May 22, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Susanne Fengler and Tobias Eberwein
The European Union’s proposal to strengthen national media self-regulatory bodies has triggered a new debate on whether or not regulatory institutions carry out their tasks effectively and efficiently. A Europe-wide research project...
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October 4, 2012 •
Media and Politics •
by Hana Biriczova
Though contemporary Czech journalism has evolved, journalism students cling to the memories of the First Republic’s great writers, such as Karel Čapek, Karel Poláček, and Jaroslav Hašek. The Czech journalistic tradition is still...
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October 4, 2011 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
News editors may blog about kids, not so much about news-making. With positive perceptions of news credibility continuing to wane, providing public explanations for news decisions is generally considered a meritorious step in the right...
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June 12, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels Susanne Fengler Andreas Straeter and Mariella Trilling
New EJO research assesses how European media allow for audience participation in editorial processes. This international comparative study examines whether and in which ways the editorial departments of 12 Western and Eastern European...
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May 11, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The Austrian government and its state-controlled industries spend an annual €95 million on advertising. The major share of this figure supports big boulevard newspapers in addition to the free press. In contrast, a mere €1.7 million of...
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December 16, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Since the publication of Wikileaks’ latest wave of documents, the world seems to be spinning upside down. Not only has the U.S. diplomacy been snubbed, but the Wikileaks servers along with those of mega companies like Mastercard, Visa,...
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June 2, 2010 •
Digital News •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, May 27, 2010 Newsjunkies surfing the blogospere are occasionally surprised by the amount of attention certain blog postings achieve. For example, a recent article published by American journalist James Fallows in The Atlantic...
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August 30, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Cristina Elia
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, August 22, 2008 Swedish Television is opening its doors to all TV viewers: genuine transparency, clever PR stunt or simply another reality show? All over the world, the media are striving to diminish the distance...
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