The rapid growth in popularity of digital media platforms has generated interest in how Americans use digital news platforms to engage with democracy, writes Jason A. Martin, of College of … Continued

November issue of Journalism is out now. The magazine includes a selection of research articles and book reviews. Here are just few examples of the articles: Paul Rowinski writes about … Continued

Which factors are most important in explaining differences in role perceptions among television investigative journalists, ask Jesse Abdenour and Daniel Riffe, of UNC-Chapel Hill. The authors conducted survey on investigative reporters … Continued

Former research shows that the media do not devote as much space to the Paralympic Games as would be expected, write Josep Solves, of Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Sebastián Sánchez Universidad de … Continued

This study investigates how Burmese refugees were framed by Fort Wayne’s The Journal Gazette located in Indiana where refugee resettlement has taken place over the last two decades, write Emily … Continued

Stanford University held a two-day symposium on 30 September and 1 October titled “Exploring the interface between journalism and computing”. The Computational + Journalism symposium gathered together academics and industry people to talk … Continued

Political newspaper advertisements often prompt concerns about whether they are ethically appropriate and about the potential pressure they place on journalism. Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Markus Wagner and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, all of … Continued

Ukrainian journalists are ambivalent about covering the East-Ukrainian conflict, writes Dariya Orlova of the Ukrainian NGO Detector Media. A research led by Orlova interviewed 30 Ukrainian journalists and conducted two … Continued

A conference titled “Children’s Media and Literature in a Mediatized World” is now looking for paper proposals. The event will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, on the 30th of May … Continued

The International Journal of Communication has published two special sections, titled “Media Times” and “Automation, Algorithms, and Politics”. Together they comprise 20, fresh off the press, open access articles. Here’s … Continued

The International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 2017 (CeDEM 17) is looking for various presentation proposals. The event will be held between the 17th and 19th of May 2017 … Continued

Technical features of “infotainment”, such as montages and camera pans, are present in different types of television news, write Amanda Alencar, of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Sanne Kruikemeier, of … Continued

Due to web analytics, diverging journalistic cultures might be emerging. Folker Hanusch of the University of Vienna studied the influence of analytics to newswork looking at individuals, organisations and different … Continued

The early network of hand-written news sheets expanded from Italy into the German speaking world in late 16th century, writes Paola Molino, of Ludwig-Maximilian University. Molino analysed the so-called Fuggerzeitungen, … Continued

Under the title “Books of the week”, JRN will list new, relevant publications that have recently become available. Click the title of the book for further information on the publisher’s … Continued

Innovation and resources put into developing online journalism are scarce in Russian regional newspapers, write Elina Erzikova, of Central Michigan University, and Wilson Lowrey, of University of Alabama. The authors … Continued

During the GamerGate controversy in 2014 and 2015, gaming journalists had to manage a debate on two fronts: defending gaming journalism and remediating attacks on women. Gregory Perreault of Appalachian … Continued

Afghan journalism is “captured”, or forced to work for non-journalistic interests, by a number of methods and actors, write Jeannine E. Relly and Margaret Zanger, both of University of Arizona. … Continued

Four times as many males as females appeared as experts on flagship television and radio news programmes in the United Kingdom as of the early 2010s, write Lis Howell and Jane … Continued

Media subsidies are not a neutral instrument, but rather a political tool for achieving certain policy objectives, writes Aske Kammer, of The IT University of Copenhagen. They also serve to … Continued

Experts’ texts about the future of journalism are fairly thin on actual predictions, write Wilson Lowrey and Zhou Shan, both of University of Alabama. The authors analysed a total of … Continued

What happens to trust in media when individuals are present at the site of the event, and can evaluate the reports based on their own experiences? Oren Livio and Jonathan … Continued

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School announced a call for research project proposals for spring 2017. The proposals should fall within four areas of inquiry: Computation, algorithms and automated … Continued

Marc Ziegele and Pablo B. Jost, both of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, investigate the effects of a comment moderation strategy that recommends news outlets to respond publicly to uncivil … Continued

Journalists and journalism teachers frame narrative journalism as “a dangerous game” that is still necessary for journalism, writes Kobie van Krieken and José Sanders, both of Radboud University Nijmegen. The … Continued

In their new article Brett Hutchins, of Monash University and Raymond Boyle, of University of Glasgow, employed Barbie Zelizer’s concept of “community of practice” to emphasise the existence and significance of shared practices within … Continued

Both the Daily Mirror and the Sunday People used personal stories in their respective political campaigns, Jen Birks of the University of Nottingham. Birks analysed a total of 473 news … Continued

The new environment of war correspondents is characterised by instant messaging, borderless interaction and information warfare. Markus Ojala and Mervi Pantti of the University of Helsinki and Jarkko Kangas of … Continued

Users are more likely to report crass comments, if they are made aware of the community guidelines prior to reading comments on a news website, write Teresa K. Naab and … Continued

Digital editions differ from printed newspapers only little in terms of reader experience, write Peter C. Neijens, and Hilde A.M. Voorveld, both of University of Amsterdam. The authors had 90 … Continued