Based on a quantitative content analysis, Ulrika Hedman, of University of Gothenburg, examines Swedish journalists’ Twitter account presentations. The focus of the analysis is on how the technological affordances of Twitter shape … Continued

A symposium on fashion and non-fiction media is calling for submission proposals. The event is entitled “Sewing Reality: Fashion in Non-fiction Media” and it will be hosted by University of … Continued

Social media users are more likely to click on and share news stories if they are accompanied by positive images, a team of researchers found. The team had 60 American … Continued

A special issue of the Journal of Alternative and Community Media is calling for article proposals. The issue is entitled “Ethnic Minority Media: Between Hegemony and Resistance” and it will … Continued

Australian newspapers portray asylum seekers either as “victims requiring management” or as a “threat requiring military intervention”. Researchers from the Australian Deakin University, Kehla Lippi, Fiona H. McKay and Hayley … Continued

An upcoming symposium on amateur video and journalism is looking for submission proposals. The event will be held in Edmonton, Canada, on the 25th and 26th of May 2018. The … Continued

The two American cable networks CNN and FOX are ideologically more similar than they are usually assumed, Perry Parks, of Michigan State University, writes. Parks analysed the coverage of one … Continued

On the week 40 the following publications have come to our attention: Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities Edited by Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi Published by … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in October 2017 about journalism research. The list is updated a couple of times per week. … Continued

The British press was highly antagonistic against Jeremy Corbyn when he was running for and got elected as the leader of the Labour Party. London School of Economics researchers Bart … Continued

Populist radical right parties across Europe have gathered momentum and transformed the public sphere, write Cristian Norocel, University of Helsinki and Université libre de Bruxelles, Gabriella Szabó, of of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and … Continued

Andrew Kennis of Universidad Iberoamericana, México, studied “whether institutional constraints are more powerful than standardized journalistic norms and practices in determining news content”, also looking at news media independence from … Continued

The conference Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) is calling for papers on the topic: “Journalism, Media and Surveillance”. The event will be held in September 6–7, 2018, in Auckland University … Continued

Bente Kalsnes, Associate Professor, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA), did an interview with us about her recent research: how fake news has been reported in Norway. … Continued

Most Kenyan journalists feel they have freedom to decide what to include in news. Kioko Ireri, of United States International University Africa, conducted a survey in 2012-2013 with 504 Kenyan … Continued

As soon as Xi Jinping came to power as president of China in 2012, the control over freedom of expression and media was immediately tightened, writes Jingrong Tong, of Brunel University … Continued

The journal Teaching Media Quarterly is calling papers for the upcoming special issue “Teaching Intersectionality and Media”. The journal is interested in how instructors teach the concept of intersectionality as … Continued

Local news outlets are facing the same challenges as their larger counterparts: declining revenues, smaller newsrooms and shuttered titles. New report by UO School of Journalism and Communication Agora Journalism Center, … Continued

An article by Markéta Ševčíková, an independent researcher, and Kaarle Nordenstreng, of University of Tampere, recounts the history of journalists’ organisations in former Czechoslovakia. Most notably, the country hosted the … Continued

A conference entitled “The Condition of Contradiction: Implications for Globalization, Identity & Culture” is calling for paper proposals. The event will take place in Madrid, Spain, on the 13th and … Continued

The use of virtual reality (VR) for journalism is in its formative years, Zilla Watson, of the British Broadcasting Corporation, writes. Watson interviewed 22 journalists working with VR for an … Continued

On the week 39 the following publications have come to our attention: Exploring Media Research: Theories, Practice, and Purpose Written by Andy Ruddock Published by Sage 320 pages Reporting the … Continued

It has been claimed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly visible in media discourses on armed conflict. But what types of NGOs, in what way and under what conditions? … Continued

Two Special Issues of the journal African Journalism Studies which will examine the influence and impact of foreign aid on journalism practice and education in Africa and in Latin America, respectively, … Continued

The third edition of a book “History of Newspapers and Periodicals in Britain and Ireland 1650-2011” is calling for proposals for a chapter concerning the Northern Irish Press in the … Continued

The non-transparency of media is related to the issues of native advertising and content marketing. Katerina Tsetsura and Kelsie Aziz, both of University of Oklahoma, surveyed 287 members of the … Continued

The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies invites submissions of original research papers, abstracts for research in progress and proposals for panels on Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual convention … Continued

Lisbeth Morlandstø, Professor of Journalism at Nord University, Norway, talks about her research on regional media and opinion-based journalism in Norway. She has studied how the opinion-based journalism is filling … Continued

Numerous stories that have gone viral in social media have been turned out to be fake news. It can be difficult to distinguish between trustworthy news and falsified content. Edson … Continued

The conflict reporter as we know it is a threatened species, a new study argues. Marte Høiby and Rune Ottosen, both of Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, … Continued