December 6, 2009 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Berlin Wall came down, and, together with it, the Iron Curtain dividing Europe. In Germany, media reports on the event made it seem as though the wall came down only yesterday....
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November 24, 2009 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Kate Nacy
“Worlds of Journalisms,” a collaborative project conducted by journalism researchers across the globe, releases data for download on the Web. A comparative study aimed at examining journalism cultures across nations, news...
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November 24, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Kate Nacy
“Covering the Crisis,” a conference organized by the EJC, focuses on the media’s role in the financial crisis. Colossal failures in predicting the crash and reporting on Wall Street lie at the center of discussion. In her...
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July 24, 2009 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 6 + 7/2009 While other countries have been diagnosed with a “science journalism crisis,” Christina Elmer, Franziska Badenschier, and Holger Wormer of the University of Dortmund report a boom in Germany’s...
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December 8, 2008 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Marlis Prinzing
Sankt Galler Tagblatt, November 10, 2008 A conference explores the ramifications of work-related trauma in the field of journalism. Trauma is part of everyday life in journalism. And afterwards, what traces of disaster are left behind in...
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December 6, 2008 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Schweizer Journaiist,10+11/2008 Lisa George of New York’s Hunter College believes television programs and advertisements are to blame for the debt of many American families. In order to prove her thesis, George found it necessary to...
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December 1, 2008 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 31, 2008 Local television has – at least in Switzerland – a positive impact on political participation. Collecting cross-sectional data on a community level, Christine Benesch of the University of...
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November 3, 2008 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
St. Galler Tagblatt, October 31, 2008 An academic analysis shows that in the published opinion of the U.S. media, Democrat Barack Obama is already the winner of the presidential election. If it were up to the media, Obama would have...
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August 8, 2008 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Marlis Prinzing
Schweizer Journalist 06 + 07 /2008 The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, EURO ’08 – the motto “participation is (almost) everything” isn’t only for major sporting events. To receive accreditation, many sports reporters are prepared...
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