What do journalists imagine their audiences are like, and how does this affect their work? Julian Matthews of the University of Leicester, and Maiya Al Habsi of Al-Bayan College, studied … Continued

A new study by Subhayan Mukerjee and Sandra González-Bailón of the University of Pennsylvania, and Sílvia Majó-Vázquez of the University of Oxford (authors not in original order), created a novel … Continued

Olympic Games are inherently nationalized competitions. Despite their differences, both the US network NBC and Chinese CCTV prioritize gymnastics coverage during the Summer Olympics. Andrew Billings and Qingru Xu of … Continued

The volume of inaccurate or false information is too much to filter by designated fact-checkers, Gordon Pennycook and David G. Rand, both of Yale University, argue. Could the task, then, … Continued

The European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) is holding its next conference in Switzerland between October and November this year. The conference will be preceded by a number of … Continued

Could a common problem help create a shared public space that spans different, affected countries? Giovanni Barbieri and Marco Mazzoni, both of University of Perugia, with Donatella Campus, of University … Continued

The special issue of the journal Global Media and China “Citizen Journalism in Asian Countries”. In the aftermath of the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, the term ‘citizen … Continued

China is arguably the most important partner and rival for the United States. Su-Mei Ooi of Butler University, and Gwen D’Arcangelis of Skidmore College, look at the US news and … Continued

Disaster reporting has faced a lot of critique. How should it be done properly? Jacqui Ewart and Hamish McLean, of Griffith University Australia, went through the research on news media … Continued

The RIPE@2018 conference held on 18-20 October in Madrid, Spain, is calling for papers. The conference theme “Universalism and Public Service Media” focuses on challenges and opportunities in achieving the … Continued

Journalists find it valuable to tell asylum seekers’ personal stories in order to show that they are humans “like us”, but telling those stories is not easy, write Mervi Pantti … Continued

The journal ICONO 14 is now accepting manuscript submissions for its upcoming special issue on “Ibero-American Data Journalism”. The issue is guest-edited by Eddy Borges-Rey, of University of Stirling, Bahareh … Continued

Can the dissemination of news be predicted from the early phases of their spread? Elisa Mussumeci and Flávio Codeço Coelho, both of Fundação Getulio Vargas, conducted an experiment with 2129 … Continued

Are journalists able to live the values their newsrooms have officially enshrined? Hans K. Meyer and Christy Zempter, both of Ohio University, ask and answer the question through a case … Continued

On the week 6/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: Free European Media Edited by Mogens Blicher Bjerregård Published by the European Federation of Journalists Partial open access … Continued

The Italian journalism studies journal Problemi dell’Informazione is calling for paper abstracts for its upcoming themed issue on platforms, algorithms and formats. The issue is scheduled for publication in late … Continued

News media’s tendency to focus on bad news can have many negative effects for news consumers. A new article proposes shifting focus from conflict and negativity to a more productive … Continued

The  Communication Institute of Greece  (COMinG) invites you to submit your abstract at its Special session on Multidisciplinary Media & Mediated Communication Technologies as part of the 4th Annual International … Continued

Who reads and shares most junk news? Researchers studied social media distribution of so-called junk news websites in the United States, during three months, between 20 October 2017 and 19 … Continued

The consequences of native advertising can be a double-edged sword for publishers, a new research finds. Michelle A. Amazeen of Boston University, and Bartosz W. Wojdynski of the University of … Continued

Submissions for the new issue of the international peer-reviewed Media Studies journal (Medijske studije) published by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb are now open. The journal welcomes … Continued

Starting a new news media business is difficult in an unstable environment of today. Christoph Sommer of TMT Industries (formerly of the University of Zurich) studied processes and practices of … Continued

A long-lasting ideal in journalism has been that a journalist should be a detached observer of the event being reported, not being a part of it. With the growing popularity … Continued

The Media Sociology Preconference 2018, held in State System @ Center City, Philadelphia, PA, in 10 August 2018, is calling for papers. This preconference, now in its sixth consecutive year, is … Continued

The conference “Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism & Communication in the Digital Era” is calling for papers. The conference is organized jointly by the Advanced Media Institute, the Open University (Cyprus) … Continued

When discussing mediatization of politics, it is important to distinguish between the different actors involved. Jay G Blumler of the University of Leeds, and Frank Esser of the University of … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in February 2018 about journalism research. The list is updated a couple of times per week. … Continued

The commonly used term “news ecosystem” is not devoid of normative assumptions, but instead invokes ideological interpretation, Anthony Nadler, of Ursinus College, writes. Nadler’s essay chronicles how the term was … Continued

The Taboo and the Media conference is now accepting paper proposals. The event will be held at Bertinoro, Italy, between the 20th and 22nd of September 2018. The conference is … Continued

The American broadsheet New York Times has increased the use of “borrowed news” in its foreign reporting since 1966, write Daniel Riffe and Seoyeon Kim, both of University of North … Continued