Ruling politicians are are usually able to set the tone of crisis journalism, write Eva-Karin Olsson, of Stockholm University, Lars W. Nord, of Mid Sweden University, and Jesper Falkheimer, of … Continued

News agencies have great potential even amidst the tumult of media market changes, but they need to adapt quickly to stay relevant, writes the Reuters Institute for the Study of … Continued

Having to pay for access to academic articles is problematic, even if one recognizes the legitimacy of the business model. Paying for a myriad of journals is expensive to whichever … Continued

Dangers faced by compatriots supersedes the suffering of foreign locals, writes Emma Heywood, of Coventry University. The authors studied the coverage of the intra-Palestinian fighting in 2007 on three television … Continued

Out of different autocratic regimes, communist systems allow for the least amount of media freedom, writes Sebastian Stier, of Heidelberg University. Stier used the media freedom rankings of the non-governmental … Continued

Mail Online, the online iteration of the British tabloid Daily Mail, constructs Nigel Farage as a hero by using well-worn discursive methods, writes Darren Kelsey, of Newcastle upon Tyne University. … Continued

The journalism entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UK is rated at an average of 5,6 out of 10, writes François Nel, of University of Central Lancashire. Nel asked the attendees to … Continued

Austrian print media depicts the increase in obesity rate as a result of disrupted natural order, write Michael Penkler, Kay Felder and Ulrike Felt, all of University of Vienna. They … Continued

Media interest toward the International Panel for Climate Change’s (IPCC) reports was stronger in the United Kingdom than in the United States, write Saffron O’Neill, Hywel Williams, Bouke Wiersma, Tim … Continued

British tabloids used radical Islamist preachers to stigmatize Muslims in general, write Anas Altikriti, of the Cordoba Foundation, and Salam Al-Mahadin, of Al-Ahliyya Amman University. They analyzed a total of … Continued