People who generally distrust the news media are more likely to get their news from non-mainstream sources, Richard Fletcher, of University of Oxford, and Sora Park, of University of Canberra, … Continued

The deadline for submitting panel and paper proposals for the biennial NordMedia conference has been extended. The new deadline is March 5th. The NordMedia 2017 conference is themed “Mediated Realities … Continued

The way Austrian quality press framed the European refugee crisis was mostly the same as the tabloid papers’ framing, Esther Greussing and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, both of University of Vienna, … Continued

A workshop organised by ECREA’s “Diaspora, migration and the media” section is calling for paper proposals. The workshop will take place in Bilbao, Spain, on the 2nd and 3rd of … Continued

Brian Creech, of Temple University, and Anthony M. Nadler, of Ursinus College, argue against journalistic innovation as a scholar-supported ideal. The authors analysed “over 50” research documents dealing with the … Continued

Francophone journalists in Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland perceive their role slightly differently from their majority-language peers, a comparative survey found. The findings are detailed in an article authored by Geneviève … Continued

On week 7 the following publications have come to our attention: Bernard Shaw, W. T. Stead, and the New Journalism Written by Nelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel Published by Palgrave Macmillan 248 … Continued

US and Israeli online news are mainly oriented towards the past, not the future, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Motti Neiger, of Netanya Academic College. The … Continued

A symposium entitled “Digital Media, Political Polarization and Challenges to Democracy” is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Alpen-Adria University, and … Continued

If a story on social problems includes information about potential solutions, the readers will be more interested to read more on the subject, Karen McIntyre, of Virginia Commonwealth University, writes. … Continued