March 11, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Dariya Orlova
Ukrainian journalists and social activists are fighting back against what they claim is a flood of distorted, inaccurate coverage of the country’s affairs from the Russian media. The Ukrainian media have started compiling lists of...
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February 25, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Evgeniya Boklage
Ukraine’s violent turmoil is the most important international news story at this moment, and has sparked international debate on democracy, popular protests, the role of the European Union and Russia’s influence in Europe. For Moscow,...
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February 20, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A study looking at how politicians and journalists interact with each other in Berne reveals some surprises about the interplay between media and government. Is the interaction between journalists and politicians in small states different...
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February 11, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Switzerland’s decision this weekend to vote in favour of imposing quotas on the numbers of newcomers into the country has caused uproar across Europe, and within the country. Germany’s Ralf Stegner, deputy chairman of the centre left...
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February 3, 2014 •
Press Freedom •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
At a first glance, president Obama’s recent speech about the NSA seems to support arguments by Dan Gillmor, one of America’s most prominent Internet gurus. He believes that the fallout from the information leaked by Edward Snowden...
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January 30, 2014 •
Digital News, Research •
by Jenny Dean
A study from Journalism Practice looks at how effective social media is in reaching audiences for news. It compares Facebook and Twitter and suggests that Twitter might just have the advantage. Researchers believe this is the case because...
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January 28, 2014 •
Ethics and Quality, Research •
by Karen Grass
Many American journalists are confused about copyright law in the United States, leading to the publication of weak or substandard content, according to a new study. A team of researchers led by Patricia Aufderheide, a professor of...
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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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November 21, 2013 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Meera Selva
Ambitious, original, labour intensive journalism costs money, but is worth little on the open market. As behavioural economist Dan Ariely argues, most of us tend to behave irrationally if we can get something that appears to be free. We...
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