Professor Astrid Gynnild of the University of Bergen talked to us about the possbilities of using drones in journalism. We also discussed the importance of learning about drones, legislative issues … Continued

Job advertisements provide a rich source of information about how employers define “journalism”, write Sally Young and Andrea Carson. Their study focuses on analysing job advertisements of Australian media companies during the … Continued

New special issue of The International Journal of Press/Politics (IJPP) called Digital media, power, and democracy in election campaigns, is published now. IJPP is quarterly published, interdisciplinary journal that publishes research which analyzes … Continued

New article by Jonathan Bright explores the question why some news articles are shared more than others on social media. Results of the study show that editorial promotion of the article on … Continued

June issue on quarterly published British Journalism review is now available. The issue is called We made a monster: American media thrown into panic.  It provides a comprehensive collection of articles, … Continued

Contrary to studies on generic online content, a notable share of Germans is willing to pay for digital longform journalism, write Cornelia Wolf, of University of Leipzig, and Alexander Godulla, … Continued

Anti-fracking advocacy groups were most capable of getting their messages through to the British press, write Jordan Neil, Tiffany Schweickart, Tianduo Zhang and Spiro Kiousis, all four of University of … Continued

Newspapers’ affiliations with political parties are not inherently disasterous, write Vlaďka Kubíčková and Nico Carpentier, both of Charles University in Prague. The authors investigated the Národní listy, a Czechoslovakian nationalist … Continued

The Challenging Media Landscapes Conference 2016, titled “Access, Participation and the Mediatised World”, is now looking for paper and panel proposals. The event will be held in Manchester, United Kingdom, … Continued

The second International Geomedia Conference is now looking for paper and panel proposals. The event, titled this year as “Spaces of the In-Between”, will be held in Karlstad, Sweden, starting … Continued

Old media effects theories, based on simple unidirectional transmission models, are unable to explain modern media, writes Jane B. Singer, of City University London. The author reviews the histories of … Continued

The next Nordic Data Journalism Conference (NODA2017) is looking for paper proposals. The conference will combine both academic and practical content and is open to both scholars and practitioners. The … Continued

Paul Bradshaw, the course leader in Online Journalism at the Birmingham City University talks about the cultural shift in journalism fueled by different data-related movements. He also talks about power … Continued

Nordicom Review 1/2016 is out now. Issue includes nine stimulating articles and four book reviews in the field of media and communication. Some interesting articles of the issue include a study … Continued

Twitter have been widely adopted in newsrooms over the last number of years and it has become an integral part of the journalist toolkit, write Bahareh Rahmanzadeh Heravia and Natalie Harrowerb. … Continued

Vox pop in the news are becoming one of the most dominant voices in television news, write Kathleen Beckers, Stefaan Walgrave and Hilde Van den Bulck. A vox pop can … Continued

June special issue of International Communication Gazette is published. The issue is called Fulfilling the public service remit in the post-broadcasting era: Does the medium still matter? The magazine includes … Continued

For journalistic purposes, Facebook is Norwegian journalists’ most important social media platform, write Anders Olof Larsson, of Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology, and Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk, of … Continued

An interdisciplinary conference on care is looking for paper proposals. The event itself, titled “Discourses of Care: Care in Media, Medicine and Society” will be held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, … Continued

The pressures of international politics leave Latvians struggling to counteract Russian media’s influence, writes Janis Chakars, of Gwynedd Mercy University. Chakars reviews Latvia’s relationship with foreign media both today and … Continued

News text is as important or even more important than photographs in influencing politicians’ public image, write Hajo Boomgaarden, of University of Vienna, Mark Boukes, of University of Amsterdam, and … Continued

A two day symposium on the so-called refugee crisis, titled “Transit Europe: Mobility, Communication and Governance”, is now accepting paper abstracts. The symposium will be held in Malmö, Sweden, on … Continued

Confidential sources have become more reluctant to leak information to journalists, writes Paul Lashmar of University of Sussex. Lashmar interviewed 12 experienced investigative reporters from the US, the UK, Canada, … Continued

Andy Dickinson, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and working at the Media Innovation Studio, talks to us about hyperlocal data journalism. We interviewed him at the … Continued

There are more new and interesting experiments in Indian journalism than in most other countries, write Arijit Sen and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. India has also the fastest levels of internet growth … Continued

The more people engage with journalists on Twitter, the less likely they are to report viewing the media as having an editorial bias, write Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Trevor Diehl and Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu. Focus of … Continued

Newly published study explores how Orlando Sentinel used emerging media technologies to engage with audience in covering two high-profile court trials. First is the case of Casey Anthony. She was accused, but in the … Continued

The SAGE Handbook of Digital Journalism Book is out now. Book is edited by Tamara Witschge, of University of Groningen, C. W. Anderson, of College of Staten Island, David Domingo, of … Continued

RISJ have published interim findings from a study that explores press coverage of the UK referendum campaign. Study shows that majority of press coverage in EU referendum campaign strongly favoured Brexit in first two … Continued

Elite women’s letters in the Times fuctioned as active and targeted public communications. A new study by Allison Cavanagh of the University of Leeds looks at what women’s letters to … Continued