March 30, 2012 •
Newsroom Management •
by Michael Wise
New report reveals mounting print revenue losses take a toll on the newspaper industry. As digital news consumption grows, can salvation really be found in a new business model? A new report released this month by the Pew Research...
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March 26, 2012 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Ilze Olsteina
Media managers confront a new branding dilemma concerning the Twitter “behavior” of their employees. Many media leaders are now asking whether tweets should be accredited to their publishing houses and if so, how should this be done?...
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March 19, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Michael Wise
New report claims women journalists have a long way to go in closing the gender pay gap. German newspaper Bild was in a giving mood this International Women’s Day. While providing 300 female staffers with the day off, the paper’s male...
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March 15, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Susanne Fengler
A study of Dutch newsrooms conducted by communication scientist Yael de Haan reveals journalists are meek when receiving or dolling out criticism in the newsroom, which may contribute to low journalistic quality. Haan conducted her study...
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March 13, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Linas Jegelevicius
*Article contributed by the European Journalism Centre If ordered by court to reveal a confidential source of information, what should a journalist do? Should she disclose it, and draw contempt and condemnation from her colleagues in the...
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March 6, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Susanne Fengler
Participatory journalism: An engine for journalistic diversity or a marketing instrument for media companies? Newsrooms around the world are turning to social media in attempts to bolster user participation. Several models have been tested...
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March 4, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
There’s a selection of people in the media industry who’ll say that professionals fall from heaven. Some claim only natural talent, not journalistic education, is needed for a news career. Media research is similarly considered...
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March 1, 2012 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Filipa Moreno
Article contributed by the European Journalism Centre The Portuguese language service of Euronews is facing closure following the decision of the Portuguese government to end its contract with the international news channel. Due to the...
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February 28, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Philip Di Salvo
Bad news arrived recently from India, in what some see as a new threat to the world’s largest democracy. Google admitted to blocking content deemed offensive to Indian politics and religion at the behest of an Indian tribunal. Muslim...
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