If the Public Broadcasting System in Germany did not already exist, it would have to be invented right now. That is the first proposition of a public appeal launched by a group of German media studies scientists in September 2017. The public concept for broadcasting,...
In the clamour and razzmatazz of our high-tech media, form tends to dominate content and everything has to turn in a quick profit. So can the spirit and values of public service journalism survive?
...The founder of Time magazine, Henry R. Luce, would likely be stunned at the state of the magazine industry today.
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Public service journalism typically refers to reporting that contributes to or frames debate about issues of common concern. Journalists hold this type of reporting in high regard and contrast it with less distinctive forms of news coverage.
Media Development 2018-2 Journalism that serves the public interest At the heart of this issue of Media Development lies an opinion piece written by the editor- in-chief of The Guardian newspaper and first published on 16 November 2017. In a world where balance and truth in news...
On the Screen: Saarbrücken, Berlin, Fribourg 2018
...The INTERFILM Jury at the 74th Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica in Venice (August 30 to September 9, 2017) gave the 8th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue to Los versos del olvido (Oblivion verses) directed by Alireza Khatami (France, Germany, Netherlands, Chile, 2017).
...The following article is a shortened version of a speech given at the WACC Congress on “Communication is Peace: Building viable communities” (South Africa, 6-10 October 2008). At that time, Joanne Sandler was Deputy Executive Director-Program of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). ...
The articles in this issue are based on papers to be presented to the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2018). They call for the global development agenda to promote gender equality and...
The 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, 12-23 March 2018.
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