Both the Daily Mirror and the Sunday People used personal stories in their respective political campaigns, Jen Birks of the University of Nottingham. Birks analysed a total of 473 news … Continued

The new environment of war correspondents is characterised by instant messaging, borderless interaction and information warfare. Markus Ojala and Mervi Pantti of the University of Helsinki and Jarkko Kangas of … Continued

Users are more likely to report crass comments, if they are made aware of the community guidelines prior to reading comments on a news website, write Teresa K. Naab and … Continued

Digital editions differ from printed newspapers only little in terms of reader experience, write Peter C. Neijens, and Hilde A.M. Voorveld, both of University of Amsterdam. The authors had 90 … Continued

The International Conference on Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video (TVX 2017) is now looking for paper and workshop proposals. The event itself will take place between the 14th … 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

The Tracing entanglements in media history conference, organised by the Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS) network is looking for paper submissions. The event will be held in Lund, Sweden, between the … Continued

An advertiser’s financial importance to a publication usually does not influence the way that advertiser’s press releases are treated, write Juliane Lischka, Julian Stressig, and Fabienne Bünzli, all of University … Continued

Two workshops related to the 18th Nordic Political Science Congress (NoPSA) are now looking for papers. The workshops are titled “Communicating politics in the digital age” and “Media Policy and … Continued

Television news offered by public service broadcasters are different from those by commercial broadcasters – and they have different effects on their audiences, write Laura Jacobs, Cecil Meeusen, and Leen … Continued