April 11, 2008 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist 02+03/2008 p.78 The findings presented by Lisa George, economist at Hunter College, New York, are quite surprising: In her study on the effects of ownership concentration on product diversity, the variety of topics and...
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February 27, 2008 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Werbewoche Nr. 4, 2008 For the third time within three years, the Los Angeles Times, one of the most highly respected newspapers of our time, has lost its editor-in-chief. For the specialized media in Europe, the incident may deserve only...
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November 9, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Studies in Communication Sciences 6/2, 2006, pp. 189-208 EJO-RESEARCH The research perspective presented here is rational choice theory. So far, it has rarely been applied to journalism and journalism research....
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July 25, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Kurt W Zimmermann
Weltwoche, Nr. 25, July, 2007 The noble art of mutual killing is nowhere more beautifully celebrated than it is in a classic duel – man against man. And if you don’t even have to pay to watch, things become even more entertaining....
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June 27, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Der Tagesspiegel, June 27, 2007 The Swiss print market is in turmoil: German news magazine Der Spiegel launches a new regional supplement in Switzerland, German publishing giant Springer buys Swiss TV guides, and a freebie has the largest...
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May 4, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Cristina Elia
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, April 29, 2005 An analysis of the Italian business paper Il Sole 24 Ore is Italy’s third largest read newspaper. A study published in a trade journal explains why the paper is a publishing phenomenon without...
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March 2, 2007 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
EJO-RESEARCH In the late seventies, Barbara Baerns raised one of most fertile and important research questions in communication science. Ever since, the discussion among specialists has continued unabated: how, especially how successfully...
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June 22, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Werbewoche Nr. 24, June, 2006 Why bad quality so often wins through in journalism “You cannot drown in shallow waters.” That wisecrack, which used to serve as a business model for Helmut Thoma, former CEO of Germany’s first private...
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May 1, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Wirtschaftsjournalist, Nr. 5, May 2006 The new CASHdaily has the right format for all commuters, airplane passengers and for those who ingest their news in front of the PC. It is well done and doesn’t cost a single Franc – not the...
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