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October 10, 2014 •
Journalistiske prosjekt, Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Caroline Lees
European law protecting the right of journalists to have confidential sources is being undermined by police in Britain, according to the UK’s National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The NUJ has accused police of spying on reporters by...
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October 8, 2014 •
Forsking •
by Susanne Fengler
German journalists are wary of the Internet. They fear that interactive and user-generated content might undermine their own professional status, according to a new study. Journalists in Germany also favour tighter state regulation of...
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October 3, 2014 •
Mediepolitikk •
by Dariya Orlova
A record number of journalists in Ukraine are planning to stand for parliament in the country’s forthcoming election, saying that “transforming the system from within” will be more effective than simply criticising politicians....
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October 1, 2014 •
Forsking •
by Thomas Schmidt
News outlets no longer want to just write for their readers; they want to communicate with their users. Yet, once they open their digital doors they quickly realise that users might leave their manners at the doorstep. Some insult, some...
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September 30, 2014 •
Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Roman Hájek and Sandra Štefaniková
On 15 September, the first issue of Reporter, a new Czech weekly, was launched by Robert Casensky, former editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, Mlada fronta Dnes. Casensky hopes the new magazine could become the Czech version of The...
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September 25, 2014 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Mediepolitikk •
by Stefan Antonov
The business partnership that has controlled most of Bulgaria’s media for the past seven years has split, following a reported dispute between the two oligarchs behind it. One, Tsvetan Vassilev, is in Serbia, awaiting extradition to...
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September 23, 2014 •
Forretningsmodellar, Medieøkonomi •
by David Levy
To a visiting European, Japanese news organisations appear to be thriving. Newspaper circulations are high, print subscriptions are strong, and newsrooms are hiring ever more journalists. Yet, things may not be as good as they seem. I’ve...
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September 18, 2014 •
Journalistiske prosjekt, Medieøkonomi •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
German newspapers are attempting to reach international audiences, and increase their readership and influence, by publishing in the English language. Handelsblatt, a leading business daily newspaper, is the latest to start an online...
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September 17, 2014 •
Forsking •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Media research in Scandinavian countries is being internationalized, reflecting a Europe-wide trend towards publishing and working across national borders. The number of articles published in international journals by Nordic academics has...
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