January 13, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Specialist Journalism •
by Thomas Schmidt
The New York Times and other media outlets in the United States were slammed by readers and bloggers after not reprinting controversial cartoons of Charlie Hebdo in the aftermath of the terrorist attack last week. One criticism so incensed...
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January 9, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Caroline Lees
When Gergő Sáling was abruptly dismissed from his job as editor-in-chief of Hungarian news portal, Origo.hu, last June, at least half of Origo’s newsroom resigned in protest. Many claimed Saling had been sacked for refusing to stop an...
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January 2, 2015 •
Digital News, Media and Politics •
by Caroline Lees
In 2015 journalism will continue to be shaped by digital technology. Virtual reality could soon enable users to wear their news, or sense it via a headset. Simple news stories will be written by robots and curated by algorithm. Digital...
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December 19, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Artan Fuga
Almost 100% of political news reported by Albanian public television (ATV) was based on public relations sources, or materials produced by government institutions and political parties, according to empirical research conducted during...
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December 10, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Peter Bajomi-Lazar
A recent opinion piece, published on the EJO website, offered a rosy picture of the state of media freedom and of democracy in Hungary – a view that few analysts would share; in fact, many would argue that both media freedom and...
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December 4, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Dariya Orlova
Since last November’s EuroMaidan protests many Ukrainian journalists have become social activists, to help fight corruption and foster democratic change. Online and social media continue to be the major platform for their activism....
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November 25, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Szabolcs Toth
Recent stories about Hungary in the western press have given the impression that Budapest, the capital, has been descending into a totalitarianism not seen in Europe since the invading horsemen of Genghis Khan. Criticism of the...
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November 4, 2014 •
Media and Politics •
by Thomas Schmidt
Campaigning for the 2014 US mid-term elections has been largely negative and confrontational. Candidates have depended less on traditional media to get their political message across, relying instead on data-driven journalism, statistics,...
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November 4, 2014 •
Censorship, Short stories •
by Mikal Hem
All dictatorships and authoritarian regimes censor the media in some way. The reason is obvious: a free press will usually investigate the actions of government officials, give space to the opposition and publish ideas contrary to official...
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