March 4, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels
Interview with Heikki Heikkilä, Journalism Research and Development Centre, University of Tampere Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability in Finland? A: Finland is known for its established media accountability systems....
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March 4, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Media accountability is increasingly important, especially in times of increasing media concentration. Twelve research teams have formed with the collective aim of examining the state of media accountability in Europe over the next three...
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January 14, 2010 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Concerning the fight against terrorism, here’s a bit of hypothetical food for thought: What would’ve happened if the media “adequately” covered the failed suicide attack in the skies over Detroit? Perhaps a short paragraph or...
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December 31, 2009 •
Digital News •
by Kate Nacy
A study conducted by Prof. Roger Bohn and Dr. James Short of the University of California at San Diego dispels the notion that visually stimulating forms of media are driving the death of the written word. Of the 100,500 words they consume...
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September 22, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 8+9 During the last few years, many publishers in Europe experimented with changes to news formats. However, not all of these experiments in providing handy, magazine-like papers succeeded. The Swiss yellow-press...
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