The people who consume more news about science are more trustful of it, even if said news told about misconduct in science, writes Ulrika Andersson of University of Gothenburg. The … Continued

Media has covered the contemporary flux of people in a multitude of ways, but much of the coverage is irresponsible in its sensationalist and even downright xenophobic stance. The evaluation … Continued

The second conference of ECREA’s temporary working group Journalism & Communication Education is looking for submissions. The 2016 conference’s title is “Higher communication education – serving or innovating the profession?” … Continued

The annual conference of Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies is looking for submissions to its 2016 event. The conference is titled “Representing Peace and Conflict”. It … Continued

The perpetuation of stereotypes of China and the Chinese in Western media is the result of many reasons, writes Jeanne Boden, of KU Leuven. The author sketches out the history … Continued

Danish journalists make few factual errors, but they are perceived as being politically biased, writes Mark Blach-Ørsten of Roskilde University. Sources of Danish news stories were asked to evaluate whether … Continued

The Nordic data journalism conference NODA16 is still accepting submissions. The organizers have decided to postpone the deadline for abstract submissions to the 15th of January. The original deadline was … Continued

In his newly published article Robin Vandevoordt, of University of Antwerp, builds bridge between practice-based studies of war reporting and general sociological studies of journalism as a profession. The key questions are … Continued

A new issue of Nordicom’s newsletter European Media Policy is out now. The newsletter includes news about policy developments at the European level, and in addition, some international news. The news … Continued

The viewing of distressing user generated content (UGC) can cause journalists to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), write Sam Dubberley, Elizabeth Griffin and Haluk Mert Bal, all of the … Continued

The journal Javnost – The Public has published a special issue themed “Journalism in Crisis?”. It contains six diverse articles on the topic, out of which two represent European scholarship. … Continued

Despite talk about the American decline, the United States has retained its place as the most prominent country in news, write Menahem Blondheim, of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Elad … Continued

Objectivity is an ill-conceived benchmark for journalism, argue Daniëlle Raeijmaekers and Pieter Maeseele, both of University of Antwerp. According to the authors, the objectivity requirement is limiting and detrimental to … Continued

The journal Journalism has published a batch of online first articles on China. The articles are related to both the ways China is depicted by Western media and the way … Continued

International Journal on Media Managements new special issue called Social media, the digital revolution, and the business of media is out now. It is  is devoted to better understanding the challenges associated … Continued

The newest issue of bi-monthly European Journal of Communication is published now. The magazine is interested in communication research and theory in all its diversity, and seeks to reflect and encourage … Continued

The European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) report on media integration has been published. The Integration Media Production Strategies (IMPS) project visited nine public service broadcasters in eight countries to research practices … Continued

The journal NORDICOM Review is calling for submissions to its upcoming special issue on minorities in media work. The issue will be looking at, for example, how many minority members … Continued

Increased action research would benefit both the scholars and practitioners of digital journalism, writes Stephanie Grubenmann of University of St.Gallen. The author uses an interventive action study, performed at a … Continued

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has published the outlines of its strategy for the next three years. The document, named Vision2020, identifies four challenges European public service broadcasters are currently … Continued

In 2014 when professional football player Thomas Hitzlsperger  announced that he is gay, media response was overwhelming. Christiana Schallhorn and Anne Hempel conducted a qualitative content analysis of three newspapers … Continued

ECREA and Charles University in Prague are calling for proposals in all fields of communication and media studies. The conference is to be held in Prague 9 – 12 November 2016 … Continued

UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair at University of Gothenburg is organising in collaboration with University of Sheffield, University of Helsinki and University of Tampere a research conference on Safety of … Continued

PR influence on news coverage is affected by both the attributes of individual journalists and by journalistic work routines, write Magdalena Obermaier, of Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Thomas Koch, of Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz and Claudia Riesmeyer, … Continued

Online editorial content seems to be near irrelevant for women’s magazines’, write Hanna-Kaisa Ellonen, of Lappeenranta University of Technology, Patrik Wikström, of Queensland University of Technology, and Anette Johansson, of … Continued

The eight national newspapers in the United Kingdom largely used a negative tone when writing about Jeremy Corbyn during his first week as the leader of the Labour party. The … Continued

The use of social media, even for non-political purposes, increases political deliberation, write Trevor Dieh and Homero Gil de Zúñiga, both of University of Vienna, and Brian Weeks, of University … Continued

Gender bias exists both in journalistic output and the professional realm of its production, write Paula Lobo, of Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Maria João Silveirinha, of University of Coimbra, Marisa … Continued

The audience reads different news stories online than in print, write Torbjörn von Krogh, of Mid Sweden University and Ulrika Andersson, of University of Gothenburg. The authors compared the results … Continued

Visibility bias does not effect (self-reported likeliness of) voting behaviour significantly, write Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Hajo G. Boomgaarden and Markus Wagner, all of University of Vienna. The authors studied the effects … Continued