In changing media environment news organizations need to enrich the services they offer to their readers. Tom Evens and Kristin Van Damme investigate whether and to what extent people would be willing to … Continued

Has the adoption of live online coverage, such as Twitter, facilitated a more “multiperspectival” journalism through the inclusion of “non-official” sources? ask Daniel Bennett. The article looks at the opportunities … Continued

Czech newspapers published less local news content in 2009 than what they did in 1989, writes Lenka Waschková-Císařová, of Masaryk University. The author analysed the contents of two Czech local … Continued

Spanish television news frame immigrants and cultural minorities as harmful “others” unless they are wealthy, write Antonio Pineda, of University of Sevilla, Leonarda García-Jiménez, of University of Murcia, and Miquel … Continued

British newspapers used simplistic framing when reporting the 2011 terrorist attack against UN employees, writes Mercy Ette, of University of Huddersfield. Ette studied news stories about Nigeria published during the … Continued

The Finnish Conference for Media and Communication Research began on Friday 8 April. It takes place in Helsinki, Finland and lasts until Saturday afternoon. The conference is themed around trust … Continued

Altmetrics is a way to measure online attention gained by research. The word derives from alternative (biblio)metrics. Outlined originally in the Altmetrics Manifesto [1], altmetrics have with the developments of … Continued

Reuters Institutes for the Study of Journalism has published a report called What is happening to television news?. The report is the fourth piece of Digital News Reports series. Traditional television viewing is … Continued

New issue of NORDICOMs Media Trends in the Nordic countries newsletter is out now. It provides a collection of news about recent media developments based on reports from a number of Nordic media … Continued

Swedish journalists express much more cosmopolitan ideals than what their work practices allow, write Johan Lindell and Michael Karlsson, both of Karlstad University. The authors surveyed 571 Swedish journalists over … Continued