November 13, 2015 •
Public Relations, Short stories •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Two workshops took place in Berlin recently. Their aim: to bring together researchers and media practitioners to debate the issues that journalism faces today. The conclusion: journalism is facing a brain drain as professionals jump to the...
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October 30, 2015 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Jan Zielonka
The ruling party in Hungary, Fidesz, has persistently tried to transform public-service television into its propaganda tool, but seen rather perverse results. The more TV programmes played to the Fidesz tune, the less people watched it....
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October 27, 2015 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Michael Haller
Let me take you back to 3rd December 2013: Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, testifies before the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee. It was to become a tense 78-minute interrogation on his newspaper’s decision to...
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October 26, 2015 •
Latest stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Ian Hargreaves
The UK’s hyperlocal (community) journalism scene has long provoked strikingly contending judgments. Doubters see it as amateurish, fragile and of little relevance to ‘real’ journalism. Supporters believe it has already built the base...
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October 23, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Most Europeans now access news online, yet traditional news sources – particularly television – remain important. This has created a crowded news landscape, with newspaper, broadcaster, and digital-born brands competing for...
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October 21, 2015 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Michal Kus
Russian-speaking journalists working in Estonia believe they act as mediators between Estonians and Russian-speakers in the country, but do not feel they can represent the Russian minority or help them to socially integrate, according to...
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October 5, 2015 •
Short stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Suzanne Franks
Sports coverage is booming. News about sport used to be confined to a couple of pages at the back of the newspaper, but today it occupies vast areas of print, online and broadcast attention. Sportsmen and women are better known and better...
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September 30, 2015 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The preoccupation that we could be drowned by too many news and advertising messages, and that we are “over-newsed and under-informed” may be yesterday’s headache. The challenge for the future is to ensure that we will not...
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September 9, 2015 •
Recent, Research •
by Scott. R Maier
Mother Teresa understood compassion fatigue when she proclaimed, “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at one, I will.” What Mother Teresa knew from personal experience has been documented by behavioral research showing...
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