November 30, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Wiebke Schoon, a researcher from the University of Hamburg, spoke euphorically of the “cosmopolitan turn” taken by media and journalism research. Indeed, only a few years ago it would have been unthinkable: Nearly 1000 researchers...
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November 26, 2010 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
New app for journalists launches. Qluso is a new online app that allows news editors to bid on exclusive stories from freelance journalists (in exchange for 10 percent of generated profit, of course). The app is designed to help news...
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November 23, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
A California company tackles online plagiarism politely. Attributor, a company based in San Mateo, California, devised the first Web-wide monitoring and enforcement platform, created to monitor licensed use and protect against unauthorized...
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November 18, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
At first sight it appears that we, the media users, are the big beneficiaries of the Internet and media convergence. We continue to access much content for free, or at least at prices much cheaper than before. Upon a second glance,...
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November 11, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
MediaBugs releases first survey of U.S. media correction policies. MediaBugs – an online service providing the public with tools to reports errors in media coverage – takes a look at the websites of 40 major U.S. newsrooms, including...
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November 8, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Piero Macri
Shrinking World: The decline of international reporting in the British press A new report published in Media Standards Trust by Martin Moore focuses on the progressive disappearance of international news stories from newspaper pages....
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November 4, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A reason for the Swiss to be proud. In the most recent ranking of Transparency International, Switzerland lands in a group of 10 nations perceived to be least endangered by corruption. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway...
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November 3, 2010 •
Newsroom Management •
by Natascha Fioretti
“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...
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October 25, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) releases Press Freedom Index 2010. Last year was a particularly grim one for journalists, as the number of murdered reporters rose 26 percent, while violence against...
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