September 26, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Many journalists face difficulties in dealing with statistics, and frequently lack the competence to present quantitative information to their publics in easy-to-grasp language. This is nothing new, as most journalism textbooks contain...
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September 22, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 8+9 During the last few years, many publishers in Europe experimented with changes to news formats. However, not all of these experiments in providing handy, magazine-like papers succeeded. The Swiss yellow-press...
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June 4, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality, Public Relations •
by Adam Szynol
Comparing Media Systems in Central Europe: Between Commercialization and Politization, 2008 Research Adam Szynol of the University of Wroclaw examines the effects of Passauer Neue Presse and Orkla Media on the Polish daily press market....
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April 25, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, April 17, 2009 Do corrections columns strengthen the news media’s credibility? A frequent victim of journalistic error, Barack Obama may have set records in name-botching. On his blog RegretTheError.com, media...
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April 6, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, 2+03/2009 Michael Haller and Norbert Küpper are research pioneers who, with the help of an eye-tracking device, analyze eye movements that occur while readers peruse newspapers and Web pages. In the latest issue of...
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February 20, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, 12/2008 + 1/2009 Melanie Magin and Birgit Stark, two researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, provide a glimpse inside Austria’s media life with the results of their comparative content analysis....
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December 8, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Marlis Prinzing
Sankt Galler Tagblatt, November 10, 2008 A conference explores the ramifications of work-related trauma in the field of journalism. Trauma is part of everyday life in journalism. And afterwards, what traces of disaster are left behind in...
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December 1, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, September 19, 2008 Social networks are increasingly important journalistic sources, but they’re hardly “rights-free” zones. The day after she was killed, the dead girl’s friends could see their pictures...
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December 1, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 31, 2008 Utilizing an elaborate selection process, American researchers annually identify 25 news topics they consider underreported in mainstream media. Project Censored, a program organised by Sonoma State...
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