Journalism in the Netherlands
In the current episode of Continent, we are looking at the Netherlands.
A country where newspapers are still read. A country that gave its name to " Big Brother ," " Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? " and numerous other world-famous TV formats, and where investigative journalist Peter de Vries was murdered in 2021. Golli Marboe discusses this with Professor Damian Trilling , who researches and teaches communication in the digital society at the Institute for Communication Studies at the University of Amsterdam .
Journalism in Serbia
Today's episode of Continent is about the situation of the media and journalism in Serbia.
Golli Marboe speaks with lecturer, author and journalist Dr. Thomas Brey , the long-time head of the dpa office in Vienna, from where he was also responsible for reporting from Serbia.
Today, therefore, a look to the south of Austria, to Serbia, a country whose capital Belgrade, like Vienna, is also located on the Danube.
Laura Hörner: Stories don't end at borders
Laura Hörner is part of the ORF Public Value department .
She also participated in "Act Now," the event in Vienna where media experts from various European countries discussed the possibilities, design, and opportunities of a European media platform.
Matthias Pfeffer: What we are experiencing in digitalization can be compared to climate change
Matthias Pfeffer , philosopher, TV journalist, author and producer, studied philosophy and was initially a war and crisis reporter, then managing director and editor-in-chief of FOCUS TV .
Together with Paul Nemitz, Pfeffer published " The Principle of Man, Power, Freedom and Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence " in 2020. Furthermore, Matthias Pfeffer is involved in several initiatives aimed at establishing Europe-wide media platforms, such as Act Now.
Journalism in Italy
The current episode of "Continent" deals with the media situation in Italy.
There, in Bolzano, we meet with Markus Perwanger , head of the Rai South Tyrol editorial team, and discuss the importance of multilingual broadcasting by public service programs—in this specific case, a German-language offering for the German-speaking population of South Tyrol. Then we hear from Ferdinand Dohna , a film producer who lives and works in Rome. He not only the Inspector Rex series from Vienna to Rome, but has also been a successful producer for Berlusconi and Rai for many years. When it comes to media, we all naturally associate Italy with television, with the programs shaped, not least, by Silvio Berlusconi and his private broadcasting group, Mediaset . But beyond that, there are also radio offerings, and both Italian publishing houses and the German broadcaster WDR broadcast podcasts and radio programs in Italian—WDR even produces its own program. This program is, so to speak, a best practice example for European programs, and we discuss this with Tommaso Pedicini .
Journalism in Albania
In today's episode of Continent, the international media magazine, we will be looking at the Western Balkan state of Albania.
Approximately 3 million people live there in an area roughly equivalent to the combined size of the Austrian states of Lower Austria and Upper Austria. Our interview also includes Markus Posset, Adelheid Wölfl Der Standard, who lives in Sarajevo .
Journalism in Iceland
In today's episode of Continent, our international media magazine, we look at journalism, and especially society's handling of online content, in Iceland - because the island nation with approximately 380,000 inhabitants, roughly the same number of citizens as live in Graz, has taken on a pioneering role in Europe with regard to the legal framework for online information.
Golli Marboe speaks with Gauti Kristmannson , Professor at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Iceland . Kristmannson has also taught in Germany and Scotland and worked for Iceland's public broadcaster .
Kaltrina Durmishi: On the media situation in Kosovo
The following interview with Kaltrina Durmishi took place in December 2021 for the media magazine Continent.
The conversation with the cultural manager for Kosovars living in the diaspora
Journalism in Slovenia
Today we are looking at our southern neighbor, at the media situation in Slovenia.
This small country, with roughly the same population as the greater Vienna area, is going through a difficult time. There is much discussion surrounding the funding of the news agency and public broadcasting.
We will be speaking with journalist Borut Mekina , who works for a magazine that could perhaps be compared to profil or Falter , this magazine is called Mladina , and we will also be speaking with the former director of public broadcasting in Slovenia, Natalija Gorscak .
