November 6, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Will Rupert Murdoch withdraw from the United Kingdom and instead aggrandize his media empire in the U.S.? Ken Doctor, an American media economist and columnist for the Nieman Lab at Harvard University has speculated about such a move. In...
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October 11, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Jonila Godole
According to the newest Media Sustainability Index (MSI), Albania showed improvement in 2012, however the lack of independent outlets and unbiased journalists is cause for alarm. The newest International Research and Exchanges Board’s...
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September 18, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Lena Genennig
Is Chancellor Angela Merkel responsible for the turn in German energy policy, or was the shift caused by journalists? This question may keep future historians busy, for they may never find a clear answer. Media researchers Hans Mathias...
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August 11, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
It’s not every day that an American trade journal like the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) shows serious interest in something happening outside the U.S. Recently, however, the journal dedicated a long story to Scandinavian countries....
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July 1, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Tina Bettels
In the last few years the downfall of the newspaper industry has been predicted excessively – especially in the US. In a study conducted at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism, the ways in which U.S. newspapers...
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June 8, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Lorelei Mihala
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Center Stereotypes related to the Roma minority are often reinforced by the media. “Gypsies are stealing,” “Politician cheats state with gypsies’ help,” “Another four Romanian...
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June 1, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Michael Wise
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) maintains that allowing Azerbaijan to host the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was good for business and for Azeri citizens. More than 100 million viewers worldwide tuned in to watch the 2012 Eurovision...
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May 29, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A new study examining recent press coverage of the ongoing Greek debt crisis shows that most newspapers in Italy, Britain, and France featured biased reporting of events. Cristina Marconi, an Italian journalist and Fellow at the Reuters...
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May 24, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Claus Reitan
Economic success is the precondition for political independence, yet both are difficult to achieve. Criticism and media control decide the quality of a democracy. A democracy is highly dependent on the quality of its communication with...
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