Bulgarian journalism is not what its consumers would like it to be, writes Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, of University of Chester. The author analyzed readers’ comments on two Bulgarian news websites. Out … Continued

Traditional content analysis methods should be reconsidered when studying online news, or any online media for that matter, write Michael Karlsson, of University of Karlstad, and Helle Sjøvaag, of University … Continued

Media use can well be researched with surveys, that are submitted through both mail and online, writes Annika Bergström, of University of Gothenburg. The author studied the submissions to a … Continued

Patriotic journalism is a worldwide and well-documented phenomenon among journalists as well as in the academic and public-societal arenas. But most of the research literature is not analytical, writes Avshalom Ginosar. In … Continued

As journalism has migrated from offline to online platforms news production practices have undergone remarkable changes. Contemporary news production is characterized by flexibility and constant delivery of “liquid” news. In this … Continued

In her newly published study Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, of University of Chester analyzes over 1500 comments by national newspapers’ online readers in Bulgaria. She investigates readers’ reactions to articles discussing the media war between … Continued

The two transnational peoples, the Roma and the Sámi, employ different strategies in creating change through journalism, writes Shayna Plaut, of Simon Fraser University. The author interviewed 45 people involved … Continued

Danish tabloid newspaper BT used overt rhetoric to “meta frame” itself as being serious about sports – and to try and reclaim sports journalism’s legitimacy, writes Karsten Pedersen of Roskilde … Continued

The so-called ‘Umbrella movement’ protests in Hong Kong were covered by UK newspapers in an unsurprising manner, writes Colin Sparks, of Hong Kong Baptist University. Sparks reviewed 129 articles published … Continued

When a journalist thinks he or she has gained access to an exclusive source, the journalist is more compelled to follow the source’s lead in framing that news. The conclusion … Continued