March 13, 2010 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
Proposal calls for protection of journalists and sources in Iceland. After bearing the brunt of a devastating financial scandal, Iceland considers a legislative makeover aimed at protecting journalists and whistleblowers. The Icelandic...
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February 17, 2010 •
Media and Politics, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
Associated Press agrees to high quota for daily news stories. A deal with Yahoo Finance requires the wire service to produce 500 news stories daily, a figure weighing heavily on reporters, inspiring anxiety and encouraging the production...
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January 5, 2010 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
Paris-based NGO Reporters without Borders cites war and disputed elections as most substantial threats to journalists. The close of 2009 marks the close of an especially grim year in journalism. The number of murdered journalists rose 26...
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September 20, 2009 •
Media and Politics •
by Angelika Wyka
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 8+9 Twenty years later, it is time to explore the results of the transformation. This sentiment was at the core of “Beyond East of West: Two Decades of Media Transformation After the Fall of Communism,” an...
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September 19, 2009 •
Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, September 17, 2009 Silvio Berlusconi’s hybris was our topic here four weeks ago – and it was also mentioned that the Conservatives and the Catholic Church in Italy would have many reasons to distance themselves from the...
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March 10, 2009 •
Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, March 4, 2009 When it comes to influencing the political agenda, speaking up for society’s disadvantaged, or drawing attention to deplorable circumstances, Austrian journalists differ greatly from their German colleagues. A...
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December 1, 2008 •
Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
U.S. journalist Peter Laufer continues to go against the grain. At first glance, it’s hard to imagine anyone managing such a balancing act – but Peter Laufer does it with style. On one hand, he’s a journalist who puts his heart...
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October 30, 2008 •
Media and Politics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, September 08, 2008 A study on the use of anonymous sources by the New York Times According to Clark Hoyt, Public Editor of the New York Times , anonymous sources are “the lifeblood and the bane of journalism.” At...
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July 2, 2008 •
Media and Politics •
by Angelika Wyka
July, 2008 The Italianization Model? A Comparative Perspective on the East Central European and South European Media Systems To compare media systems in Western Europe and North America, Paolo Mancini of University of Perugia, Italy, and...
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