August 4, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Michael Wise
New study looks beyond directional analysis in order to find differences in linking patterns. In a world where hyperlinks appear more frequently than ever, surprisingly little is known about how bloggers and journalists are actually using...
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July 29, 2012 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Liga Ozolina
Lonely Planet author Brandon Presser explains the unique skill set necessary for travel writing. After earning a degree in art history from Harvard University and going to work for the Louvre Museum in Paris, Brandon Presser turned to...
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July 24, 2012 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Philip Di Salvo
After George Clooney’s The Ides Of March, Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO drama The Newsroom places journalism in the limelight yet again. American screenwriter Sorkin has been known to incorporate media-related topics into his work,...
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July 19, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Michael Wise
New Reuters report provides data and analysis on digital news formats and their impact on the news industry. The 2012 Reuters Institute Digital News Report “Tracking the Future of News” finds a harmonious relationship between nascent...
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July 16, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova and Stephan Russ-Mohl
EJO Report To some, “entrepreneurial journalism” sounds like an odd turn of expression, as traditionally journalists have been expected to abstain from business. For years media professionals enforced the so-called “Chinese...
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July 12, 2012 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Carmen Paun
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Centre On a Tuesday morning in Rome, a woman drinks her espresso while browsing the European Daily in a noisy cafeteria. At the same time in Stockholm, an Erasmus student from Bulgaria is...
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July 8, 2012 •
Press Freedom •
by Marko Nedeljkovic
Of the 27 indicators of professional media standards defined by the Council of Europe, Serbia meets only four. A report detailing the challenges of Serbian media, titled “Serbian Media Scene VS European Standards,” offers...
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July 3, 2012 •
Press Freedom •
by Cristina Gelan
In August 1999 ActiveWatch, a member of the Reporters Without Borders network (RWB), launched a program to protect and promote free speech. The program, called Freedom of Speaking, began publishing annual “FreeEx” reports financed by...
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July 1, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Tina Bettels
In the last few years the downfall of the newspaper industry has been predicted excessively – especially in the US. In a study conducted at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism, the ways in which U.S. newspapers...
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