A new research project has been announced by the University of Tampere. It aims to improve youth’s multiliteracy, the capability to produce and understand various forms of messages, by having … Continued

As media technology and institutions change, so must the theoretical framework used to describe their functionality be remodelled. This is the premise of an upcoming conference on media logic, to … Continued

Women do not appear enough on UK news and current affairs programs, states the House of Lords Communications Committee. Despite some efforts by broadcasters, the numbers of women as both … Continued

The fourth International Symposium on Media Innovations is still accepting submissions. Deadline for paper abstracts has been postponed to January the 30th. Originally submissions were due yesterday, on the 15th. … Continued

The Fifth International Conference on Historical News Discourses is still accepting submissions. The deadline has been extended to February the 8th. The event is to take place in Porto, Portugal, … Continued

An international conference titled “Capitalism, Culture and Media” is now accepting submissions. The event will be hosted by University of Leeds next September, and submissions are due on February the … Continued

8th Central and Eastern Europe Media and Communication Conference (Ceecom2015) is still looking for paper and panel proposals. The deadline to submit paper abstracts or panel suggestions has been extended … Continued

Mobile news are finding many niches in our daily lives, but they’re not about to eclipse traditional media, write Kristin Van Damme, Karel Verbrugge, Lieven De Marez, all of Ghent … Continued

Mobile media has become the most significant form of news young Swedes consume, write Oscar Westlund and Mathias Färdigh, both of University of Gothenburg. They combed through the results of … Continued

Journalists continue to respect their sources’ wishes regarding the time of publication, writes Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) fellow Sonja Gruber, of Austrian Press Agency. She conducted … Continued