September 27, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Tim Donnelly
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Centre If we could get 20-somethings to spend as much time reading the news of the world as they do browsing for dates online, the world would be a much more informed place. There is something...
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September 18, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Lena Genennig
Is Chancellor Angela Merkel responsible for the turn in German energy policy, or was the shift caused by journalists? This question may keep future historians busy, for they may never find a clear answer. Media researchers Hans Mathias...
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September 12, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
Contemporary journalists are granted access to a wealth of “tools” – or better – “tool kits,” few of which existed a decade ago. Tools for journalists, which at one point included heirlooms like the now-obsolete pencil...
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September 6, 2012 •
Media Economics •
by Michael Wise
New mobile media survey shows consumer confidence in journalists remains high, despite a growing distrust in mainstream media outlets. In the fifth installment of a six part series which looks at the impact of mobile devices on news...
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August 28, 2012 •
Media and Politics •
by Michael Wise
New Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) report examines digital intermediaries and their effect on news plurality in contemporary media. “News Plurality in a Digital World,” authored by communication policy expert...
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August 24, 2012 •
Media and Politics •
by Eric Karstens
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Centre Why is the European Union so ineffective when it comes to supporting press freedom and media pluralism? The Vice President of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes,...
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August 18, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Sven Engesser and Edda Humprecht
Few newsrooms utilize the technical potential of Twitter. In a new study conducted by the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research (IPMZ) at the University of Zurich, researchers attempt to measure the spread of microblogging...
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August 14, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Michael Wise
As the third most-viewed site on the Internet, news agencies must decide how best to utilize YouTube’s burgeoning success as a news source. In a lengthy report published by The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)...
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August 11, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
It’s not every day that an American trade journal like the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) shows serious interest in something happening outside the U.S. Recently, however, the journal dedicated a long story to Scandinavian countries....
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