February 27, 2008 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Werbewoche Nr. 4, 2008 For the third time within three years, the Los Angeles Times, one of the most highly respected newspapers of our time, has lost its editor-in-chief. For the specialized media in Europe, the incident may deserve only...
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February 7, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 1, 2008 Researchers Analyze the Iraq Campaign of the US Government There is by now only little dispute that George W. Bush and his administration have lied to the public when, during the run-up of the Second...
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December 7, 2007 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist Nr. 10 + 11, 2007, 74 A student group at Columbia University has targeted the journalistic blunders that have hit the headlines. The students tried to find out whatever happened to the field’s “black sheep”,...
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November 22, 2007 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist Nr. 10 + 11, 2007, 74 So far, American media seemed the shining example of correction policies: Every newspaper which wants to be taken seriously has a “Corrections Corner” – a column where the newsroom rectifies...
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November 9, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Studies in Communication Sciences 6/2, 2006, pp. 189-208 EJO-RESEARCH The research perspective presented here is rational choice theory. So far, it has rarely been applied to journalism and journalism research....
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October 23, 2007 •
Public Relations •
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Wissenschaftsjournalist, October, 2007 Why it is so difficult to escape the PR trap It is an unambiguous trend that has been found by numerous studies: journalism has definitely come under the influence of PR, with more and more media...
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October 15, 2007 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Cristina Elia Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 5, 2007 The institution of the news ombudsman, that mediates between readers and newsrooms, has been around for more or less 40 years. In the U.S. there has been more independence treating delicate cases. The...
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September 3, 2007 •
Public Relations •
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Schweizer Journalist, August/September 2007 The extent to which independent journalism is threatened by PR and spin doctoring is illustrated by the figures presented in the latest issue of the British Journalism Review. Paul Routledge,...
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July 25, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Kurt W Zimmermann
Weltwoche, Nr. 25, July, 2007 The noble art of mutual killing is nowhere more beautifully celebrated than it is in a classic duel – man against man. And if you don’t even have to pay to watch, things become even more entertaining....
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