Why do people sometimes choose to read partisan news, but select balanced stories at other times? A team of American scholars investigated the question by analysing survey data from a … Continued

On the week 5/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy Edited by Robert E. Gutsche Jr. Published by Routledge 336 pages Diaspora … Continued

A special issue of the journal Convergence is now accepting article proposals for its upcoming special issue, entitled “Rethinking the distinction between old and new media”. The issue is guest-edited … Continued

Journalists often encounter traumatizing events, or victims thereof, in their work. These encounters can cause reporters to develop to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and cause additional damage to the … Continued

There are several factors that shape the fast-developing practices of data visualizations in journalistic use, find Martin  Engebretsen, of University of Agder, Helen  Kennedy, of the University of Sheffield, and … Continued

The book series ‘Protest, Media and Culture’ publishes edited collections and monographs dedicated to the study and analysis of an irrepressible phenomenon: the worldwide resurgence of social, cultural, political and … Continued

After the global financial crisis in 2007-2008, financial journalism has often been criticized for not fulfilling its role as a watchdog for businesses and the financial sector. Nadine Strauß of … Continued

50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: “Past and Future Perspectives” Conference is calling for papers. Conference will be organized 18-21 July 2018 at the University of Colorado Boulder — College … Continued

The Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business series is calling for proposals. The series has published to date 15 volumes since its launch in 2012. Concentrating on the social, cultural, … Continued

Where do people choose to get political information, and how much do they learn from it? Researchers analyzed data from a national sample of U.S. adults from 2011 and 2012, … Continued

Obesity has become one of the main health concerns of modern society. Its coverage has placed much emphasis on personal responsibility. José I Armentia and Flora Marín, of the University … Continued

The ECREA 2018 Preconference “Dissolving Boundaries of Hybrid Journalism” is calling for papers. The preconference aims at exploring uncovered and new forms of hybrid journalism in order to map potential … Continued

The Special Issue of Digital Journalism welcomes submissions, which broaden the theoretical, empirical and geographic perspective on data journalism as one particular form of digital journalism. Theoretically, since data journalism … Continued

“The echo chamber is overstated”, declares a new research article, questioning fears of partisan segregation of people’s news sources. Elizabeth Dubois of the University of Ottawa, and Grant Blank of … Continued

Gender pay gap and discrimation remain as issues in the European media sector, but there are also new problems, such inequality within digital media platforms. New study looks at the … Continued

The journal Northern Lights, Volume 17, 2019 – Theme issue on: “Disrupting media infrastructures: Transforming media industries and public spheres”, is calling for papers. Northern Lights calls for papers exploring how … Continued

African-American broadcast journalists still feel pressure to downplay their natural features in order to fit in the newsroom, Indira S. Somani and Natalie Hopkinson, both of Howard University, write. The … Continued

Martina Topić, of Leeds Beckett University and Niamh Kirk, of Dublin City University, are calling for chapter proposals for an edited book they are preparing. The working title of the … Continued

United Nations’ climate change conferences gather delegations from governments and non-governmental organisations from around the world. These events are also keenly observed by a number of journalists, making the events … Continued

On week 4/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: Global Teamwork: The rise of collaboration in investigative journalism Edited by Richard Sambrook Published by The Reuters Institute for … Continued

How does Russia’s state-controlled and state-affiliated media frame the country’s role in the world? Robert S. Hinck, of Monmouth College, with Randolph Kluver and Skye Cooley, both of Oklahoma State … Continued

The journal Cultura y Educación is calling for manuscript submissions for its upcoming special issue on “Digital literacy, fake news and education”. The issue relates to the European Literacy Network … Continued

News articles on biomedical studies have since the year 2000 used more hyperbolic headlines and more frequently omitted replication statements, a team of University of Bordeaux researchers found. Estelle Dumas-Mallet, … Continued

Feminist Media Studies Research Group at the University of East Anglia invites proposals for an international symposium on Gender, Media and the Middle East. The symposium is intended to bring … Continued

Investigative journalists have a played an important role in exposing corruption around the world. Ester Pollack of Stockholm University and Sigurd Allern of the University of Oslo, studied the work … Continued

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published a new open access book on collaboration in investigative journalism. The book is edited by Richard Sambrook, of Oxford University, … Continued

A conference entitled “Gender Differentiation in Media Industries” is now accepting paper proposals. The event will be hosted by the Peace Institute at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the … Continued

According to a report published in 2017, radio is the most reliable news source in Spain and radio journalists have considerable social influence to a lot of listeners. Sometimes radio … Continued

What are the benefits of collaborative journalism projects? Jennifer E. Moore and John A. Hatcher, both of University of Minnesota, report on a storytelling project carried out in and around … Continued

Much research on the crisis of journalism has been done in the Anglo-American context. Less is known about alternative media systems. Shangyuan Wu of Nanyang Technological University, examined Singapore and … Continued