August 5, 2009 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Message, 3/2009 The U.S. media crisis delivered a crushing blow to many newspapers. In Europe, an increasing number of print publications hang in jeopardy, yet European publications may not be threatened by the same disaster as those in...
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July 24, 2009 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 6 + 7/2009 While other countries have been diagnosed with a “science journalism crisis,” Christina Elmer, Franziska Badenschier, and Holger Wormer of the University of Dortmund report a boom in Germany’s...
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June 27, 2009 •
Digital News •
by Natascha Fioretti
Corriere del Ticino, June 16, 2009 As we find ourselves caught in a media pandemic, an open mind may carry us beyond the wreckage. “You have to be incredibly open to every idea,” advises John Byrne, director of the online...
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June 15, 2009 •
Digital News •
by Piero Macri
European Journalism Observatory, May 2009 EJO Research A study conducted by media researcher Piero Macrì assesses obstacles facing the newspaper industry and options for recovery. Newspapers have never been read as regularly as they are...
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June 4, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality, Public Relations •
by Adam Szynol
Comparing Media Systems in Central Europe: Between Commercialization and Politization, 2008 Research Adam Szynol of the University of Wroclaw examines the effects of Passauer Neue Presse and Orkla Media on the Polish daily press market....
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June 4, 2009 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
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...
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May 27, 2009 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 4 + 5/2009 Which business models will finance quality journalism in the future? A look at strategies from the U.S. How are journalists to survive? Plans to rescue journalism from Wall Street’s grasp are...
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April 25, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, April 17, 2009 Do corrections columns strengthen the news media’s credibility? A frequent victim of journalistic error, Barack Obama may have set records in name-botching. On his blog RegretTheError.com, media...
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April 6, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, 2+03/2009 Michael Haller and Norbert Küpper are research pioneers who, with the help of an eye-tracking device, analyze eye movements that occur while readers peruse newspapers and Web pages. In the latest issue of...
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