So far studies have not explored why and how journalists use social media to follow and interact with one another and what kind of networks emerge through this, write Christian … Continued

BBC and YLE are Europe’s leading public service broadcasters for digital innovation, a report by Annika Sehl, Alessia Cornia and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen of Reuters institute for the study of … Continued

The use of Twitter messages as representatives of the popular opinion is both commonplace and problematic, write Kathleen Beckers and Raymond A. Harder, both of University of Antwerp. The authors … Continued

The fourth Understanding Transition conference, this time themed “Ways and Challenges to Responsibility”, is now open to abstract submissions. The event itself will take place on the 2nd and 3rd … Continued

Most (94 per cent) of UK journalists are white, while the proportion of ethnic minorities in the country’s population would warrant for higher representation, a recent study reveals. 700 British … Continued

Prague Media Point Conference, subtitled this year as “Media and Migration”, is now accepting paper abstracts. This year the event serves also as a preconference to the European Communication Research … Continued

Out of all news stories that spread to different media, more originate from Twitter than any other medium, write Raymond A. Harder, Steve Paulussen and Peter Van Aelst, all of … Continued

Framing as a part and parcel of the journalistic process is an uncomfortable thought to journalists, write Jan Boesman and Baldwin Van Gorp, both of KU Leuven. The authors conducted … Continued

The presence of online user comments deteriorates the journalism’s perceived quality, write Fabian Prochazka, Patrick Weber and Wolfgang Schweiger, all of University of Hohenheim. The authors conducted an online experiment … Continued

Women have been reporting on war since the modern definition of the war correspondent came into existence but sexism and gendered practices still exist in the field. Female war reporters use strategy … Continued