Age correlates strongly with how much commercial influence lifestyle journalists report, University of Vienna researchers Folker Hanusch, Sandra Banjac and Phoebe Maares write. They analysed data from a survey of … Continued

Business interests have much greater presence in news than previously thought, University of Amsterdam researchers Ellis Aizenberg and Marcel Hanegraaff write. The authors analysed of over 350 000 British and … Continued

Research indicates that fact-checking is usually able to correct the audience’s perceptions, a team of researchers found. Nathan Walter, of Northwestern University, Jonathan Cohen and Yasmin Morag, both of University … Continued

Despite the so-called “gamergaters’” attempts, news media eventually leaned away from their preferred interpretation of the #GamerGate events, Bridget M. Blodgett, of University of Baltimore, writes. Blodgett analysed 500 news … Continued

Different news have different effects on what kind of collective action minorities are willing to engage in, a team of researchers discovered. Muniba Saleem, Ian Hawkins and Jessica Roden, of … Continued

Only a minority (14.7 per cent) of the users of Russian social media website VKontakte follow a news page. Aleksandra Urman, of University of Bern, conducted a network analysis on … Continued

When journalists try to exaggerate and scandalize a small transgression, they undermine the public’s trust in journalism, a team of Radboud University researchers discovered. Paul Graβl, Gabi Schaap, Flavia Spagnuolo … Continued

Mainstream news media can contribute to the radicalization of Muslims into violent Islamists, write Philip Baugut and Katharina Neumann, both of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. They interviewed 34 … Continued

The wealthier the richest 1 per cent is, the more individualistic the news supply is – especially if rest of the population is liberal, Hamilton College researchers Ann L. Owen … Continued

Modern journalists seem to have less moral reasoning skills than their predecessors, write Patrick Ferrucci and Erin E. Schauster, both of University of Colorado, with Edson C. Tandoc Jr., of … Continued

Following the coverage of the first ten months of Donald Trump‘s presidency made American citizens feel negative emotions. María Celeste Wagner, of University of Pennsylvania, and Pablo J. Boczkowski, of … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in October 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

If a homicide involves a “sympathetic victim”, the event is likely to be covered with photographs, noticed Walter Works and Jennifer S. Wong, both of Simon Fraser University. The inclusion … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in Septmeber 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in August 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

The journal Journalism Practice has published a special issue directed at working journalists, edited by Bonnie Brennen and Robert E. Gutsche Jr. The open access theme issue showcases research that … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in July 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

When it comes to sourcing practices, online journalism often fails its audience’s expectations, a study from Finland suggests. Ville Manninen, of University of Jyväskylä, compared the expectations of young adult … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in June 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in May 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Work-life balance is a difficult one to handle in a newsroom job. A new study seeked to find out perceptions, strategies and advice from newsrooms workers. “Every respondent reported some … Continued

Journalists’ use of news values on specific topics change as societal and scientific norms change. A new research article shows how this transformation can be seen in the case of … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in April 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in February 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Socioeconomic status does affect how people consume the news, but there is little knowledge on how this impact has changed over the years. Annika Bergström, Jesper Strömbäck and Sofia Arkhede … Continued

Many teenagers fail to identify the credibility of false or biased news online, a new research article finds. Using an online survey with a test, Thomas Nygren and Mona Guath … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in February 2019 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued

Editors practice quality control and negotiate among various groups in news journalism. Research papers have rarely taken this role as their focus. “Clearer assessment of the editor thus allows for … Continued

Different online marketing platforms and programmatic advertising has made it possible to profit from producing fake news. On the other hand, also legitimate news organizations use this infrastructure and the … Continued

Newsrooms are changing with personalisation of news. “Whether personalisation reinforces the relationship between users and news outlets in the long run is open to debate”, a new study discusses. Jessica … Continued