Journalism in Luxembourg
In the current episode of the media magazine Continent, Golli Marboe speaks today with Jörg Tschürtz , the Austrian-born head of the online editorial team at the Luxemburger Wort . We discuss the media landscape in the Grand Duchy.
NEWS and the Kurier newspaper among others .
Adelheid Feilcke: On the media situation in Germany
This interview with Adelheid Feilcke took place in November 2021 for the media magazine Continent.
The interview with the head of the Eastern Europe department at Deutsche Welle focused on the media situation in Germany.
Journalism in Kosovo
In Kosovo, founded in 2008 and the youngest state in Europe, there are 19 television channels and 85 radio stations for approximately 1.8 million inhabitants, but no daily newspaper published in print. The particular importance of online and social media may be due to the low average age of the population at 30.4 years (compared to 43.1 in Austria).
In the current episode of the media magazine "Continent", Golli Marboe talks about this with Jeta Xharra , the senior journalist of the renowned "Balkan Investigative Reporting Network" BIRN , with Remzie Shahini-Hoxhaj , the director of the Institute for Media at the University of Prishtina and with Kaltrina Durmishi .
Journalism in Denmark
Today we're going to talk about Denmark.
This rather small Scandinavian country boasts a film and television industry that is truly exceptional. The Danes are world leaders, particularly in children's programming. The same is true for television series production – think of The Bridge or the depiction of Danish government work in Borgen .
We speak with Gwyn Nissen, editor-in-chief of the German online newspaper Der Nordschleswiger . He gives us an insight into the funding structures, the financing, and the Danes' self-image regarding their media.
Journalism in Switzerland
In today's episode of Continent, we will be looking at the situation of the media in Switzerland.
Martin Zimper , professor at the Zurich University of the Arts, about the role of large publishing groups in the country . The communication scientist, who holds a doctorate, teaches, experiments, and conducts research at the intersection of new audiovisual media technologies and social media, with a focus on storytelling.
And we also hear from the former deputy director of the Swiss public broadcaster, Ladina Heimgartner , about how and why the Swiss people decided on the financing of the SRG in a referendum.
Journalism in France
In today's media magazine Continent, we travel to France.
In particular, we will examine the nature and background of the broadcaster Arte , which I believe is a great cultural program, and we will with ZDF editor Martin Schneider, who is responsible at ZDF for the music productions that are created for Arte.
Journalism in Liechtenstein
The current episode of the international media magazine Continent takes us to Liechtenstein.
Golli Marboe discusses this with Valeska Blank , a member of the editorial board of the Liechtensteiner Vaterland . Along with the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, it is one of two daily newspapers in , Austria's smallest neighboring country kilometers long and has 40,000 inhabitants .
Journalism in the Vatican
In today's episode of Continent, we will be looking at the media in the Vatican.
We will be speaking with Gudrun Sailer from Vatican News with Jürgen Erbacher, head of the Catholic Church and Life department at ZDF .
Journalism in Ukraine
In the current episode of the media magazine Continent, Golli Marboe speaks with Marc Stegherr .
His book, " The New Cold War of the Media: The Media of Eastern Europe and the New East-West Conflict 2018. Now, for over a year, we have been witnessing the actual war between Russia and Ukraine, which is supported by the West.
What does this mean for the daily media landscape in Ukraine?
Journalism in Hungary
Today we dedicate the program to the media situation in our eastern neighboring country, Hungary.
Ivo Mijnssen the Central and Eastern Europe correspondent of the NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Peter Techet , the lawyer, former journalist and Hungary expert , and with the cultural journalist Júlia Váradi Klubrádió , which has been broadcasting exclusively online since last February .
What is the media landscape like in Hungary? What seems similar to the situation in Austria? Or what are the differences?
Journalism in the Czech Republic
Today's episode of Continent is about the Czech Republic.
Golli Marboe speaks with Jana Bujňačková Rádio BILLA , a 24-hour radio program produced in Vienna and broadcasting in Czech .