Proliferation of fake news websites and fake social media accounts have raised concerns also in South Africa. The phenomenon should not be understood outside of its particular contexts of production … Continued

IAMCR and University of Rostock will hold Interdisciplinary Symposium on Current Challenges to Mediatized Science Communication on 7th – 9th of June 2018. The symposium is now calling for abstracts. The event is … Continued

The conference entitled “Docusophia: Documentary/Philosophy International Conference” is now open to paper proposals. The event will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, between the 22nd and 24th of May 2018. … Continued

Do male and female freelance journalists’ experiences differ from one another? Dunja Antunovic, of Bradley University, and Jenna Grzeslo and Anne Hoag, both of Penn State University, asked the question … Continued

The journal Popular Communication is inviting article proposals for its upcoming special issue. The issue is guest-edited by Christian Christensen, of University of Stockholm. The issue is entitled “Journalists on … Continued

When writing about problems, journalists should also include information on solutions, Karen McIntyre, of Virginia Commonwealth University, writes. McIntyre conducted an experiment with 110 American college students. First the participants … Continued

On week 50 the following publications have come to our attention: Communication, Culture and Ecology: Rethinking Sustainable Development in Asia Edited byKiran Prasad Published by Springer Singapore 199 pages Mixed-Race … Continued

How does the use of online collaborative software affect newsroom culture? Mel Bunce, of City, University of London, Kate Wright, of the University of Edinburgh, and Martin Scott, of University … Continued

The Eighth International Tourism and Media Conference is calling for paper proposals. The event will be hosted by the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, between the 5th and 7th of … Continued

Who forwards “clickbait” links on Twitter, and how do those Twitter messages differ from “non-clickbait” tweets? Abhijnan Chakraborty, Rajdeep Sarkar, Ayushi Mrigen and Niloy Ganguly, all of Indian Institute of … Continued

Environmental injustice is a key issue in understanding climate change. When discussing environmental justice, mainstream media mainly reproduces anthropocentrism, that is, a human-centric view, write Renée Moernaut, of Vrije Universiteit … Continued

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

On week 49 the following publications have come to our attention: China’s Media Go Global Edited byDaya Kishan Thussu, Hugo de Burgh and Anbin Shi Published by Routledge 324 pages … Continued

The open access journal Nordicom Review is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue on Nordic hyperlocal journalism. The issue is expected to be published in late 2018 … Continued

Using “virtual correspondence” can help ease the workload of traditional foreign correspondents – but not replace them, write Oliver Hahn, Florian Stalph and Tom Steller, all of University of Passau. … Continued

The 7th European Communication Conference invites proposals for papers, panels and posters. The conference is organized by the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and Università della Svizzera italiana. … Continued

How does the media affect people’s expectations of their future financial situation? Antonis Kalogeropoulos, of University of Oxford, investigated the question in the Danish context. The author surveyed 1 043 … Continued

Lei Guo, Kate Mays and Jianing Wang, all of Boston University, examine how news media in China, the Philippines, and the United States covered the South China Sea dispute and to what extent the … Continued

Journal of Communication and Media Research (JCMR) calls for papers for its October 2018 issue. The magazine is JCMRs second 10th anniversary issue. The journal seeks to contribute to the body … Continued

Adegboyega Ojo, of National University of Ireland, and Bahareh Heravi, of University College Dublin explore what characterises good data stories and how different technologies are being combined to create these … Continued

International Communication Association calls for papers for Journalism Studies Graduate Student Colloquium. The event will be held as preconference in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Conference of the International Communication … Continued