Journalists usually believe suicide deaths should not be covered, yet they regularly do write and publish stories about them, a study on US newspaper journalists found. Randal A. Beam, Sue … Continued

On week 8 the following publications have come to our attention: Innovation Policies in the European News Media Industry Edited by Hans van Kranenburg Published by Springer International 240 pages … Continued

Editors of an upcoming, edited book on lifestyle journalism are calling for chapter proposals. The book is planned with Taylor & Francis’ Routledge imprint, and it’s editors are Lucia Vodanovic … Continued

Journalists’ conceptions of their role change during health crises, such as epidemic outbreaks, write Celine Klemm and Tilo Hartmann, both of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with Enny Das, of Radboud University … Continued

A conference on the ethics in sports journalism, entitled “Sports Journalism: ethical vacuum or ethical minefield?”, is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the Institute of Communication … Continued

Audiences to United Kingdom’s largest news brands still overwhelmingly consume their news via print, Neil Thurman, of both Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and University of London, discovered. Thurman used … Continued

News constructions of the relationship between teens and social media have significant implications for young people, write Susannah R. Stern, of University of San Diego, and Sarah Burke Odland, of University … Continued

Nowadays, a headline is often the primary way of getting a potential reader interested in an article. This has led to something known as clickbait, write Jeffrey Kuiken, of University … Continued

Organisers of symposium “Public Lives/Private Platform: The Politics of Twitter” are calling for papers. The event takes place on 23-24 May 2017 at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is … Continued

Martin Scott, of University of East Anglia, Mel Bunce, City University of London, and Kate Wright, of Edinburgh University, explore how foundation funding influence on international public service journalism and journalistic practices. … Continued

The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is calling for papers for the international conference “Bridging Gaps: Where is the Critic in Television Journalism?”. The event is organised in … Continued

In order to constantly keep their web pages updated, American newspapers often turn to stories their journalists think are not important, Nikki Usher, of George Washington University, writes. The finding … Continued

Florian Stalph, Research Associate at the University of Passau talked to us about his research. He told about his research about data journalism implications. Stalph is also interested in data … Continued

A conference on “Algorithms, automation, and news” is calling for paper proposals. The conference will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2018 in Munich, Germany. The conference … Continued

Audience engagement features affect the perceived value of a news outlet only slightly, Isabelle Krebs and Juliane A. Lischka, both of University of Zurich, write. The authors surveyed 313 Swiss … Continued

People who generally distrust the news media are more likely to get their news from non-mainstream sources, Richard Fletcher, of University of Oxford, and Sora Park, of University of Canberra, … Continued

The deadline for submitting panel and paper proposals for the biennial NordMedia conference has been extended. The new deadline is March 5th. The NordMedia 2017 conference is themed “Mediated Realities … Continued

The way Austrian quality press framed the European refugee crisis was mostly the same as the tabloid papers’ framing, Esther Greussing and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, both of University of Vienna, … Continued

A workshop organised by ECREA’s “Diaspora, migration and the media” section is calling for paper proposals. The workshop will take place in Bilbao, Spain, on the 2nd and 3rd of … Continued

Brian Creech, of Temple University, and Anthony M. Nadler, of Ursinus College, argue against journalistic innovation as a scholar-supported ideal. The authors analysed “over 50” research documents dealing with the … Continued

Francophone journalists in Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland perceive their role slightly differently from their majority-language peers, a comparative survey found. The findings are detailed in an article authored by Geneviève … Continued

On week 7 the following publications have come to our attention: Bernard Shaw, W. T. Stead, and the New Journalism Written by Nelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel Published by Palgrave Macmillan 248 … Continued

US and Israeli online news are mainly oriented towards the past, not the future, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Motti Neiger, of Netanya Academic College. The … Continued

A symposium entitled “Digital Media, Political Polarization and Challenges to Democracy” is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Alpen-Adria University, and … Continued

If a story on social problems includes information about potential solutions, the readers will be more interested to read more on the subject, Karen McIntyre, of Virginia Commonwealth University, writes. … Continued

A conference “Different Bodies: (Self-)Representation, Disability and the Media” is calling for papers. The event is a one-day conference organised by University of Westminster on 23 June 2017. The event … Continued

Claudia Kozman and Jad Melki, of Lebanese American University, study news media uses during war. They explore what types of media channels fulfilled which needs and gratifications, and what media sources people prioritized … Continued

Northern Lights is calling for submissions for theme issue called Surveillance: Through media, by media, in media. The editors  invite articles that critically analyze and discuss the role of media in … Continued

The International Journal of Communication has just published a new issue and a special section on digital citizenship and surveillance. The both include a bunch of intriguing articles for those interested in … Continued

Informal relationships between journalists and politicians have a strategic function in the process of news-making, write Andreu Casero-Ripollés, of Universitat Jaume I de Castelló, and Pablo López-Rabadán, of Universitat Jaume … Continued