November 3, 2010 •
Newsroom Management •
by Natascha Fioretti
“It is a priveledge to be a journalist in this country.” And yet never has there been so much pessimism about journalism and its future than in these times. These are the words of Charles L. Overby, Chairman of the Freedom...
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September 7, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Benjamin Schulz
Journalism is more than thorough research and investigation. It also includes the open handling of sources. How transparently do U.S. and German quality daily papers work? Access to information is easier than ever before. Journalists are...
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August 16, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Kate Nacy
New research tracks coverage of gay marriage debate. Are you for “family values” or “human equality”? Not that you actually have to choose one over the other, despite the prevalent belief that the two are mutually...
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July 25, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. The cyberworld, it seems, is condemned to the same ineludible limitations. Facebook users are dying. So are Twitterers, MySpacers, Flickrers and Tumblrers. But as social media users...
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May 3, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
An entire industry shrinks, yet paychecks for a select few remain bloated as ever. As we’re all quite aware, 2009 surely made its mark as an ugly year for media workers across the globe. Despite the widespread slicing of salaries and...
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April 20, 2010 •
Digital News, Specialist Journalism •
by Kate Nacy
New study explores ideological segregation on the Web. According to David Brooks of the New York Times, “In the mid-20th century, Americans got most of their news through a few big networks and mass-market magazines. People were...
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April 12, 2010 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
TimesCast captures newsroom missteps. Last month the New York Times launched TimesCast, a daily video produced during morning meetings in the newsroom. The mini program summarizes major stories and includes interviews with the staff,...
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January 19, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
All things free must come to an end, right? So it is for the post-2007 free Internet access to nytimes.com content. According to New York Magazine, “Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. appears close to announcing that the paper will begin...
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June 4, 2009 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, May 28, 2009 In his latest book, American media activist Robert McChesney envisions a dark future for American newsgathering. The author devises a U.S. government demanding “the reduction of international reporting, the...
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