Do journalists and politicians use Twitter hashtags differently? Gunn Enli and Chris-Adrian Simonsen, both of Oslo University, investigated the question by analysing the tweets sent by 10 Norwegian journalists and … Continued

Some time after the early Snowden revelations in 2013, New Zealand implemented new surveillance reforms. Kathleen Kuehn of Victoria University of Wellington studied how Snowden’s revelations were framed. The author … Continued

The party affiliation of the president of the United States affects the amount of news US newspapers publish on Israel, write Moran Yarchi and Amnon Cavari, both of Interdisciplinary Center … Continued

The way Australian press reports rape is troubling in many aspects, write Michelle Dunne Breen, Patricia Easteal, and Kate Holland, all of University of Canberra, with Georgina Sutherland and Cathy … Continued

An upcoming special issue of the journal Journalism Practice is calling for paper proposals. The issue is guest-edited by Laura Ahva and Mikko Hautakangas, both of University of Tampere, and … Continued

News media has power to sway energy policy, especially at the beginning and at the end of a policy cycle, Nayla Fawzi, of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, writes. Fawzi … Continued

Top ranked Nordic data journalism is paternalistic in nature, Ester Appelgren, of Södertörn University, writes. Appelgren analysed 31 data journalism stories nominated for the Nordic Data Journalism Awards in 2013, … Continued

On week 12 the following publications have come to our attention: Media and Everyday Life Written by Tim Markham Published by Palgrave Macmillan 222 pages Sport, Media and Mega-Events Edited … Continued

A conference entitled “Pathologies and dysfunctions of democracy in the media context” is calling for paper proposals. The conference is organised and hosted by the University of Beira Interior in … Continued

The most commonly used category of metaphors for Syrian refugees is that of water masses, write Raith Zeher Abid (University of Karbala), Shakila Abdul Manan (Universiti Sains Malaysia), and Zuhair … Continued