With the rise of the Internet, the technological possibilities for journalists to create transparency in news reporting have increased, write Edda Humprecht and Frank Esser, both of University of Zürich. … Continued

Audience may be practicing a type of specific network gatekeeping via social platforms, write Gavin Adamson, of Ryerson University, Liam Donaldson, of  Ryerson University and Rob Whitley, of McGill University. The study explores the relationship … Continued

Are citizen journalists adequately trained for the production of “newsworthy” stories? ask Michal Kus, of University of Wroclaw Tobias Eberwein, of Alpen Adria University, Colin Porlezza, of University of Zürich, and Sergio Splendore, of University … Continued

Terror attacks force democratic societies to mobilize, reinforce and rethink core values, including media freedom and freedom of speech, write Tine Ustad Figenschou, of University of Oslo and Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, of Centre … Continued

The power to set and drive a news agenda is not stable within media, but instead changes hands over time, write S Mo Jang, of University of South Carolina, Yong … Continued

Citizen journalists of the Syria-based Damascus Bureau are practicing what could be described as connective journalism, Yousuf Mohammad from the University of Oklahoma and Maureen Taylor from the University of … Continued

Reciprocal relationships between the audiences and journalists are a crucial component of hyperlocal journalism, write Dave Harte and Jerome Turner, both of Birmingham City University, with Andy Williams, of Cardiff … Continued

The British BBC and the Chinese CCTV use different presentation strategies in their television news, writes Debing Feng, of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics. Feng analysed the structure of … 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

A new research project on representations and manifestations of racism in media has been launched. Entitled “Racisms and public communications in the hybrid media environment (HYBRA)”, the project is a … Continued