How are populist parties, from different countries and in different phases of their life cycle, treated in media? The recent article by Juha Herkman of the University of Helsinki studies … Continued

“Participating in a mood meter may attenuate positive responses to human-interest stories” claim Jessica Gall Myrick and Bartosz W. Wojdynski. A newly published study examined the effects of the presence and valence of a … Continued

Did newspapers demonstrate editorial independece or support the patriotic cause of the state during Second World War? The article The vapourings of empty young men? Legacies of their hostility between … Continued

The Czech news media do not fully utilize the democratic potential of social networking sites as news sources, claims a recent study by Radim Hladík of Charles Univesity in Prague … Continued

  Conflict framing is an important mechanism of political news reporting but it has remained unclear what role journalists play in this process. A new study by Guus Bartholomé, Sophie Lecheler, and … Continued

Are foreign news reported in the way that reflects the interests of the home nation? Not really, claims a recently published study in Journalism Studies by James Curran of Goldsmiths … Continued

  The Euro Crisis produced a great challenge for the European integration and news coverage has played a central role in shaping public perceptions of the crisis. The recently published book … Continued

Coverage of a specific issue may reveal more general aspects of the place of journalism in a society, claim Alessio Cornia and Paolo Mancini of Università di Perugia, and Marina Ghersetti and Tomas Odén of University of … Continued

A newly published case study delves into the world of hyperlocal journalism and local news blogs, and wonders if Internet increases the public scrunity and monitoring of local democracy. Published … Continued