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December 1, 2008 •
Digitale nyhende, Forretningsmodellar •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, August 22, 2008 How Craigslist Revolutionised the Classifieds Business in the U.S. Some count him among the gravediggers of the daily newspaper, but for many he is the benefactor of all those who are buying or...
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December 1, 2008 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Marlis Prinzing
St. Galler Tagblatt, September 19, 2008 Social networks are increasingly important journalistic sources, but they’re hardly “rights-free” zones. The day after she was killed, the dead girl’s friends could see their pictures...
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December 1, 2008 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 31, 2008 Utilizing an elaborate selection process, American researchers annually identify 25 news topics they consider underreported in mainstream media. Project Censored, a program organised by Sonoma State...
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December 1, 2008 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Message, NR. 4/2008 Communications researchers and journalists could stand to learn a great deal from one another, yet in Germany and the U.S. an invisible wall seems to separate the two fields. Imagine your physician tells you, “What...
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December 1, 2008 •
Mediepolitikk •
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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November 3, 2008 •
Journalistiske prosjekt •
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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October 30, 2008 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Kurt W Zimmermann
Weltwoche 42/08 Kurt W. Zimmermann asks why journalists are reluctant to admit error We don’t care what nonsense was spread earlier about the financial market but unfortunately, our readers do. In the case of UBS, the journalists were...
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October 30, 2008 •
Mediepolitikk •
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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October 6, 2008 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Ethical Space, Vol. , No.3, 2008 A unique university project highlights each year the stories the US coporate media miss. The project might be overshadowed by the Pulitzer Prizes, which are bestowed every year in April – but in terms of...
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