May 24, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Media managers and journalists are not good at dealing with criticism. They demand accountability and transparency from others, but do not see why they should hold themselves up to similar scrutiny. This study argues that the media...
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June 26, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Pensioned journalists have created online news sites, thus becoming competitors to their former employers. It seems legacy media have not yet learned to use the potential of experienced seniors. Within the last two years, Swiss journalists...
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May 24, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Claus Reitan
Economic success is the precondition for political independence, yet both are difficult to achieve. Criticism and media control decide the quality of a democracy. A democracy is highly dependent on the quality of its communication with...
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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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February 24, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
What else must happen before one of the world’s most powerful media moguls resigns? Rupert Murdoch does not hold a public office like Christian Wulff, the former German president, or Philipp Hildebrand, now ex-president of the Swiss...
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