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Journalistic refugee representation and new media

The article “From media to hypermedia: Journalistic representations of Rohingya refugees and humanitarian communication” by Bimbisar Irom and Stephanie Gibbons from Washington State University analyzes two media artifacts: one on traditional media and one a special report. The article is a comparative analysis. The first artifact for analysis won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography … Continued

Tags: Asia, humanitarian journalism, multi-mediated, Pulitzer Price, visual journalism, Westernized view
Published 29 Jun 2021

Research of July 2021

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in July 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the studies.

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Published: 2 Aug 2021

Research of June 2021

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in June 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the studies.

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Published: 2 Jul 2021

Weaponized memes: the case of Pepe the Frog

New article “Weaponizing Memes: The Journalistic Mediation of Visual Politicization” by Chris Peters from Roskilde University and Stuart Allan from Cardiff University develops the concept of “mimetic weaponization” for journalistic theory by focusing on the example case of Pepe the Frog, a meme widely used by alt-right. The term meme originates from Richard Dawkins, who … Continued

Tags: Digital Journalism, journalistic theory, memes, political journalism, United States, visual journalism
Published: 16 Jun 2021

Argument for joy as a news value

New study “Joy is a News Value” by Perry Parks from Michigan State University argues that journalism scholars should adjust their approaches to news by adopting joy as a news value. Parks convincingly argues that despite the “affective turn” in journalism studies, joy is an under researched topic, and should not be so. Part of … Continued

Tags: affective turn, journalistic research, joy, news values, philosophy, positive news
Published: 8 Jun 2021

Research of May 2021

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in May 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the studies.

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Published: 3 Jun 2021

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Byline biases and gendered emotions

Under what conditions does a gender byline bias against female authors still exist? A new article “Are byline biases an issue of the past” by Leyla Dogruel from Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Sven Joeckel from University of Erfurt, and Claudia Wilhelm from University of Vienna was a combination of two consequtive studies investigating the effect of perceived author … Continued

Tags: audience, bylines, credibility, gender, Germany, journalistic profession
Published: 27 May 2021

Consequences of cost-cutting strategies in newsrooms

New study “From One Division of Labor to the Other: The Relation between Beat Reporting, Freelancing, and Journalistic Autonomy” by Sarah van Leuven, Bart Vanhaelewyn and Karin Raeymaeckers of Ghent University in Belgium surveyed Belgian journalists in 2013 and 2018 about the consequences of cost-cutting in newsrooms. The authors focused their study on consequences to … Continued

Tags: beat journalism, Belgium, freelancers, journalistic profession, newsroom
Published: 20 May 2021

Use of conservative summary sites linked to hostile media perception

New study “Anti-media expression by citizens: conservative summary sites, hostile media perceptions, and media trust in Japan” by Masahiro Yamamoto and Hyerim Jo of University at Albany, State University of New York, and Weina Ran of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute examines the links between anti-media messages, hostile media perceptions, and media trust. The authors hypothesize that … Continued

Tags: anti-media, japan, media perception, News audience, online news
Published: 11 May 2021

Research of April 2021

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in April 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the studies.

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Published: 1 May 2021

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