September 11, 2021 •
Newsroom Management, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Dr Glenda Cooper
City University, London’s Dr Glenda Cooper recounts her experience covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York....
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October 11, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Caroline Lees
A new law, intended to combat hate speech online, was enacted in Germany last week. From October 2 any social network with over two million users nationally will be required to remove ‘offensive posts’ – defined as ‘evidently...
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June 6, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Philip Seib
News coverage of the recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester has been sadly familiar: cellphone videos of screaming victims; details of first responders’ hectic efforts; “Was it terrorism?” guesswork; speculation about the...
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January 18, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by Rrapo Zguri
Albania’s foreign news coverage follows a pronounced pro-European and pro-American agenda, according to new research. While national issues dominate the country’s news agenda, major international news stories, such as the American...
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April 20, 2016 •
Recent •
by EJO
There has been a ‘deep and disturbing’ decline in respect for media freedom on every continent over the last three years, according to the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index, published today by Reporters Without Borders....
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April 13, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Newsroom Management •
by Richard Sambrook
In the wake of terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, it is increasingly recognised that terrorism can affect news organisations close to home as well as in the field and that newsrooms should prepare to cover terrorist incidents. Most news...
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January 27, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Thomas Schmidt
In the name of ‘freeing the local population from government control’, a group of armed men occupied a government building, entrenched themselves and blackmailed federal authorities. Patriots or terrorists? This question...
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August 10, 2011 •
Public Relations, Specialist Journalism •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
The attacks in Oslo last month once again brought up the issue of framing in the media. As it turns out, not only do media outlets set the agenda for discussion in society, they also dictate how people should feel about the subjects in...
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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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