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December 16, 2009 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Journalistiske prosjekt •
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 12, 2009 •
Medieøkonomi, Redaksjonell styring •
by Kate Nacy
Editor & Publisher, a century-old magazine chronicling the peaks and valleys of the newspaper industry, will slip from the media landscape by the end of this year. The small magazine, serving 10,000 subscribers and 800,000 unique...
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December 6, 2009 •
Journalistiske prosjekt •
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 29, 2009 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Kate Nacy
Despite the delicate financial state of the news media, jouralism schools seem to be thriving. In fact, the education sector is perhaps the only area of journalism maintaining a healthy business model. In an article published in The...
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November 28, 2009 •
Digitale nyhende, Medieøkonomi •
by Kate Nacy
As 2009 comes to a close, the various problems afflicting the newspaper industry have hardly subsided, although several plans aimed at improving the state of affairs were spawned. Pay walls, micro-payments, cost-cutting initiatives, online...
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November 24, 2009 •
Journalistiske prosjekt •
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 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Journalistiske prosjekt •
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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November 19, 2009 •
Redaksjonell styring •
by Kate Nacy
The Pew Internet and American Life Project examines social isolation and new technology. Lee Rainie, director of the project, set out to test the assumption that the Internet contributes to feelings of isolation. The Pew survey finds that...
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November 12, 2009 •
Forretningsmodellar •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Message, 3/2009 In the mid-90’s, Mark Willes introduced controversial structures to rescue the Los Angeles Times, yet in the end arduous opposition brought him down. Had his strategy been implemented, however, today’s crisis may not be...
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