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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 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 20, 2016 •
Forsking, Mediepolitikk •
by EJO
A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that UK press coverage in the weeks leading up to the EU Referendum was dominated by pro-Leave articles. The report, UK press coverage of the EU Referendum,...
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September 19, 2016 •
Forsking, Mediepolitikk, Siste nytt •
by Scott. R Maier
Sometimes an image or a news account of mass violence evokes public outcry. It happened this summer when a dazed 5-year-old bombing victim, shown covered in blood and dust, became the poster child of the savage assault on Aleppo. A year...
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September 12, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Forsking, Mediepolitikk •
by Hannah Marsh
TV, radio, newspapers, and online media have historically provided society with a common foundation, ensuring the flow of information, offering an arena for debate – and a handful of other functions vital to democracy. But we live in...
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September 6, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by Clemens Bomsdorf
For a long time, Iceland was seen as a shining example of press freedom – too good to be true, perhaps. But more recently, the country’s politicians have been attempting to influence the media. The latest example came right from...
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August 18, 2016 •
Aktuelt, Mediepolitikk, Pressefridom •
by EJO
Tajikistan’s internet providers have started to block online ‘anonymizers’, which allow users to access various banned news sites and social networks, the National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan reports. The move...
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