Sourcing and symbolic annihilation in sexual assault allegation coverage

The study “ “Sluts and nuts”: influences on the symbolic annihilation of women sources in sexual assault allegation news coverage” by Danielle Deavours from Samford University utilized the symbolic annihilation theory to look at the sourcing practices in the covering of sexual assault, more specifically, the news coverage of the allegations against US Supreme Court … Continued

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Published: 15 Sep 2023

Sourcing, verifying, and mediating journalistic truth during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

The study “Sourcing Dis/Information: How Swedish and Ukrainian Journalists Source, Verify, and Mediate Journalistic Truth During the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict” by Nina Springer and Gunnar Nygren from University of Stockholm, and Dariya Orlova and Daria Taradai from University of Kyiv-Mohyla academy, and Andreas Widholm from University of Stockholm looked at how journalists both on the ground … Continued

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Published: 18 Aug 2023

ARTICLE: Distance helps report on Iran and North Korea

Reporting on highly repressive societies like those of Iran and North Korea can be difficult. Sometimes doing so from afar may be more useful than dispatching journalists on the ground, Soomin Seo, of Temple University, writes. Seo interviewed 13 reporters working for two niche news outlets, NK News and Tehran Bureau – neither of which … Continued

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Published: 27 Jan 2020