Media in Poland
This episode of the media magazine "Continent" takes us to Poland. Golli Marboe speaks with Bartosz Dudek, head of the Polish-language editorial team at Deutsche Welle.
Media 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 Liechtenstein, Austria's smallest neighboring country, which is just under 25 km long and has a population of 40,000.
Media in the Vatican
In this episode of "Continent," we examine the media in the Vatican. Golli Marboe speaks with Gudrun Sailer from Vatican News in Rome and with Jürgen Erbacher, head of the Catholic Church and World department at ZDF (German public television).
Media in Switzerland
In this episode of "Continent," we explore the media landscape in Switzerland. Golli Marboe discusses the role of major publishing houses in the country with Martin Zimper, professor at the Zurich University of the Arts. Zimper, who holds a doctorate in communication studies, teaches, experiments, and conducts research at the intersection of new audiovisual media technologies and social media, with a focus on storytelling.
Media in Slovenia
In this episode of "Continent," the international media magazine, Golli Marboe examines the media landscape in Slovenia. This small country, with roughly the same population as the greater Vienna area, is going through a difficult period. There is much discussion surrounding the funding of the news agency and public broadcasting. We speak with journalist Borut Mekina, who works for a magazine that could perhaps be compared to Profil or Falter in Slovenia; this magazine is called Mladina. We also speak with Natalija Gorščak, the former director of public broadcasting in Slovenia.
Media in Belgium
In this episode of "Continent," the international media magazine, our journey through Europe takes us to Brussels. Golli Marboe, in conversation with Wolfgang Böhm, who has headed the Europe section of the newspaper Die Presse since 1992, focuses particularly on the EU and NATO hub. Among other things, they explore which pan-European media outlets operate from Brussels and to what extent these outlets then set the agenda for local and regional media across the continent.
Media in Albania
In this issue of "Continent," Golli Marboe focuses on 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 and Upper Austria. He speaks with Adelheid Wölfl, the Balkan correspondent for the daily newspaper Der Standard, who lives in Sarajevo.
Media in Romania
In the current episode of the media magazine Continent, Golli Marboe speaks today with the founder of the “Media and Journalism Research Center” and author Marius Dragomir about the situation of media and journalism in Romania.
Book recommendation: “The difficult role of the media for democracy in Romania” (2022)
Media in Spain
The next episode of Continent focuses on the media situation in Spain. Golli Marboe speaks with José Alberto García Avilés, Director of the Department of Social and Human Sciences at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche. In Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Index, Spain ranks 32nd, behind countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, East Timor, the Dominican Republic, and even Austria, which is just one place ahead of Spain.
Media in Serbia
The current episode of the international media magazine "Continent" focuses on the state of journalism in Serbia. Golli Marboe speaks with lecturer, author, and journalist Dr. Thomas Brey, the long-time head of the dpa bureau in Vienna, from where he was also responsible for reporting from Serbia. So today, we take a look south of Austria to Serbia, a country whose capital, Belgrade, like Vienna, lies on the Danube.
Media in Germany
In this issue of "Continent," the editorial team examines media projects in Germany, specifically "best practice" examples that Austrian media, and especially the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), could use as a model.
Our guest is Adelheid Feilcke, head of the "Europe" editorial department at Deutsche Welle. Together they explore the question of whether a country like Austria should also produce multilingual programs for its neighboring European countries, as Deutsche Welle does.
Media in the Netherlands
In this episode of Continent, we're focusing on the Netherlands. A country where newspapers are still widely read. A country that gave us "Big Brother," "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and numerous other world-famous TV shows, 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.
Media in Kosovo
This episode of the media magazine "Continent" is about Kosovo.
In Kosovo, founded in 2008 and Europe's youngest state, there are 19 television channels and 85 radio stations for approximately 1.8 million inhabitants, but no daily newspaper 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). Golli Marboe discusses this with Jeta Xharra, senior journalist at the renowned Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN); Remzie Shahini-Hoxhaj, director of the Institute for Media at the University of Pristina; and Kaltrina Durmishi, chairwoman of the Coordination Council of Albanian Associations in Vienna.
Media in Italy
This episode of "Continent," the media magazine, focuses on the media landscape in Italy. Golli Marboe speaks with Markus Perwanger in Bolzano. RAI's German-language programming can be described as a Europe-wide "best practice" media project in its approach to minority groups. The episode also features Ferdinand Dohna, a film producer living and working in Rome. He describes the differences between everyday television in German-speaking and Italian-speaking regions and the enduring influence of Silvio Berlusconi. Beyond that, there are also radio offerings, with both Italian publishing houses and the German broadcaster WDR airing podcasts and radio programs in Italian. WDR in Cologne produces its own program, which serves as a best practice example for European programming. Golli Marboe discusses this further with Tommaso Pedicini from COSMO Italiano.
Media in Croatia
This episode of the media magazine "Continent," nominated for the current Adult Education Radio Prize, focuses on the media situation in Croatia. Golli Marboe speaks with Oliver Vujovic, Secretary General of SEEMO. SEEMO stands for South East Europe Media Organisation and is an NGO dedicated to press freedom and media development in Southeast Europe.
Media in Iceland
In the current episode of Continent, our international media magazine, we examine journalism and, in particular, society's approach to online content in Iceland. This island nation, with approximately 380,000 inhabitants—roughly the same number as the population of Graz—has taken on a pioneering role in Europe regarding the legal framework for online information.
Golli Marboe speaks with Gauti Kristmannson, a professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Iceland. Kristmannson has also taught in Germany and Scotland and worked for Iceland's public broadcaster.
Media in Slovakia
This issue of the international media magazine "Continent" focuses on the situation in Slovakia. Golli Marboe interviews Matthias Settele, Director General of Markíza TV, by far the most-watched television station in Slovakia. Settele also maintains strong ties to Austria and, among other things, serves as a jury member on the advisory board of the RTR (Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications).
Media in Great Britain
This episode of "Continent" takes us to the British Isles. It's about the media in the United Kingdom. Golli Marboe discusses with London correspondent Tessa Szyszkowitz, who has lived in the country since 2010, why the land of the mother of all public broadcasters, the BBC, and of quality journalism par excellence, with newspapers like The Times and The Guardian, also boasts arguably the world's most brutal and gruesome tabloid press. She writes for publications including the Austrian news magazine Profil, the German magazine for political culture Cicero, and the Viennese weekly newspaper Der Falter.
Media in Hungary
In this episode of "Continent," we examine the media landscape in our eastern neighbor, Hungary. Golli Marboe speaks with Ivo Mijnssen, the Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for the NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung); Professor Péter Techet, a lawyer, former journalist, and Hungary expert; and Júlia Váradi, a cultural journalist from the independent broadcaster 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—and what are the key differences?
Media in Denmark
In this issue of "Continent," Golli Marboe explores the media landscape in Denmark. This relatively small Scandinavian country boasts a film and television industry that is truly exceptional. The Danes are world leaders, particularly in children's programming, and the same is true for television series production. Consider, for example, the series "The Bridge" or the depiction of Danish government work in "Borgen." Golli Marboe discusses this topic with Gwynn Niessen, editor-in-chief of the German online newspaper "Der Nordschleswiger." He provides insights into the funding structures, financing, and Danes' understanding of their media landscape.