Democracy and press freedom have been natural companions, but the relationship between the two has been closely entwined in sub-Saharan Africa, write Herman Wasserman,  and Nicholas Benequista, both of Centre for … Continued

6th International Conference: Comparative Media Studies is calling for papers.  The conference will be held from April 17–19, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it is an integral part of … Continued

The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies is calling for contribution proposals. The event will take place between the 1st and 3rd of June 2018 in Kobe, Japan. The conference theme … Continued

If online news articles are accompanied by negative comments, the readers will find the articles less credible, T Franklin Waddell, of University of Florida, discovered. Waddell conducted an online experiment … Continued

An edited book, entitled “Disability and Media – African perspectives”, is in the works and open for chapter proposals. It is being edited by Mike Kent, of Curtin University, Tafadzwa … Continued

Including teachers’ voices in news about education would be beneficial, yet Australian teachers are reluctant to give interviews, Kathryn Shine, of Curtin University, writes. Shine interviewed 25 teachers and principals … Continued

On week 49 the following publications have come to our attention: China’s Media Go Global Edited byDaya Kishan Thussu, Hugo de Burgh and Anbin Shi Published by Routledge 324 pages … Continued

The open access journal Nordicom Review is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue on Nordic hyperlocal journalism. The issue is expected to be published in late 2018 … Continued

Using “virtual correspondence” can help ease the workload of traditional foreign correspondents – but not replace them, write Oliver Hahn, Florian Stalph and Tom Steller, all of University of Passau. … Continued

The 7th European Communication Conference invites proposals for papers, panels and posters. The conference is organized by the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and Università della Svizzera italiana. … Continued

How does the media affect people’s expectations of their future financial situation? Antonis Kalogeropoulos, of University of Oxford, investigated the question in the Danish context. The author surveyed 1 043 … Continued

Lei Guo, Kate Mays and Jianing Wang, all of Boston University, examine how news media in China, the Philippines, and the United States covered the South China Sea dispute and to what extent the … Continued

Journal of Communication and Media Research (JCMR) calls for papers for its October 2018 issue. The magazine is JCMRs second 10th anniversary issue. The journal seeks to contribute to the body … Continued

Adegboyega Ojo, of National University of Ireland, and Bahareh Heravi, of University College Dublin explore what characterises good data stories and how different technologies are being combined to create these … Continued

International Communication Association calls for papers for Journalism Studies Graduate Student Colloquium. The event will be held as preconference in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Conference of the International Communication … Continued

The Journalism Across Borders conference is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the German Communication Association and will be hosted by the Technische Universität Ilmenau. The conference … Continued

A one-day conference entitled “#Resist: Protest and Resistance Media in Brexit Britain and Trump-era USA” is calling for paper proposals. The event will take place on the 8th of March … Continued

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in December 2017 about journalism research. The list is updated a couple of times per week. … Continued

Photojournalists working for Polish, Czech and Slovakian newspapers feel their workload increasing while their prestige dwindles, Filip Láb and Sandra Štefaniková, both of Charles University in Prague, write. They interviewed … Continued

International news events are covered differently in different countries, but is it because of media logic or international relations? Titus Hjelm and Ülane Vaher, both of University College London, investigated … Continued

Matthew S. Weber and Katherine Ognyanova of Rutgers University, and Allie Kosterich of Pace University, studied the patterns of hyperlinking to explain how online newspapers adapt to new technologies. The … Continued

According to self-determination theory individuals can be either intrinsically motivated (do something because it is inherently interesting) or extrinsically motivated (do something because it leads to a separable outcome), writes Ivanka … Continued

On week 48 the following publications have come to our attention: Death Makes the News – How the Media Censor and Display the Dead Written by Jessica M. Fishman Published … Continued

With contradictory strategic narratives from different parties and governments, propaganda and disinformation, Ukraine’s news media environment has been a difficult one to analyze properly. Joanna Szostek of Royal Holloway, University … Continued

In a report for the United Kingdom’s National Council for the Training of Journalists, Mark Spilsbury explores the reasons for why there is a lack of diversity within the British … Continued

Growing media practitioner mobility, as well as the migration of transnational media corporations across borders and media cultures, gives rise to new questions about how journalistic professionalism travels, write Mei … Continued

Second Symposium of the Society for Media History is calling for papers. The event is titled “I have a dream…” – Media, utopia and experiment and it takes place on … Continued

The ECREA Science and Environment Section invites abstract submissions for an edited volume with the title “When the Local meets the Digital: Implications and Consequences for Environmental Communication”. Scholars are … Continued

Sub-editors hold a position of substantial power, as they are the ‘final frontier’ before news reaches the reader, write Astrid Vandendaele, of Ghent University. Together with layout designers they represent the heart … Continued

International conference on media and communication (ICMC 2018) is now accepting submissions. The conference will be held in March 19-21, 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and it … Continued