Digital media have fundamentally changed the public sphere in terms of power and relationships among actors, write Bengt Johansson and Tomas Odén, both of University of Gothenburg. Their new article … Continued

New study by Nurhaya Muchtar, of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada, Qatar University, Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Munich, Ashraf Galal, Cairo University, Masduki, Indonesian Islamic University, and Mohammad … Continued

The journal Cosmopolitan Civil Societies is looking for articles for a special issue entitled “Alternative Facts: Constructing Truth in Civil Societies”. It is set to be published in July 2017. … Continued

Amanda Alencar, of Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Mark Deuze, of University of Amsterdam, interviewed 49 immigrants over their media use. The sample included migrant workers and refugees living in either … Continued

The journal Media and Communication is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue on how journalists’ professional associations deal with changes in political systems. The journal is open … Continued

Journalists usually believe suicide deaths should not be covered, yet they regularly do write and publish stories about them, a study on US newspaper journalists found. Randal A. Beam, Sue … Continued

On week 8 the following publications have come to our attention: Innovation Policies in the European News Media Industry Edited by Hans van Kranenburg Published by Springer International 240 pages … Continued

Editors of an upcoming, edited book on lifestyle journalism are calling for chapter proposals. The book is planned with Taylor & Francis’ Routledge imprint, and it’s editors are Lucia Vodanovic … Continued

Journalists’ conceptions of their role change during health crises, such as epidemic outbreaks, write Celine Klemm and Tilo Hartmann, both of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with Enny Das, of Radboud University … Continued

A conference on the ethics in sports journalism, entitled “Sports Journalism: ethical vacuum or ethical minefield?”, is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the Institute of Communication … Continued