January 24, 2015. Davos. – Conventional media wisdom may say “if it bleeds, it leads,” but Ulrik Haagerup, Executive Director of News at the Danish Broadcasting Company argues that constructive news, which focuses not just on problems but solutions, can help increase media audiences while also creative a positive impact on society and problem solving.

Now in its second edition, Haagerup's Constructive News highlights how this journalistic philosophy is improving medi...

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January 23, 2015. Davos. – While financial analyst quotations highlighted by the media continue to praise banks for their financial performance, these same analysts are also underscoring the ongoing failure from the industry on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Ideally, CSR is something that contributes to how a company operates and is a benefit to shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in wh...

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January 22, 2015. Davos. – While too much of international TV news continues to focus on crisis on the African continent, South Africa is at the forefront of perception change as new economic champions and ESG-focused business models make Africa a key part of tomorrow’s global economy, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Over the last five years, South Africa has accounted the bulk of new investment projects in Africa,” says Rob Davies, South Africa’...

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January 21, 2015. Davos. -- 2014 saw little improvement in how the diversity of human values and beliefs were covered in the media, creating a global obstacle to dialogue and contributing to stereotyping, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

"The media always has an opportunity to help audiences better understand people who are different from them," says Roland Schatz, founder and CEO of Media Tenor. "But too often this opportunity is not used, and news broadcas...

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January 20, 2015. Davos. -- The banking industry faced severe negativity in 2014, resulting in an image little better than airline disasters and mining industry fatalities, according to new research from Media Tenor International. On television news, banks actually had a worse image than during the 2007/2008 crisis.

Additionally, coverage on central banks around the world has been largely negative, highlighting the lack of trust in those hired to steer the economy. Only the Reserve ...

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