The social media’s role in recent unrests, like in the chain of events dubbed the Arab Spring, has been misrepresented in media, argue Jeroen Post and Vincent Crone, both of … Continued

A new issue of the journal Nordicom Review has been published and made available online. Albeit being a generalist communications journal, many articles in the current issue are of interest … Continued

A new issue of the journal Javnost – the public has been published. Titled In the Eye of the Storm, the issue deals with the effects of the economic crisis, … Continued

As in most parts of Europe and North America, Israeli journalism industry is in dire straits. In addition to cost-cutting layoffs, many journalists voluntarily change professions. These decisions are prevalent … Continued

The age of multi-million dollar foreign bureaux is coming to an end, states Richard Sambrook, of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). The 108-page analysis is published as … Continued

The media regulating institution of Flanders, Netherlands, has published its annual report on media concentration in the region. According to Vlaame Regulator voor de Media (VRM), media concentration is on … Continued

Only one out of ten stories dealing with irregular, or “illegal” immigrants features interviews of said people, quantitative analysis of US, French and Norwegian media reveals. The comparative analysis, taken … Continued

Most of the sensationalist claims present in science news seem to originate from press releases, not from newsrooms. A recent study shows that the original findings presented in a peer-reviewed … Continued

With only little investment, hyperlocal news ventures are able to significantly increase their usefulness to their surrounding community. The finding is stated in a freshly released report of the ‘Neighbourhood … Continued

The Flemish public radio and television broadcaster VRT has ordered an investigation into its impartiality. The announcement is connected to the questions raised over the issue during latest electoral campaigns. … Continued

A new issue of the Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies has been published and made available online. Included are a number of articles of interest in terms of … Continued

The fourth international symposium on media innovations is now accepting paper proposals. As per usual, the focus of the symposium is on “evolutions and trends in the different media sectors”. … Continued

Stock photo courtesy of pixabay.com user niekverlaan. The Finnish research fund Helsingin Sanomain Säätiö has announced its newest grant recipients. Seven research projects were granted a total of 538 600 … Continued

In her new book, Lisa Müller, of London School of Economics, compares the performance of media systems in various countries. She measured the systems’ performance on two functions: firstly as … Continued

Stock photo courtesy of pixabay.com user stevepb. Only one in five United Kingdom citizens turn to the internet for local news, reveals a recent study by the British communications regulating … Continued

Stock photo courtesy of pixabay.com user Hans. Gathering money directly from would-be audience members is not a particularly successful method of funding journalistic investigations, claim Ralf Spiller, Andreas Köhler, both … Continued

Stock image courtesy of pixabay.com user geralt. A new book by John Lloyd, of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Laura Toogood, of Financial Times chronicles the development … Continued

The 8. Congress of Local Communication is open for paper proposals. The even is to be held in mid-April (15.-17.) next year in Castellón, Spain. The event is titled “The … Continued

Stock photo courtesy if pixabay.com user jarmoluk. The European Communication Research Association’s (ECREA) temporary working group on communication education is calling for papers for its first conference. The event is … Continued

Stock image courtesy of pixabay.com user Life-Of-Pix. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth transitioned onto the internet not by carefully calculated managerial scheme nor with teleological ascent set in technological determinism, writes … Continued

Public broadcast journalists in four European newsrooms consider convergence to be inevitable, yet they still resist change, write Ainara Larrondo, of University of the Basque Country, David Domingo, of the … Continued

A look at French-speaking Belgium in terms of data journalism reveals severe hindrances and diverse approaches, write Juliette De Maeyer, of University of Montreal, Manon Libert, David Domingo, François Heinderyckx … Continued

The December issue of European Communication Journal is now out and available online. It features five articles, previously published online first earlier this year. Of interest to journalism scholars are … Continued

After revisiting the classic Daniel Hallin & Paolo Mancini study of 2004, authors Michael Brüggemann, Sven Engesser, Florin Büchel, Edda Humprecht and Laia Castro arrive at the conclusion, that instead … Continued

The value of the Finnish media market went down roughly three per-cent in 2013, statistics reveal. In total numbers, the decline amounts to some 150 million euros. Unsurprisingly, publishing sector … Continued

Journalists influence politicians through off-the-record talks, a study performed in Denmark finds. Camilla Dindler, of Aalborg University, came to the conclusion through a series of observations and interviews with both … Continued

The adoption of computational journalism in Los Angeles Times significantly changed the form and nature of the paper’s homicide reporting, write Mary Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida, both of University … Continued

Epistemological tensions arise when journalists create news stories by analyzing huge datasets, writes Sylvain Parasie. Traditional journalistic norms can be reached, but only with significant effort. As the author’s investigation … Continued

Quantitative journalism, or as it would be fashionable to put it, data journalism, is in fact generations old, writes C. W. Anderson. As a milestone on the way to a … Continued