October 3, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality •
by Zuzanna Ziomecka
By now most of us have heard that women’s perspectives are globally underrepresented in newsrooms. But do we have any idea what would happen if the opposite were true? Actually, at Newsmavens we do, writes Zuzanna Ziomecka.
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August 29, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Stella Volkenand
When reporting about a sensitive or stigmatised topic, source protecting is crucial. Award-winning journalist Jill Filipovic shares her tangible tips and experiences on how to do it properly....
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August 21, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Charlie Beckett
Quality is the key word for journalism right now, but what is it? Charlie Beckett argues that we should go back a step and think strategically about what we mean by ‘quality’ in the first place....
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June 28, 2018 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer
A team of media researchers from Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Romania has analysed how academic journalism education in these four countries conveys knowledge about data journalism, collaborative journalism, new business models and new...
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June 19, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality •
by EJO
Gender inequality and sexual harrassment are still common in the news industry. In response, a group of senior international news professionals has penned this open-letter. It’s time to stop talking about the need for equality and start...
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June 11, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Mathias Pluess
It’s getting more and more difficult for experts to get their arguments across to a broad public. Mathias Plüss investigates why, and offers six suggestions for improving things....
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May 23, 2018 •
Comment, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Dr. Marcus Nicolini
The refugee crisis in 2015 shook the foundations of trust in the German media. A few years later, the situation is slowly improving but a lot remains to be done. The younger generation of journalists, in particular, will be crucial in...
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May 15, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management, Research, Short stories •
by EJO
News coverage in Europe is overwhelmingly dominated by male journalists and commentators, who spend much of their time writing about other men, a landmark new study of print and online news outlets has found....
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February 14, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Nadia Bellardi
Radio and TV studios across Switzerland recently opened their doors to the public to explain how they work, and why they believe it is important to reject the upcoming NoBillag initiative. On March 4th Swiss citizens will decide through a...
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