Constructive News: How to Save the Media and Democracy with Journalism of Tomorrow - Paperback

by Ulrik Haagerup (Author), Helmut Schmidt (Foreword by), Michael Møller (Contribution by)

Negative stories make the news. Drama and conflicts, victims and villains are our modern world. Or are they? This revised second edtion on constructive news challenges the traditional concepts and thinking of the news media. It shows the consequences media negativity has on the audience, public discourse, the press and democracy as a whole. The book also explores ways to change old news habits and provides hands-on guidelines on how to do so. Moreover, the book presents numerous examples from the author's ten-year tenure as executive director of news at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation where he led a successful paradigm shift in news production. Constructive News is a wake-up call for a media world that struggles for a future, as well as an inspirational handbook on the next megatrend in journalism.

Author Biography

After ten years as executive director of news at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Ulrik Haagerup launched the independent Constructive Institute in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2017. Prior to joining DR, Haagerup served as editor-in-chief from 1995-2007, first at Danish daily Jyllands-Posten and then at the daily Nordjyske. His education as a journalist includes programmes at Stanford University, INSEAD, IMD, the Stanford Research Institute and the Wharton Business School at University of Pennsylvania. Haagerup is an international public speaker on leadership and the role of the media. In 1990 he was awarded the Cavling Prize for excellent journalism and has served as a member of the World Economic Forum Global Council on the Future of Journalism.