January 14, 2010 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Concerning the fight against terrorism, here’s a bit of hypothetical food for thought: What would’ve happened if the media “adequately” covered the failed suicide attack in the skies over Detroit? Perhaps a short paragraph or...
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December 16, 2009 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Austrians are all too familiar with the unfavorable media attention focused on their Swiss neighbors, for as the Austrians learned, once the electorate sheers obstreperously from the consensus of “political correctness“ on which...
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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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