The Norwegian press council (Pressens Faglige Utvalg, PFU) bases most of its rulings on a tradition of “discourse ethics”, writes Svein Brurås, of Volda University College. The author investigated the … Continued

The research project Media, Conflict and Democracy (MeCoDem) has published a new policy brief document. The brief draws together the results of two rounds of interviews with both journalists working … 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

A new Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) fellowship paper on crowdfunded journalism has been published. Its author, Zichao Liu, is a senior writer at the Southern People’s … Continued

Both the French France 24 and the German Deutsche Welle depicted the Nigeria-based terrorist group Boko Haram in accordance with the countries’ foreign policies, write Eva Połońska-Kimunguyi, of Monash University, … Continued

Journalists have an ethical responsibility to protect vulnerable groups and individuals, but also to shed light on their stories and include their perspectives, writes Anna Grøndahl Larsen. Children are a particularly … Continued

Guest editors of the International Communication Gazette are calling for papers for special issue on digital constitutionalism. Summer 2018 issue is called Human rights and power limitation in the internet eco-system Possible topics for … Continued

Multiskilled teams consisting of journalists, designers and developers are necessary for production of innovative and engaging digital journalism, writes RISJ fellow and former managing editor of Olivia magazine in Finland Ninni … Continued

Do different political orientation of newspapers guarantee plurality in coverage? ask Susana Salgado, of University of Lisbon, Institute of Social Sciences and Heinz-Werner Nienstedt, of  University of Mainz. The article looks at … Continued

According to The European Journalism Observatory (EJO) analysis Europe’s newspapers were overwhelmingly negative towards Brexit. EJO conducted a content analysis of the print editions of three daily newspapers in each of 12 … Continued

New MeCoDEM working paper written by Judith Lohner, Sandra Banjac and Irene Neverla is published. The paper maps the role of journalistic actors in transitional societies when covering democratisation conflicts. The writers draw … Continued

The journalistic practice of “monologisation”, removing interview questions from the end product, can severely mislead readers, writes Lauri Haapanen of University of Helsinki. Haapanen compared the recordings of journalistic interviews … Continued

People who are neither professional journalists nor typical audience members participate in producing journalism for many different reasons, writes Laura Ahva, of University of Tampere. Ahva interviewed 69 actors associated … Continued

China’s attempt to exert soft power through a global English language news channel, CCTV News, is in vain, writes John Jirik, a Turkey-based independent researcher. Jirik worked for the channel … Continued

Changes to the digital media environment have been a new source of professional identity for digital journalists, write Patrick Ferrucci and Tim Vos. Their new article examines how American digital journalists … Continued

Journalists are are becoming more comfortable with online comments and often engage with commenters to foster deliberative discussions or quell incivility, writes Gina Masullo Chen and Paromita Pain. The study draws on interviews … Continued

Grub-Street Journal (1730–1737) was a weekly paper that satirized the conventions of London journalism. Its editor Richard Russel searched through publications for accounts of the same event and through satire … Continued

In their recently published study Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, of Institute for Social Research and Tine Ustad Figenschou, of University of Oslo, study how editors in Norwegian media experience the ritual role of the media, … Continued

This new article examines the effect of website structure on readers attitudes and attention. The study is written by Karen McIntyre, of Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture and University of … Continued

ECREA has published a public statement regarding increased pressures on academics in Turkey after the failed military coup. Turkey’s Council of Higher Education have for example banned all academics from … Continued

When sports editors commit to hiring women, they find women who can move up within organizations and become leaders, write Pamela C. Laucella, of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Marie Hardin, of Penn State … Continued

Hundreds of journalists were covering the confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis in the summer of 2014. Ibrahim Hazboun, Yiftach Ron and Ifat Maoz explore the experiences and practices of Palestinian journalists working for … Continued

New LSE report called Journalistic representations of Jeremy Corbyn in the British press: From watchdog to attackdog by Bart Cammaerts, Brooks DeCillia, João Carlos Magalhães, Cesar Jimenez-Martinez, all of London School of Economics and Political Science, has been published. The … Continued

While film has become a dominant cultural form in cultural journalism, its prominence in the quality newspapers does not indicate an inclination towards the principals of popular culture, write Annemarie Kersten … Continued

What role does materiality play to the learning outcome of journalism students during periods of internship in newsrooms? ask Steen Steensen, of Oslo and Akershus University College. By combining sociomaterial perspectives … Continued

New article called Vice Media Inc.: Youth, lifestyle – and news by Henrik Bødker, of Aarhus University, explores the Vice News’ coverage of the events in Ferguson following the police shooting of Michael … Continued

New study by Henrik Örnebring, of Karlstad University and Claudia Mellado, of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, concentrates on cross-national comparative studies of journalists. The study analyzes how different journalistic skills are valued … Continued

What characterizes the professional role as a freelance journalist today? ask Birgit Røe Mathisen. Her newly published study investigates the professional role of freelance journalists in Norway and it is based on … Continued

Damian Trilling is an Assistant Professor for political communication and journalism at the Department of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam. Trilling is taking part in a ongoing research … Continued

In their recently published study Esa Reunanen and Kari Koljonen present a view of journalistic interventionism and how it’s linked in professional ethos of Finnish journalists. The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with … Continued