The European Journalism Observatory (EJO) is a network of media research institutes sharing a common goal: to serve as a bridge between media researchers and practising journalists, to make the results of research accessible to a wider audience, and to promote “best practices” in journalism. The EJO aims to contribute to a richer understanding of different journalism cultures, to facilitate collaboration between media researchers and practitioners in Europe and the United States, and to foster press freedom.
History
The European Journalism Observatory was established in 2004 at the
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland, by Stephan Russ-Mohl, then Professor of Journalism and Media Management at USI. Though one of the aims of the EJO was to encourage cooperation and the sharing of knowledge between media researchers and journalists in western Europe and their counterparts in the former Eastern bloc countries that joined the European Union in 2004, at first its publications were available only in English, German and Italian. A Polish website was launched in 2007, and in 2011/12 six more Eastern European languages were added. The EJO currently consists of a network of websites in 13 different languages (Albanian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian). In addition, it has a partnership with the Arab Journalism Observatory, based in Tunisia, which runs websites in Arabic and French., and collaborates with journalism scholars in Canada.
From 2013 to 2020, the English-language site was hosted by the
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) is a UK-based research centre and think tank founded in 2006, which operates Thomson Reuters Journalism Fellowship Programme, also known as the Reuters Fellowship.
History
The institute ...
(RISJ), a UK-based research centre and think tank.
In September 2020, the Department of Journalism at
City, University of London
City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...
took over the hosting of the English-language site from the Reuters Institute.
Over the years, the EJO has received financial assistance from a variety of sources, including the foundation of
Corriere del Ticino
''Corriere del Ticino'' is a regional daily newspaper in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
History and profile
''Corriere del Ticino'' was established in 1891. The paper is published in the Italian language in Muzzano, Ticino.
In the early ...
, the
Swiss National Science Foundation
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, German: ''Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung'', SNF; French: ''Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique'', FNS; Italian: ''Fondo nazionale svizzero ...
, the
Stiftung Presse-Haus
A stiftung () (properly ''Stiftung'', pl. ''Stiftungen'') is an institution/foundation which, with the aid of a property, pursues a purpose determined by the founder.
A ''stiftung foundation'' exists to give effect to the stated, non-commercial wi ...
NRZ and the
Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH () is a German foundation that owns a majority shareholding in Robert Bosch GmbH, from which it derives its funding. The foundation was established in accordance with the wishes of Robert Bosch, who died in 1942, an ...
, in addition to being supported by the academic institutions that host the various language websites.
Awards
In 2005 the EJO won the Swiss Association for Quality in Journalism award for outstanding achievement and dedication to the promotion of high-quality journalism.
In 2019 the EJO received the Günter Wallraff Prize for the critical analysis of journalism.
Languages
EJO content is currently available online in:
• Albanian
• Czech
• French
• English
• German
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Latvian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Ukrainian
References
External links
European Journalism ObservatoryUniversità della svizzera italiana - Institute of Media and JournalismErich-Brost-InstitutReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismCity, University of LondonDepartment of Journalism, City, University of LondonJournalism 2020
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Media analysis organizations and websites
Journalism organizations in Europe