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Liga Ozolina is a PhD student on the Communication Management Program at Turiba University, Riga. She was previously the editor of the EJO's Latvian-language site and has also worked on Diena - one of Latvia's largest daily newspapers - and for various online media outlets. Her academic interests include journalists' professional identity, entrepreneurial journalism, online journalism and new media business models.
September 16, 2019 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Liga Ozolina
The Riga-based investigative journalism project Re:Baltica has adopted a novel business model. ...
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September 10, 2019 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent •
by Liga Ozolina
How a YouTube-based TV channel with a mission to promote public debate became one of the most successful Baltic media start-ups....
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July 4, 2014 •
Press Freedom •
by Liga Ozolina
The decision by Cairo’s court to sentenced three Al-Jazeera English (AJE) journalists – Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste has shocked journalists around the world. It has raised questions about the independence of the...
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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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December 26, 2011 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Liga Ozolina
On November 16, UNESCO’s International Day for Tolerance, communication researchers from Riga Stradins University (RSU) presented the first aggression index of Internet commentaries in Latvia. Researchers introduced a special method...
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November 11, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Liga Ozolina
Inga Springe sits down with Liga Ozolina of the EJO’s Latvian team to discuss the Baltic Investigative Reporting Center. On August 9, 2011, a group of journalists from Lithuania, Estonia, and the United States announced the creation...
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January 18, 2011 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Liga Ozolina
The European Journalism Observatory is pleased to announce the latest addition to our network of partners, EJO Latvia! With the help of Ainars Dimants, Associate Professor of Journalism and Communications Research and Liga Ozolina, PhD...
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