February 3, 2021 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Stephan Russ-Mohl analyses how the phenomena of 'fan culture' and 'tribalism' are influencing and shaping media trends and coverage. ...
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December 17, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
Watergate forever changed American journalism. That’s how many American journalists, especially political reporters, remember the relentless, investigative reporting that brought down Richard Nixon. After Watergate (1972-1974) there was...
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February 20, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Agnija Kazuša
With such an abundance of free information available online and editorial boards using news agencies more than ever, the number of beat reporters employed by print outlets has decreased. Among the specialty reporters disappearing from...
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November 30, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Wiebke Schoon, a researcher from the University of Hamburg, spoke euphorically of the “cosmopolitan turn” taken by media and journalism research. Indeed, only a few years ago it would have been unthinkable: Nearly 1000 researchers...
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September 7, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Benjamin Schulz
Journalism is more than thorough research and investigation. It also includes the open handling of sources. How transparently do U.S. and German quality daily papers work? Access to information is easier than ever before. Journalists are...
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