposal calls for protection of journalists and sources in Iceland.
After bearing the brunt of a devastating financial scandal, Iceland considers a legislative makeover aimed at protecting journalists and whistleblowers. The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) seeks to strengthen freedom of expression through the adoption of various legal modifications designed to protect communication between sources and journalists. Eliminating the practice of “libel tourism” – i.e. shopping for locations to pursue libel actions where jurisdiction is thought to be most beneficial – is another of the proposal’s goals.
Plans to bolster the nation’s image gained speed last December with the help of Julian Assange and Daniel Schmitt, Wikileaks.org leaders interested in helping Iceland become a guardian of journalistic freedom. Wikileaks, Read the rest of this entry »
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