Two preconferences for the International Communication Association’s (ICA) 2017 conference in San Diego, US, are looking for submissions. The preconferences are entitled “Media performance and democracy – the debate continues” … Continued

Both young people and people who already pay for offline news are willing to pay for online news as well, write Richard Fletcher and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, both of University … Continued

A vast majority of news directors at local, American television stations view user generated content (UGC) favourably, write Rita Colistra and Eva Buchman, both of University of West Virginia, with … Continued

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Media portrayals of overweight people are problematic but might be improving, a new study suggests. Kira Varava of Missouri State University looked at how weight and ethnicity impacted how people … Continued

The ICA preconference “Online and Newsworthy – Have Digital Sources Changed Journalism?” is calling for papers. For the preconference, organizers are interested in showcasing research that focuses or is related … Continued

Journalism Research News has now published 1000 articles! Wow! We are very happy to reach this point! The service published its first post about ECREA conference in November 2014. The … Continued

National TV networks, as well as local TV stations, are experiencing changes that range from programming distribution methods to shifts in audiences, write Douglas A. Ferguson, of College of Charleston and Clark … Continued

Hanna Nikkanen, a Visiting Professor at the University of Tampere, talked with us about her plans for teaching and current interests. We went through various interesting topics such as the … Continued

Different quantities and types of links have notable effects on the readers of online news, write Félix Arias-Robles and José Alberto García-Avilés, both of Universidad Miguel Hernández. The authors conducted … Continued

Political journalists consider it important to present their audience with diverse viewpoints – but they often fail to do so, write Tim P. Vos, of University of Missouri, and J. … Continued

One should be mindful of the effect of images when selecting illustrations for any climate change related communications, write Stacy Rebich-Hespanha and Ronald E. Rice, both of University of California. … Continued

The way local newspapers depict a city as a social unit depends on the type of paper, write Anna Leupold, Ulrike Klinger and Otfried Jarren, all of University of Zurich. … Continued

Local newspapers are written in a manner which makes the news hard to understand, Ben Wasike of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley writes. The author analysed local newspaper content … Continued

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The way a news story is framed affects the reader’s views on the issue, a recent study confirms. Peter Beattie and Jovan Milojevich, both of University of California, conducted an … Continued

When writing about encryption, The New York Times and The Guardian largely rely on sources from companies that are involved in surveillance and/or encryption, Einar Thorsen, of Bournemouth University, writes. … Continued

Prior to 2010, only three black women had been elected to the British House of Commons, writes Orlanda Ward, of University College London. The article investigates the intersectional effects of … Continued

While the United Kingdom media market is large, open and complex, science news in Denmark works under different conditions, write Gunver Lystbaek Vestergaard and Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen, of Aarhus University. … Continued

The Charlie Hebdo shootings raised questions as to how cartoonists determine which topics are fair game for mockery, write Jenn Burleson Mackay and Michael A. Horning, both of Virginia Tech University. They explore the reactions … Continued

In the context of the 22 July 2011 terror attacks in Norway, social media use by citizens, and even victims, became an essential feature of reporting, write Maria Konow-Lund, of … Continued

Media and Communication is accepting submissions drawn from all areas of political science, to be released in June 2017.  Potential contributions should ponder the social, ethical, and cultural conditions, meanings … Continued

CHINED VI conference is calling for papers. This years theme is The Social Implications of Genre in Historical News Language. The event takes place at 21-23 June 2017 at University of Sheffield. … Continued

On today’s turbulent media stage, political scandals represent great drama. They are important, because they touch political power directly, writes Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism journalist fellow Anne Moilanen. In … Continued

23% of news articles contain social media embeds, claims a report published by Social media curation platform SAM. They analysed one million web pages by using a web crawler that detects social … Continued

News consumers largely value online news sites based on their offline legacies, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) states. The report was produced … Continued

The conference “Is no local news bad news? Local journalism and its future” is now looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Toronto, Canada, on the 3rd … Continued

Crime journalism in Portugal, Spain, and Italy is difficult and in ways counterproductive for informing the public, write Maggie Jones Patterson, of Duquesne Universit, Romayne Smith Fullerton, of the University … Continued

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A symposium titled “The Digital Public Sphere in Question: From Counter- to Crypto-Publics” is looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Fengerfors, Sweden, between the 3rd and … Continued