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July 15, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Susanne Fengler
Several recent studies rank traditional media above newer formats. Concerning interactivity, “old” forms of media function better than their reputations suggest, while new media like blogs and social networks have a lot of catching up...
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June 7, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, Nr. 18/2010 Research institutions are following their own inherent laws. If they weren’t, it would be difficult to understand why a particular academic discipline has been neglected in the three capitals of the...
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June 1, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Natascha Fioretti
Ethical Space, Vol 7 Nos. 2/3, 2010 Natascha Fioretti examines Italy’s extraordinary ‘Berlusconismo’ phenomenon – and the response of the international media to it. When elements of popular culture meet elements of political...
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May 21, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Has online news perverted the wit of headline writing? David Carr, who writes “The Media Equation” for the New York Times wonders the same. In a world of search engine optimization, are we trading the classy snap of old...
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May 18, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Beate Josephi of the School of Communication and Arts at Edith Cowan University, Perth, publishes a new book about journalism education. The core of Josephi’s book, Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom, lauds...
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April 29, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
Study finds restrictions on press freedoms tighten across the globe. Freedom of the Press 2010: A Global Survey of Media Independence, a study conducted by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, registered declines in press...
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April 29, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Canada’s Pirate Party receives official status. Take a seat, Tea Partiers. There’s a new batch of troublemakers taking names. On April 12th, the Pirate Party of Canada – a party whose platform includes securing the...
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April 13, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Kate Nacy
Journalist Nicholas Jones discusses the maladies of celebrity reportage and the effect on British journalism. Occasionally crass, often contrived star-riddled stories plague the UK press, and according to Jones, the ethical slips...
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April 7, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels
Interview with Mihai Coman of the University of Bucharest’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability in Romania? It depends on perspective. On an institutional level there...
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