Kenya’s largest newspaper, the Daily Nation, self-censored its 2013 election coverage in order to uphold peace and order, Jacinta Maweu, of University of Nairobi, writes. Maweu analysed the paper’s output … Continued

Journalists express uncertainty more often when they are tasked with the fast-paced coverage of unfolding crises, Shelly Rom and Zvi Reich, both of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, write. The … Continued

Svetlana S. Bodrunova and Ivan S. Blekanov of St. Petersburg State University, and Anna A. Litvinenko of Freie Universität Berlin (authors not in original order), looked at Twitter discussions concerning … Continued

Do audiences care about errors in grammar? Alyssa Appelman, of Northern Kentucky University, and Mike Schmierbach, of the Pennsylvania State University, studied how grammatical errors in news articles affect people … Continued

News texts represent and share the most newsworthy events through familiar and conventionalized ways of communication in a specific society, write Afrooz Rafiee, Wilbert Spooren and José Sanders, all of Radboud … Continued

Polls suggest that the great majority of Czech society perceives irregular migrants as a threat to their country. It also seems that their attitude towards migrants has been influenced by … Continued

During the past decade, the fortunes of the newspaper industry changed dramatically, write Christopher Ali, of University of Virginia, and Damian Radcliffe, of University of Oregon. So far, in studying these developments, the researchers … Continued

Native advertising is a form of paid digital content that mimics non-advertising content published on the same platform. You Li, of Eastern Michigan University, explores how the boundary of authority is … Continued

How does news media gather social capital through investigative reporting? Can this capital be used against the deadly drug-related violence in Brazil? These questions were asked by Alice Baroni, of … Continued

Digital native news outlets are not all the same when it comes to topic priorities, write James Painter, of University of Oxford, Silje Kristiansen, of Northeastern University, and Mike S. … Continued

Journalism is seen as part of the same societal elite as political institutions, write Thomas Hanitzsch and Nina Steindl, both of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, with Arjen Van Dalen, … Continued

On the week 46 the following publications have come to our attention: Provocative Screens: Offended Audiences in Britain and Germany Written by Ranjana Das & Anne Graefer Published by Palgrave … Continued

The 9th Radio Conference is calling for contribution proposals. The event is organised by the The Monash University and Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association. The conference will be held … Continued

The paid circulation of African American newspapers has since 1993 declined, and they are instead circulated increasingly as freesheets, write Stephen Lacy and Daniel Krier, both of Michigan State University, … Continued

A special issue of the journal Le Temps des médias is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue, themed “Media and attacks”. The issue is scheduled for publication … Continued

Can the media system typology famously proposed by Daniel Hallin and Paolo Mancini (2004) be applied to Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries? This question was put to the test … Continued

The biggest truism about the use of sensationalism in news stories seems to be that it is a guarantee for success in terms of selling the stories to the public, … Continued

Journal of Media Critiques (JMC) is inviting submissions related to any communication, media, information studies. JMC is no longer a thematic journal. The magazine will have 2 regular issues in a year as … Continued

Many factors influence the volume of foreign news reported in different countries. The new study by Miki Tanikawa of Akita International University, Japan, takes a macro-level look at the issue. … Continued

The ICA Pre-Conference “Global Media and Human Rights” is calling for papers. The pre-conference will be held in Prague on 23 and 24 May 2018. “Media and communication studies, with … Continued

Relatively more political stories were being promoted after Rupert Murdoch took over the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), a study by Allison M. Archer, of the University of Richmond, and Joshua … Continued

Acquiring multiple sources for revenue is usually good for a business. Looking at independent online news services in the United States, a study by Brian L. Massey of East Carolina … Continued

The CSF Summer Seminar at Monte Verità, Switzerland titled “Media history from the margins” is calling for papers. The seminar is co-organized by the Universities of Lausanne and Luxembourg, and … Continued

The Ukraine conflict has been characterised by a discursive battle or “information war” that is seen in the drastically different narratives about the nature of the conflict, writes Mervi Pantti, … Continued

The conference “Cultures of Participation – Arts, Digital Media and Politics” is now accepting contribution proposals. The conference will take place between the 18th and 20th of April 2018 in … Continued

“It appears that journalism’s trustworthiness will more likely suffer than benefit from an increased use of UGC”, write Katherine M. Grosser and Florian Wintterlin, both of University of Münster, with … Continued

A one-day symposium on media clusters is calling for paper proposals. The event is entitled “Investigating Regional Creative Clusters” and it is hosted by the University of the West of … Continued

Freelance magazine journalists display strong professional confidence in dealing with ethical dilemmas in their work, Joy Jenkins, of University of Oxford, writes. Jenkins interviewed 14 American freelance journalists over the … Continued

On the week 45 the following publications have come to our attention: Data Journalism: Past, Present and Future Edited by John Mair,‎ Richard Lance Keeble,‎ Megan Lucero Published by Abramis … Continued

Studies regarding media and politics in Latin America usually presume that the press naturally protects the interests of common citizens against corruption and political abuses. A new study by Afonso … Continued