Traditional content analysis methods should be reconsidered when studying online news, or any online media for that matter, write Michael Karlsson, of University of Karlstad, and Helle Sjøvaag, of University of Bergen. The authors argue that content analysis, albeit being sophisticated and well developed, can not take into account the particularities of online media. As … Continued

Studying the ways search engines rank and present news content is a complex task, writes Jacob Ørmen, of University of Copenhagen. Things such as web browsing history may influence which news the search engine presents as the most relevant. For this reason, a broad and detailed collection of data is in order, Ørmen concludes. The … Continued