A new report from Nordicom, written by Jonas Ohlsson tracks the structural change in the Swedish newspaper industry. The concentration of ownership has increased during the 21st century. The eigth … Continued

Sei-Hill Kim, James F. Thrasher, Yoo Jin Cho and Joon Kyoung Kim, of University of South Carolina, and Myung-Hyun Kang, of Hallym University (not in original order), analysed newspaper articles and television … Continued

How are populist attributions of blame framed in the media? Michael Hameleers, Linda Bos and Claes de Vreese, of the University of Amsterdam, conducted a content analysis of 867 stories … Continued

Johana Kotišová, of Université de Liège and Masaryk University, explores how crisis reporters’ emotions are articulated by the processes of crisis reporting. The focus is on reporting refugee crisis and … Continued

Specialization and disconnection are increasing in audiences’ news orientation, states a new study by Eiri Elvestad, of the University College of Southeast Norway, and Lee Shaker, of Portland State University. … Continued

The way online news frame HIV prevention medication may lead to confusion among those at risk of contracting the virus, Joseph Schwartz, of Northeastern University, and Josh Grimm, of Louisiana … Continued

The way US newspapers covered the allegations made of Hamas using human shields was “highly flawed”, Shane M. Graber, of University of Texas at Austin, writes. The author analysed 66 … Continued

YouTube channels offer international news organisations an opportunity to share content with a worldwide audience, write Eisa al Nashmi, of Kuwait University, Michael North, of Central Connecticut State University, Terry … Continued

The famous Humans of New York (HONY) photography project can be taken as a form of citizen-driven, public service journalism, Jessica Roberts, of Boise State University, writes. Roberts analysed the … Continued

The “meme” of print journalism on its deathbed is uncalled for, argue John O’Sullivan (Dublin City University), Leopoldina Fortunati (University of Udine), Sakari Taipale (University of Jyväskylä), and the late … Continued