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

In their new article Xu Zhang, of University of Tennessee, and Lea Hellmueller, of University of Houston, examine the evidence of global journalism practices in visual news content by analyzing … Continued

An article by Rebecca Scoggin McEntee, of South Dakota State University, investigates the expected reactions of US photo editors to images of women in combat. American women have since 2016 … Continued

Piet Bakker, Professor of Journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht talked to us about his research. He told about his project about hyperlocal journalism business models. The interview … Continued

The majority of Latin American journalists would under no circumstance accept practices such as pressuring sources, an international survey found. The study in question is authored by Vanessa de Macedo … Continued

Major news bulletins were not – in quantitative terms – impartial during the 2015 UK General Election, write Stephen Cushion, of Cardiff University, and Richard Thomas, of both Cardiff and … Continued

On week 6 the following publications have come to our attention: Understanding Spatial Media Written by Rob Kitchin, Tracey P. Lauriault & Matthew W. Wilson Published by Sage 264 pages … Continued

Both Chinese and Western news portrayed the East African Community (EAC) more in terms of opportunity than risk. Elizabeth K. James and Mark Boukes of the University of Amsterdam studied … Continued

In Lithuania, informal rules and practices compete with formal rules and laws when it comes to interactions between political and media elites. The article by Ainius Lašas of the University … Continued

New Media & Society is calling for papers for a special issue called Media, Identity, and Online Communities in a Changing Arab World. This issue will examine the role of new media … Continued

New article by Alice N. Tejkalová, of Charles University in Prague, Arnold S de Beer, of Stellenbosch University, Rosa Berganza, of Rey Juan Carlos University, Yusuf Kalyango Jr., of E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Adriana … Continued

The unbalanced coverage of the world in the news has been subjected to concerns at least for a century, write Elad Segev, of Tel Aviv University. The author explores how … Continued

Recent research has examined journalistic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use focusing primarily on legal, ethical, and regulatory implications. This article by Valerie Belair-Gagnon, of University of Minnesota, Taylor Owen, of … Continued

With political power shifting first from the military to civilian government, and from conservative to progressive parties, and then from progressive parties to conservative parties, the consolidation of South Korea’s … Continued

The audience has many different reasons to click on an article – or to avoid clicking it, Tim Groot Kormelink and Irene Costera Meijer, both of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, write. … Continued

A one-day symposium, entitled “Foreign Aid and Journalism in Latin America and Africa: Developing a Research Agenda” is looking for presentation proposals. The event will take place on the 20th … Continued

Media representation of the UK miners’ strike in 1984-1985 served to delegitimize the strikers’ demands and legitimize the government’s strict response, Christopher Hart, of Lancaster University, writes. Hart analysed the … Continued