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Mark Blach-Ørsten is professor, Ph.D. in journalism at Roskilde University. His current research is on media ethics, media accountability and the quality of journalism.
April 5, 2016 •
Recent •
by Mark Blach-Ørsten
Think tanks are changing the face of political debate and influence, according to research into their media visibility. The study highlights the increasing importance of advocacy think tanks within and outside the Danish news media...
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December 1, 2015 •
Ethics and Quality, Short stories •
by Mark Blach-Ørsten
Credibility is frequently represented as both an ideal goal for journalism as a profession and as an integral part of the survival strategy of the news industry. Yet there exists no widely accepted way of measuring the concept. Our recent...
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July 9, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Research, Short stories •
by Mark Blach-Ørsten
Denmark’s latest general election was held on the 18th of June and, as always, the news media’s coverage of the event was a subject of public debate. Especially two points: the first, was the question of ‘the presidentialisation’...
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February 4, 2015 •
Business Models, Ethics and Quality •
by Mark Blach-Ørsten
Denmark’s media will remember 2014 for two events. The country’s very own hacking scandal and a documentary about a tabloid newspaper that showed just how difficult the change from the ‘paper’ journalism business model to the...
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