Finnish journalists admit to their personal interests’ influence on topic selection, write Esa Reunanen and Kari Koljonen, both of University of Tampere. Even more than by the journalists’ personal inclinations … Continued

Sports journalism has traditionally been a field dominated by men, even though gender equality has made strides elsewhere. In the UK, that it is still, write Suzanne Franks, of City … Continued

Israeli protesters demanding social justice in 2011 failed to pursue a media reform among their many other goals. Instead, they focused their efforts through and relied upon the traditional media. … Continued

Journalists can be divided into five distinguishable groups according to whom they feel most accountable to, writes Halliki Harro-Loit, of University of Tartu. The results come from a large scale, … Continued

Most science journalists depict nano scale technology (NST) as uncertain in nature. A smaller fraction uses the on-the-other-hand or the downright optimistic approach. The results come from Lars Guenther, Klara … Continued

A new issue of the Global Media Journal – German Edition has been published. The current issue is a special on international media assistance, a form of developement aid aimed … Continued

Overall trust in the world is in decline, shows a recent study by public relations company Edelman. According to the annual report, trust in media is in decline in most … Continued

A workshop on changing forms of journalisms in contemporary mediascape is now accepting submissions. The workshop is titled “Changes in journalism: rethinking existing forms”, and it’s a precursor to the … Continued

A new book on the politicization of bodily vulnerability has been published. Global Media, Biopolitics, and Affect: Politicizing Bodily Vulnerability is a part of the Routledge series Studies in New … Continued

International Conference on Integrated Journalism Education, Research and Innovation is now accepting abstract submissions. The event, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, is titled “Shaping the future of news media”. … Continued