The Erasmus Research Centre of Media, Communication and Culture is calling for chapter proposals for an upcoming, edited book on “Vigilante Audiences”. The volume will be published online in an … Continued

Despite several attempts of formulating clear definitions, some of the key concepts in mass communication are still hazy, Kevin Ells, of Texas A&M University writes. Ells’s essay criticizes the incoherent … Continued

The International Symposium on Media Innovations 2018 is calling for paper proposals. The event will be hosted by the University of Oslo, in Norway, on the 31st of August and … Continued

Journalism historians often neglect conservative media critique, and this omission makes understanding the modern phenomenon of so-called “echo chambers” difficult, A. J. Bauer, of Ursinus College writes. Bauer’s recent essay … Continued

The Routledge Research in Gender, Sexuality, and Media series, edited by Mary Celeste Kearney, is calling for book proposals. The aim of this series is to publish original research in … Continued

The international workshop “Media Systems under Pressure: Recent Developments in Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe”, is calling for papers. The workshop is organized 18 May 2018 at the … Continued

The conference SACOMM 2018, held at the University of Johannesburg, on 12-14 September, is calling for papers. The conference is themed “Communication at a Crossroads”. This conference calls for presentations, … Continued

Three transnational news agencies have dominated the wholesales of news. As media ecosystems are changing, so is the role of the agencies. Ali Rafeeq and Shujun Jiang of the United … Continued

Western media coverage of Africa has long been a subject of controversy. US television news portray Nigeria mainly in a negative light, a new study by Oluseyi Adegbola and Sherice … Continued

The second Future Media conference is now calling for paper proposals. The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 15th and 16th of November 2018. The conference … Continued

A news story shared by someone with a different political ideology will appear more biased, than if same story was shared by someone with the same political affiliation. Tae Kyoung … Continued

The upcoming Prague Media Point conference is now calling for paper proposals. The 2018 event is entitled “Media and Technology: Innovative Journalism in a Contested Political Space” and it will … Continued

A conference entitled “African Women in the Media” is now accepting paper, panel and workshop proposals. The event will take place on the 21st and 22nd of June 2018, and … Continued

Is automated news recommendation a threat to content diversity, leading to audience getting trapped inside “filter bubbles”? Judith Möller, Damian Trilling and Natali Helberger, all of University of Amsterdam, with … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in March 2018 about journalism research. The list is updated a couple of times per week. … Continued

On the week 9/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: Becoming the Story: War Correspondents since 9/11 Written by Lindsay Palmer Published by University of Illinois Press 224 … Continued

How do different subcultures interact with, and react to, mainstream journalism on Twitter? A team of American researchers investigated the matter through three American Twitter-spheres: “Black”, “Feminist” and “Asian-American Twitter”. … Continued

A book on contemporary cultural journalism and education thereof is being coordinated by Montserrat Jurado Martín, of University of Elche, and Beatriz Peña Acuña, of Universidad Católica de Murcia. They … Continued

The current information ecosystem has created a dire need for increased fact-checking, and researchers and practitioners alike are experimenting feverishly with automating the process. Lucas Graves, of University of Oxford, … Continued

The third biennial conference of the Brussels Institute for Journalism Studies (BIJU), held in 13-14 December 2018 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), is calling for papers. The conference invites participants … Continued

The criminal justice system in England and Wales has faced a lot of criticism and its reputation has been low since the 1990s. The government has lifted the ban on … Continued

The 1st Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication is calling for papers. The winter school, held in 15-19 January 2019, will take a comparative and global approach to the study … Continued

The international conference Megatrends and Media is calling for papers. The conference, themed “Reality & Media Bubbles” is organised by Faculty of Mass Media Communication, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius … Continued

Women are underrepresented in the news in India, a new essay by Reshma Patil of Oxford University, states. The author examined previous studies on the topic and looked at two … Continued

Few studies have analyzed the characteristics and news forms of data journalism on television news. Jeongsub Lim of Sogang University, Seoul, studied data news content from the websites of South … Continued

Book chapters proposals for “Media Ownership in Africa: Control, Challenges & Change’ are called. Who owns the media in Africa? Does the old adage “He who pays the piper calls … Continued

The Brazilian Journalism Research journal is calling for papers for its issue on “Literary Journalism as a Discipline”. The call states: “The introduction to /Literary Journalism across the Globe/ concluded … Continued

How should news media deal with actors who promote views deemed anti-democratic and violent? Media have the democratic role of informing the public of anti-democratic and violent forces, and at … Continued

What is the connection between media use and racial resentment? Angie Maxwell and Stephanie R. Schulte of the University of Arkansas studied racial resentment attitudes among white Millennial youth in … Continued

The position of “engagement editor” has become increasingly common in, and important to newsrooms – yet their task is inherently conflicted, Raul Ferrer-Conill, of Karlstad University, and Edson C. Tandoc … Continued