There is a significant trend indicating changes in engagement in terms of total news consumption time and diversity in news platforms, write Louisa Ha, Ying Xu, Liu Yang, Mohammad Abuljadail, Weiwei Jiang, of Bowling Green … Continued

Professional journalists still hold power in directing public attention, writes Nikki Usher, of George Washington University. In her recent article, Usher elaborates a model of how embryonic citizen journalism is … Continued

Newsrooms are not eager to adopt Google Glass and use it extensively, write John Mills, of University of Central Lancashire, with Eduardo Pellanda and André Pase, both of Pontifícia Universidade … Continued

The fourth annual conference of the Amsterdam Centre for Globalisation Studies (ACGS) is now accepting papers. The event itself will be held on the 26th and 27th of October 2017 … Continued

Different newspapers can create vastly different news from the same source material, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt and Christian Baden, both of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The authors analysed the ways … Continued

The press credentials issued by US police departments were and still are mainly a tool to control the departments’ publicity, write Mary Angela Bock, Melissa Suran, and Laura Marina Boria … Continued

Under the title “Books of the week”, JRN will list new, relevant publications that have recently become available. Click the title of the book for further information on the publisher’s … Continued

Online news sites do not use transparency, background information, or participation promoting features as much as they could, write Edda Humprecht and Frank Esser, both of University of Zurich. The … Continued

Instead of pining over the “good old days”, news organisations should adapt to the modern media landscape and continue to support democracy in new ways, Anders Hofseth, a journalist at … Continued

Vox pops are omnipresent in today’s television news, write Kathleen Beckers, of University of Antwerp. Vox pop interviews are used to represent the general public in the news. The study aims … Continued