ARTICLE: Media coverage of the war in Ukraine in 2014

During wartime, journalism usually finds itself in a kind of crossfire, writes Gunnar Nygren, of Södertörn University, Michal Glowacki, of University of Warsaw, Jöran Hök, of Sörertörn University, Ilya Kiria, of National Research University Higher School of Economics, Dariya Orlova, of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and  Daria Taradai, of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Sometimes this crossfire is literally between the two … Continued

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Published: 1 Dec 2016
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REPORT: Anti-Semites attacked journalists during presidential campaign

Many American journalists – who either are Jewish or were perceived as such – were harassed during the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election, an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) report states. ADL is an non-governmental organization which focuses on fighting antisemitism. An ADL study searched for Twitter messages containing certain keywords from August 2015 to … Continued

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Published: 18 Nov 2016

ARTICLE: Responding to Charlie Hebdo

The Charlie Hebdo shootings raised questions as to how cartoonists determine which topics are fair game for mockery, write Jenn Burleson Mackay and Michael A. Horning, both of Virginia Tech University. They explore the reactions and ethics positions of political cartoonists following the shootings.  Study shows that 74 percent of the participants reported that they drew a cartoon in response to the … Continued

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Published: 26 Oct 2016
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ARTICLE: Afghan journalists cornered by many restrictions

Afghan journalism is “captured”, or forced to work for non-journalistic interests, by a number of methods and actors, write Jeannine E. Relly and Margaret Zanger, both of University of Arizona. The authors base their conclusions on the interviews of 30 Afghan journalists in Kabul. Most notably, Afghan journalists face violence and threats thereof from nearly … Continued

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Published: 13 Oct 2016

ARTICLE: Free media counteracts corruption

Media freedom, access to internet, and the availability of open government data counteract corruption, write Christopher Starke, of University of Münster, Teresa K. Naab, of University of Augsburg, and Helmut Scherer, of Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media. The authors analysed data collected for other research from 159 countries and from three years (2013, … Continued

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Published: 3 Oct 2016
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ECPMF2016: Together for independent journalism

Text by Pauline Betche From 6 to 7 October 2016, media workers, experts and journalists meet in Leipzig, Germany, for this year’s European Media Freedom Conference. The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) invited speakers and attendees from a variety of backgrounds. The annual conference focuses not only on the challenges media freedom … Continued

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Published: 3 Oct 2016

ARTICLE: Media influence on Pakistani society

Pakistan’s media industry has experienced a rapid transition from government-controlled to commercial broadcasting, write Lawrence Pintak, of Washington State University, Brian J. Bowe, of Western Washington University, and Syed Javed Nazir, of Lahore University of Management Sciences. The authors conducted a survey of Pakistani journalists, members of the policy community and media academics. The results indicate that the mediatization is having … Continued

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Published: 13 Sep 2016

ARTICLE: Media organizations dealing with deviance

Terror attacks force democratic societies to mobilize, reinforce and rethink core values, including media freedom and freedom of speech, write Tine Ustad Figenschou, of University of Oslo and Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, of Centre of social research. Their new article analyzes how news organizations dealt with debate, editorial responsibility and deviance after the 2011 Oslo terror. The focus is on editorial control … Continued

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Published: 6 Sep 2016

ARTICLE: The problems that Filipino journalists face

The Philippines is consistently ranked as among the most dangerous countries for journalists, writes Edson C. Tandoc Jr., of Nanyang Technological University. The newly published study explores what journalists in the Philippines consider to be the most important problem they face, and what factors affect such perceptions. The study draws on a survey of 349 Filipino journalists. … Continued

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Published: 31 Aug 2016