June 8, 2008 •
Public Relations •
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Schweizer Journalist 04+05/2008 The fact that the field of public relations represents a danger, by undermining “independent” journalism, has been at the centre of many scholarly debates in the last 20 years. Philomen Schönhagen,...
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June 8, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, 09.05.2008 Around 1.6 million Swiss francs to be paid for a picture of a woman who, in 24 years, has never seen daylight. For some, the “House of Horrors” in Amstetten (Austria) has become a genuine tourist...
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May 15, 2008 •
Newsroom Management •
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung 09.05.2008 In search of new business models for journalism Is it possible to convene an international conference on the future of journalism that is in perfect line with the organisers’ (wishful)...
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May 14, 2008 •
Media and Politics •
by Natascha Fioretti
Corriere del Ticino, 17.04.2008 Journalism is no longer what it used to be and the media’s state of health is anything but good. Quoting great journalists experts and media researchers present at the Perugia Journalism Festival. Carl...
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May 10, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality, Public Relations •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, 12.04.2008 We all prefer to see what we would like to see. Tibet is in a truly pitiful position. China is evil and giving Tibet a hard time. How true! At least that’s what the words and pictures are telling us....
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May 4, 2008 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, 07.03.2008 It came to pass at a time when godlessness ruled German lands that the media found their religion again. “Doped up Moses on a God trip”: this is how Swiss tabloid Blick recently rejoiced at a juicy story...
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April 21, 2008 •
Newsroom Management •
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 07.03.2008 Judging from the declarations made during media conferences and the targets defined by top managers in the media industry, traditional newsrooms in the US and elsewhere are transforming...
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April 11, 2008 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist 02+03/2008 p.78 The findings presented by Lisa George, economist at Hunter College, New York, are quite surprising: In her study on the effects of ownership concentration on product diversity, the variety of topics and...
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March 7, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, 15.02.2008 The Difficult Relationship between the Media and the Car Industry Everyday commodity, luxury good, environmental hazard – cars represent different things to different people. The same goes for those who...
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