Journalists’ Perceptions of Ownership Change and its Impact on Journalistic Content and Work
CFP: Multidisciplinary Studies in Media and Communication
Media and Communication is accepting submissions drawn from all areas of political science, to be released in June 2017. Potential contributions should ponder the social, ethical, and cultural conditions, meanings … Continued
CFP: The sixth international conference on historical news discourse (CHINED)
CHINED VI conference is calling for papers. This years theme is The Social Implications of Genre in Historical News Language. The event takes place at 21-23 June 2017 at University of Sheffield. … Continued
PAPER: Political scandals in Finland and in the UK
On today’s turbulent media stage, political scandals represent great drama. They are important, because they touch political power directly, writes Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism journalist fellow Anne Moilanen. In … Continued
REPORT: Nearly one fourth of news contain social media embeds
23% of news articles contain social media embeds, claims a report published by Social media curation platform SAM. They analysed one million web pages by using a web crawler that detects social … Continued
REPORT: Even online, trust in news is built on legacy
News consumers largely value online news sites based on their offline legacies, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) states. The report was produced … Continued
CFP: Local news in dire straits
The conference “Is no local news bad news? Local journalism and its future” is now looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Toronto, Canada, on the 3rd … Continued
ARTICLE: Reporting crime in Southern Europe riddled with problems
Crime journalism in Portugal, Spain, and Italy is difficult and in ways counterproductive for informing the public, write Maggie Jones Patterson, of Duquesne Universit, Romayne Smith Fullerton, of the University … 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
CFP: The digital public sphere
A symposium titled “The Digital Public Sphere in Question: From Counter- to Crypto-Publics” is looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Fengerfors, Sweden, between the 3rd and … Continued
ARTICLE: Anzac Day coverage marginalizes the Māori
In their Anzac Day coverage New Zealand newspapers focus on New Zealanders of European descent, or Pākehā, while marginalizing the native Māori, write Alex McConville, Tim McCreanor, and Helen Moewaka … Continued
