The biggest conference for European communication research, ECREA 2016 was held in Prague in the beginning of November. There was a lot of discussion going off- and online during the … Continued

The way sports journalists view sports bloggers is not unanimous, Simon McEnnis writes. McEnnis is a lecturer at the University of Brighton, and a former sports journalist. He interviewed seven … Continued

Christian Baden, Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, talks about his recent studies on narrative resonance. He has researched how terrorist attacks in Israel have been covered and … Continued

A weakly market-oriented newsroom focuses on the needs of citizens, not on making money, writes Patrick Ferrucci, of University of Colorado Boulder. The study examines how journalists at weakly market-oriented news … Continued

New article by Merel Borger and Anita van Hoof, of VU University Amsterdam, and José Sanders, of Radboud University Nijmege explores the assumptions that news organizations and journalists have about … Continued

New article by Marina Ghersetti and Oscar Westlund, both of University of Gothenburg, studies how how different generations’ media habits interrelate with media use during societal crises. The study is based … Continued

A new report called “US Election Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign” is now published. The report is edited by Darren Lilleker, Einar Thorsen, Daniel Jackson and Anastasia Veneti … Continued

The organisers invite contributions from scholars to  Academic Research Conference on Safety of Journalists. The conference, taking place on 3–4 May 2017, is a special academic session held alongside UNESCO’s … Continued

In the digital age news content may be seen by more people in more places for much longer, so the potential to do lasting damage is greater. New article written by Ivor … Continued

Laura Ahva, of University of Tampere, Arjen van Dalen, of University of Southern Dernmark, Jan Fredrik Hovden, of University of Bergen, Guðbjörg Hildur Kolbeins, of Bifröst University, Monica Löfgren Nilsson, … Continued