Journalists find it valuable to tell asylum seekers’ personal stories in order to show that they are humans “like us”, but telling those stories is not easy, write Mervi Pantti … Continued

The journal ICONO 14 is now accepting manuscript submissions for its upcoming special issue on “Ibero-American Data Journalism”. The issue is guest-edited by Eddy Borges-Rey, of University of Stirling, Bahareh … Continued

Can the dissemination of news be predicted from the early phases of their spread? Elisa Mussumeci and Flávio Codeço Coelho, both of Fundação Getulio Vargas, conducted an experiment with 2129 … Continued

Are journalists able to live the values their newsrooms have officially enshrined? Hans K. Meyer and Christy Zempter, both of Ohio University, ask and answer the question through a case … Continued

On the week 6/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: Free European Media Edited by Mogens Blicher Bjerregård Published by the European Federation of Journalists Partial open access … Continued

The Italian journalism studies journal Problemi dell’Informazione is calling for paper abstracts for its upcoming themed issue on platforms, algorithms and formats. The issue is scheduled for publication in late … Continued

News media’s tendency to focus on bad news can have many negative effects for news consumers. A new article proposes shifting focus from conflict and negativity to a more productive … Continued

The  Communication Institute of Greece  (COMinG) invites you to submit your abstract at its Special session on Multidisciplinary Media & Mediated Communication Technologies as part of the 4th Annual International … Continued

Who reads and shares most junk news? Researchers studied social media distribution of so-called junk news websites in the United States, during three months, between 20 October 2017 and 19 … Continued

The consequences of native advertising can be a double-edged sword for publishers, a new research finds. Michelle A. Amazeen of Boston University, and Bartosz W. Wojdynski of the University of … Continued

Submissions for the new issue of the international peer-reviewed Media Studies journal (Medijske studije) published by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb are now open. The journal welcomes … Continued

Starting a new news media business is difficult in an unstable environment of today. Christoph Sommer of TMT Industries (formerly of the University of Zurich) studied processes and practices of … Continued

A long-lasting ideal in journalism has been that a journalist should be a detached observer of the event being reported, not being a part of it. With the growing popularity … Continued

The Media Sociology Preconference 2018, held in State System @ Center City, Philadelphia, PA, in 10 August 2018, is calling for papers. This preconference, now in its sixth consecutive year, is … Continued

The conference “Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism & Communication in the Digital Era” is calling for papers. The conference is organized jointly by the Advanced Media Institute, the Open University (Cyprus) … Continued

When discussing mediatization of politics, it is important to distinguish between the different actors involved. Jay G Blumler of the University of Leeds, and Frank Esser of the University of … Continued

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

The commonly used term “news ecosystem” is not devoid of normative assumptions, but instead invokes ideological interpretation, Anthony Nadler, of Ursinus College, writes. Nadler’s essay chronicles how the term was … Continued

The Taboo and the Media conference is now accepting paper proposals. The event will be held at Bertinoro, Italy, between the 20th and 22nd of September 2018. The conference is … Continued

The American broadsheet New York Times has increased the use of “borrowed news” in its foreign reporting since 1966, write Daniel Riffe and Seoyeon Kim, both of University of North … Continued

Why do people sometimes choose to read partisan news, but select balanced stories at other times? A team of American scholars investigated the question by analysing survey data from a … Continued

On the week 5/2018 the following publications have come to our attention: The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy Edited by Robert E. Gutsche Jr. Published by Routledge 336 pages Diaspora … Continued

A special issue of the journal Convergence is now accepting article proposals for its upcoming special issue, entitled “Rethinking the distinction between old and new media”. The issue is guest-edited … Continued

Journalists often encounter traumatizing events, or victims thereof, in their work. These encounters can cause reporters to develop to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and cause additional damage to the … Continued

There are several factors that shape the fast-developing practices of data visualizations in journalistic use, find Martin  Engebretsen, of University of Agder, Helen  Kennedy, of the University of Sheffield, and … Continued

The book series ‘Protest, Media and Culture’ publishes edited collections and monographs dedicated to the study and analysis of an irrepressible phenomenon: the worldwide resurgence of social, cultural, political and … Continued

After the global financial crisis in 2007-2008, financial journalism has often been criticized for not fulfilling its role as a watchdog for businesses and the financial sector. Nadine Strauß of … Continued

50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: “Past and Future Perspectives” Conference is calling for papers. Conference will be organized 18-21 July 2018 at the University of Colorado Boulder — College … Continued

The Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business series is calling for proposals. The series has published to date 15 volumes since its launch in 2012. Concentrating on the social, cultural, … Continued

Where do people choose to get political information, and how much do they learn from it? Researchers analyzed data from a national sample of U.S. adults from 2011 and 2012, … Continued