May 11, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Linas Jegelevicius
Article contributed by the European Journalism Centre What do you do when a long time friend invites you to come over for a chat? Surely, you perk up and hurry to meet your buddy. But when in mid-April Polish President Bronislaw...
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May 6, 2012 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Philip Di Salvo
Originally created for military and intelligence purposes, flying drones are becoming an everyday reality thanks to recent commercial success. For roughly €300, customers can purchase the AR Drone 2.0, a quadricopter capable of shooting...
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March 26, 2012 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Ilze Olsteina
Media managers confront a new branding dilemma concerning the Twitter “behavior” of their employees. Many media leaders are now asking whether tweets should be accredited to their publishing houses and if so, how should this be done?...
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March 19, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Michael Wise
New report claims women journalists have a long way to go in closing the gender pay gap. German newspaper Bild was in a giving mood this International Women’s Day. While providing 300 female staffers with the day off, the paper’s male...
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March 15, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Newsroom Management •
by Susanne Fengler
A study of Dutch newsrooms conducted by communication scientist Yael de Haan reveals journalists are meek when receiving or dolling out criticism in the newsroom, which may contribute to low journalistic quality. Haan conducted her study...
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March 13, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Linas Jegelevicius
*Article contributed by the European Journalism Centre If ordered by court to reveal a confidential source of information, what should a journalist do? Should she disclose it, and draw contempt and condemnation from her colleagues in the...
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March 4, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
There’s a selection of people in the media industry who’ll say that professionals fall from heaven. Some claim only natural talent, not journalistic education, is needed for a news career. Media research is similarly considered...
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February 24, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
What else must happen before one of the world’s most powerful media moguls resigns? Rupert Murdoch does not hold a public office like Christian Wulff, the former German president, or Philipp Hildebrand, now ex-president of the Swiss...
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February 19, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels
Photos of murdered Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi instigated a Europe-wide debate on media ethics. A recent Swiss study analyzes how the Swiss media dealt with photo and video material in reporting on Gaddafi’s death and to what extent...
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