April 10, 2014 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Markus Spillmann
Every academic should want their work to be noticed, not by experts in the field, but by the wider public. This is especially true for an area of study that focuses on publicity and the dissemination of information: media studies. The fact...
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April 9, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt
Determining the relationship between journalism and politics often amounts to a chicken-and-egg-situation: Who drives whose agenda? Is it media outlets dictating the news of the day or is it politicians and their spin doctors manufacturing...
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April 9, 2014 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Artan Fuga
The European Journalism Observatory: a project founded by Professor Stephan Russ-Mohl at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, has had a fundamental impact on the work of the Department of Journalism and Communication at the...
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April 1, 2014 •
Media Economics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt
New developments in the American news industry show promising signs of energy and excitement, according to the “State of the News Media 2014” report by the Pew Research Center. Even though the ground for traditional journalism is still...
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March 27, 2014 •
Photography and Video •
by Marcello Foa
As part of our series celebrating ten years of the EJO, award-winning photojournalist Hazel Thompson speaks to Marcello Foa. Thompson’s work has appeared in several publications including The New York Times, Vogue, The Sunday Times and...
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March 26, 2014 •
Business Models, Media and Politics •
by John Anderson
Radio broadcasting remains a powerful medium of modern communications: in the United States, more than 240 million people use it every week. In times of crisis and disaster, it is often the medium of last resort. But its place of primacy...
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March 20, 2014 •
Business Models •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Andrew Gowers was editor of the Financial Times from 2001 to 2005. He then moved into public relations, and was head of corporate communications at Lehman Brothers, and later head of group media at BP. He is currently global head of...
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March 14, 2014 •
Digital News, Public Relations •
by Pierre C. Meier
A new player has arrived on Swiss online newscape, promising to shake up mobile news. The widely anticipated online news portal, Watson.ch went live on January 22 with an unusual launch strategy, after a year long gestation period. The...
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March 13, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Evgeniya Boklage and Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
The editor of a liberal Russian news website Lenta.ru has been fired in a move that many say is part of a Kremlin-backed crackdown on press freedom. Galina Timchenko was fired on March 12 after ten years as editor of the site by the...
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