Signal Strength Symposium 2018 is calling for papers. The event held on 8 March 2018 (International Women’s Day) in Sheffield, UK, and it is organised by the Department of Journalism … Continued

Identifying news subscriber personas gives publishers a new way of thinking about their audience, writes Tran Ha, of American Press Institute, in a new report. As a part of their … Continued

Media, War & Conflict Journal’s tenth anniversary conference will be held on 22-23 May 2018 at Accademia Europea Di Firenze, Florence, Italy. There have been significant transformations in the way war and … Continued

Even though newspaper circulations have been falling and news are consumed more via smartphones, readers still spend much more time with newspapers’ print versions than with their websites and apps, … Continued

Democracy and press freedom have been natural companions, but the relationship between the two has been closely entwined in sub-Saharan Africa, write Herman Wasserman,  and Nicholas Benequista, both of Centre for … Continued

6th International Conference: Comparative Media Studies is calling for papers.  The conference will be held from April 17–19, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it is an integral part of … Continued

The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies is calling for contribution proposals. The event will take place between the 1st and 3rd of June 2018 in Kobe, Japan. The conference theme … Continued

If online news articles are accompanied by negative comments, the readers will find the articles less credible, T Franklin Waddell, of University of Florida, discovered. Waddell conducted an online experiment … Continued

An edited book, entitled “Disability and Media – African perspectives”, is in the works and open for chapter proposals. It is being edited by Mike Kent, of Curtin University, Tafadzwa … Continued

Including teachers’ voices in news about education would be beneficial, yet Australian teachers are reluctant to give interviews, Kathryn Shine, of Curtin University, writes. Shine interviewed 25 teachers and principals … Continued