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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April 7, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, April 07, 2006 It was less than 25 years ago when US media researcher Ben Bagdikian stirred a worldwide sensation with the publication of his book. He predicted that in a not too distant future a mere “handful”...
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February 17, 2006 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 17, 2006 The influence of media reports on the economic climate A postdoctoral thesis focusing on the influence of media on the economic climate finds a problematic tendency of TV reports to paint a...
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December 30, 2005 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Andrea Hoehne
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 03, 2005 The rise and fall of business journalism The scope and diversity of business and financial journalism are just as dependent on the strength of the overall economy as are the CEOs and companies...
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