August 2, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Natalia Roman Lopez
Views on industry associations as an engine of change. Industry associations are almost as old as the newspaper industry itself. Before the 70s and 80s, industry associations acted as pressure groups engaged in labour and public policy...
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July 6, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
While some media professionals argue loudly over ethical issues tied to sponsored news content, Bart Brouwers quietly gets down to business, charging his “advertisers” for articles. According to a recent European Journalism Centre...
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June 17, 2011 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Michal Kus
Slovakia’s online media join forces to alter audience attitudes about paid content. As of late, media-focused websites like the Nieman Journalism Lab and paidContent.org, have noted an interesting initiative launched in Slovakia. On...
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May 26, 2011 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Marie-Luise Kiefer, a renowned media economist in the German-speaking world, dares to go far. She’s searching for a “third road” to finance journalism, as the current private business solution of financing newsrooms with...
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October 19, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
An overview of financing models in the Anglo-Saxon world. As the traditional business model for journalism no longer works, the publishing industry, Internet start-ups and consultants search for new ways to support newsrooms without...
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September 4, 2010 •
Business Models •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
The need to be present in social networks leads more companies to desert traditional media and head for the Internet. Yet the game might not be worth the candle, when the medium lacks credibility to the point where it actually makes TV...
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August 12, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
“Fair Trade” in the news business: What journalists and publishers might learn from behavioral economics. Rupert Murdoch’s London Times is the front-runner in attempting to introduce payments for its online content since early July....
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July 21, 2010 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
The Daily Mail‘s website is a humongous success. And it’s free. Let’s skip the pros and cons of the somewhat tired ‘to paywall or not to paywall’ argument for a moment and focus on a website which is quite...
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July 18, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
A recommendation for journalists: follow the lawyers. While journalists occasionally serve as the butt of a bad joke or two (ex: What do you get if you cross a sports reporter with a vegetable? A common tater), they’re victimized far...
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