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October 20, 2016 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Forsking, Siste nytt •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
The warning signs have been ignored for a long time: news media are endangered and are losing ground against propagandists in the digital world. Well before Pegida aficionados started to chant “Lügenpresse” (“lying press”) in...
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October 17, 2016 •
Digitale nyhende, Forsking, forsking •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Of all the former socialist countries in Europe, Albania was the most encapsulated – inaccessible not only from the West, but also from Yugoslavia and from the former Soviet Union’s satellites. Even today, the small country with its...
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October 13, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Digitale nyhende, Mediepolitikk •
by George Brock
The story of the ‘right to be forgotten’ is the story of well-established principles – free speech and privacy – coming up against new circumstances. The question is whether new technology requires us to alter the operation or the...
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October 11, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Etikk & Kvalitet, Mediepolitikk •
by Gábor Polyák
The publisher Mediaworks has suspended the publication of Népszabadság, Hungary’s leading opposition newspaper and highest circulation broadsheet. Though the measure was officially referred to as a suspension, in reality it...
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October 10, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Digitale nyhende, Forretningsmodellar •
by Alessio Cornia
Should news organisations continue to pursue digital advertising and large scale audiences to grow their business, or should they put greater emphasis on developing pay models, even if this may limit their audience reach? Major European...
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October 7, 2016 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Mediepolitikk •
by Halyna Budivska
Ukrainian journalists find it hard to remain neutral and independent when covering the conflict in their country. Many are torn between feelings of patriotism and their role as detached observers, new research has found. Of the 47...
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October 4, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Vas Panagiotopoulos
Nikos Pappas, Greece’s minister of state, hopes to shatter the corrupt system of mutual interdependence of the country’s media, politicians and business elite. Nepotism and incapacity have prevented previous governments from adequately...
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September 30, 2016 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Mediepolitikk •
by Alice Antheaume
“Someone close to”, “an intimate”, “a friend”, “a confidante”, “a former minister”. A recent political article in Liberation, France, contained no fewer than 11 anonymous sources in 1340 words. The day after it was...
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September 22, 2016 •
Digitale nyhende, Medieøkonomi, Siste nytt •
by José Moreno
Three major reports published this year highlight three separate trends that could mean the end of advertising as we know it: the increasing popularity of communication platforms, the rise of ad blockers, and the propensity of brands to...
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