April 9, 2018 •
Latest stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Alexandra Borchardt
Building a career in journalism has never been easy. The same goes for giving advice on the matter. Having spent more than 20 years in newsrooms, 15 of them in leadership positions, Alexandra Borchardt has ten lessons and pieces of advice...
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March 15, 2018 •
Comment, Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Felix Simon
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party FPÖ has long had a fraught relationship with the press. Following the party’s rise to power as part of a right-wing conservative coalition after the Austrian election, this conflict has only...
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March 5, 2018 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Martina Topinkova
The news rippled like shockwaves through the international journalistic community. Ján Kuciak, a 27-year old Slovak investigative journalist and his girlfriend Martina Kušnírová were shot dead at their home east of the capital last...
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February 27, 2018 •
Latest stories, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Frantisek Gela
It’s a standard news feature on Czech regional TV news: A man enters his office, sits down and opens a notebook. In the next scene, the same man stands in front of a little chapel on a hill, looking at its centrepiece, a window mosaic...
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February 22, 2018 •
Comment, Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Caroline Lees
Journalism has experienced a profound change, according to Marty Baron, editor-in-chief of the Washington Post. Reporting is becoming less influential as audiences change: some choose to believe false claims over facts, and prefer...
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January 26, 2018 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Caroline Lees
Diminishing newsroom resources and an increasing number of cross-border news stories have contributed to a trend of collaborative journalism, according to Richard Sambrook, former head of news at the BBC and Professor of Journalism at...
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January 4, 2018 •
Latest stories, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Corinne Podger
Smartphones have been used by journalists for nearly ten years, to create content for radio, online and social platforms and – as the cameras and associated apps have improved – for TV. As mobile journalism becomes more...
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December 14, 2017 •
Business Models, Latest stories, Newsroom Management, Technology •
by Alexandra Borchardt
With business models under pressure and competition for audience and advertising dollars increasing, media organisations inevitably search for innovative new ways to attract audiences, tell stories or earn revenue. Yet newsrooms often rush...
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December 8, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Media Economics •
by Paulina Pacula
Fact-checkers, investigative reporters and foreign correspondents are essential to quality journalism, yet these roles are increasingly being cut by Poland’s mainstream media organisations for financial reasons. To redress the balance,...
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