Vienna, February 20, 2015. The French daily Le Monde is honored by international research Institute Media Tenor for particular strength in the setting of topics with this year's Agenda Setter Award. The occasion is the 15th Agenda Setting Conference, which takes place from February 19 to 21 in Vienna. Behind Le Monde, The Wall Street Journal ranked in second place, the U.K.'s Guardian achieved third place.

The Agenda Setter Award aims to recognize the extent to which news and interv...

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Vienna, February 20, 2015. Germany has the best media image of the 28 countries of the EU. Thus, the Federal Republic wins the EU Country Image Award from Media Tenor, a research institute. The results of the image ranking will be presented at the 15^th Agenda Setting Conference, to be held from February 19 to 21 in Vienna. Ireland and the Netherlands placed as the first and second runners-up.

For this award, Media Tenor analyzed the reporting of 23 international TV news a...

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Vienna, February 20, 2015. Germany wins the G20 Country Image Award from the Media Tenor Institute for the best media image of the leading industrial and emerging countries. The results of the international study will be presented at the 15^th Agenda-Setting Conference, to be held from February 19 to 21 in Vienna. Japan and the UK are the runners-up to this award.

The G20 Country Image Award does not reflect the verdict of a jury or expert survey but is the result of an an...

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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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