Gatekeeping theory and practices still hold during a crisis, however, a more nuanced understanding is needed, write Toni G.L.A. van der Meer, Piet Verhoeven, Johannes W.J. Beentjes, Rens Vliegenthart, all of University of Amsterdam. … Continued

Publishers consider hard news and opinion pieces as the most valuable news commodity, write Merja Myllylahti. Unfortunately that content is also most often locked behind a paywall. In her newly published … Continued

Local newspaper industry in Ireland has suffered a crisis falls during the last ten years. It has struggled to create sustainable business models for the digital era, explains Anthony Cawley … Continued

Especially nature, living environment and history are topics that audience would like to read more about, states a study by Irene Costera Meijer of the VU University of Amsterdam and … Continued

The Facebook group “Datajournalistik” has functioned as an important platform for Nordic datajournalists for developing their data journalism skills, states a new study by Ester Appelgren of Södertörn University. The … Continued

In our interview with Andrew Heaton of the University of Central Lancashire, we discussed drones, the research of Civic Drone Centre, engineering and current issues with using drones for civilian … Continued

The Journal Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture is calling papers for their special issue on the topic Suicide and media. [spoiler title=’Articles for this special issue are welcome relating … Continued

Greek news media offers a pluralist framing of asylum seekers, write Dimitra L. Milioni and Konstantinos Vadratsikas, both of Cyprus University of Technology. They analysed 125 news stories and their … Continued

The context of freedom of expression has shifted, states a new book edited by Ulla Carlsson of the University of Gothenburg. Freedon of Expression and Media in Transition looks at … Continued

Both Swedish and Latvian newspapers depicted their respective Occupy movements in a patronizing tone, write Anne Kaun and Iveta Jurkane-Hobein, both of Södertörn University. The authors compared Occupy-related news stories … Continued