Political newspaper advertisements often prompt concerns about whether they are ethically appropriate and about the potential pressure they place on journalism. Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Markus Wagner and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, all of … Continued

Ukrainian journalists are ambivalent about covering the East-Ukrainian conflict, writes Dariya Orlova of the Ukrainian NGO Detector Media. A research led by Orlova interviewed 30 Ukrainian journalists and conducted two … Continued

A conference titled “Children’s Media and Literature in a Mediatized World” is now looking for paper proposals. The event will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, on the 30th of May … Continued

The International Journal of Communication has published two special sections, titled “Media Times” and “Automation, Algorithms, and Politics”. Together they comprise 20, fresh off the press, open access articles. Here’s … Continued

The International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 2017 (CeDEM 17) is looking for various presentation proposals. The event will be held between the 17th and 19th of May 2017 … Continued

Technical features of “infotainment”, such as montages and camera pans, are present in different types of television news, write Amanda Alencar, of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Sanne Kruikemeier, of … Continued

Due to web analytics, diverging journalistic cultures might be emerging. Folker Hanusch of the University of Vienna studied the influence of analytics to newswork looking at individuals, organisations and different … Continued

The early network of hand-written news sheets expanded from Italy into the German speaking world in late 16th century, writes Paola Molino, of Ludwig-Maximilian University. Molino analysed the so-called Fuggerzeitungen, … 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

Innovation and resources put into developing online journalism are scarce in Russian regional newspapers, write Elina Erzikova, of Central Michigan University, and Wilson Lowrey, of University of Alabama. The authors … Continued