Website: http://www.ejo.ch
European Journalism Observatory co-founder and until 2018 Professor of Journalism and Media Management at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. Frequent contributor to Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) and Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin), as well as to the specialist publications Schweizer Journalist and Der österreichische Journalist.
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November 30, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Wiebke Schoon, a researcher from the University of Hamburg, spoke euphorically of the “cosmopolitan turn” taken by media and journalism research. Indeed, only a few years ago it would have been unthinkable: Nearly 1000 researchers...
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November 18, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
At first sight it appears that we, the media users, are the big beneficiaries of the Internet and media convergence. We continue to access much content for free, or at least at prices much cheaper than before. Upon a second glance,...
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November 4, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Pressefridom •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A reason for the Swiss to be proud. In the most recent ranking of Transparency International, Switzerland lands in a group of 10 nations perceived to be least endangered by corruption. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway...
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October 19, 2010 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
An overview of financing models in the Anglo-Saxon world. As the traditional business model for journalism no longer works, the publishing industry, Internet start-ups and consultants search for new ways to support newsrooms without...
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October 7, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Journalistiske prosjekt •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Modern wars are fought on at least two frontiers. There’s the military battlefield, and then there’s the media front, where the visceral darkness of war (collateral damages, tragedy, human suffering) must be distorted in order to...
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September 20, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
At first glance, the progress made in journalism education over the last few decades culminates in an unprecedented success story expanding beyond Europe and the United States. Educational opportunities have mushroomed across all...
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August 12, 2010 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
“Fair Trade” in the news business: What journalists and publishers might learn from behavioral economics. Rupert Murdoch’s London Times is the front-runner in attempting to introduce payments for its online content since early July....
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June 7, 2010 •
Etikk & Kvalitet •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, Nr. 18/2010 Research institutions are following their own inherent laws. If they weren’t, it would be difficult to understand why a particular academic discipline has been neglected in the three capitals of the...
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June 2, 2010 •
Digitale nyhende •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Die Furche, May 27, 2010 Newsjunkies surfing the blogospere are occasionally surprised by the amount of attention certain blog postings achieve. For example, a recent article published by American journalist James Fallows in The Atlantic...
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