Rapperswil, June 10, 2014. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is a mere three days away from kick-off but fresh allegations of corruption regarding FIFA’s awarding of the world cup in 2022 to Qatar have seemingly overshadowed this years footballing showpiece. Long before this scandal reared its ugly head however, reports questioning Brazil’s readiness to host the world cup continuously flooded the media. There were doubts surrounding the organisational capacity of the host nation ever since FIFA d...

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Pretoria, 7 April 2014: It is a month before the national elections, and both ANC and DA have lost the appeal they carried in the media running up to the 2009 general elections. More so, ANC continues to see its share of coverage in the media eroded by opposition parties.

“The drop in tonality that leading political parties are receiving in the media, compared to the same period in 2009, suggests that undecided voters will have an even tougher time resonating with one of the predi...

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Zurich, March 13 2014: The NSA scandal and several high-profile data breaches in 2013 have put Cyber risks on the global media agenda and are a threat to corporate reputation. This shows an analysis of the media image of companies and industries related to Cyber issues by the Swiss-based Media Tenor research institute and Awareness Metrics, it’s risk management platform.

“The theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers at Target Corp has been highly visible on TV news and...

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“When IT executives come to Hanover next week, they have to face a different attitude from the media than last year”, explains Dr. Christian Kolmer of Media Tenor. “The quasi-religious enthusiasm for the latest gadgets from Apple and Samsung has given way to a more nuanced view.” Privacy concerns have already risen on the media agenda over the last years, but the NSA scandal has exposed the downside of technical progress. “In 2014, journalists always ask: cui bono,” says Dr. Kol...

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Zurich, March 11, 2014 — Three years after the Fukushima nuclear accident and the German Government’s turnaround in energy policy, there are only ‘losers’ in the media coverage of the energy transformation. “In media reports on this topic, risks are significantly stronger than opportunities and a positive outlook,” says Roland Schatz, Founder and CEO of Media Tenor International. “Furthermore, critics of renewables have a larger influence than nuclear energy critics.”

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