John Price, of University of Sunderland, has surveyed the subscribers of the online investigative journalism co-operative, The Ferret. Price wanted to find out who the subscribers are and what makes … Continued

How do journalists use document sharing in presenting their work, ask Niv Mor, of University of Haifa, and Zvi Reich, of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. They studied the case … Continued

The journal Versus is calling for article proposals for its upcoming thematic issue entitled “Fake news, misinformation/disinformation, post-truth”. The journal is specialized, as per its full title, in “semiotics and … Continued

Kim Schrøder, Professor of Communication at Roskilde University, talked to us about his research on how people use news media in their everyday life. Schrøder has studied this from two … Continued

What is the state of media freedom in Indonesia, a rarely studied country in communication research? Mala Ekayanti and Hao Xiaoming, both of Nanyang Technological University, studied how the political … Continued

What is the role of journalism in social innovation? asks Taneli Heikka, of University of Jyväskylä. The doctoral thesis analyzes four cases of journalism-related social innovation in the USA and Finland. … Continued

Qatar Airways, whose parent company is the government of Qatar, has offered generous sponsorship of Sky News’ weather reports over the last decade, write Tal Samuel-Azran and Inbal Assaf, of Sammy … Continued

Sensitivity of news is expected to influence news framing significantly, write Xianwen Kuang and Rining Wei, both of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The authors choose two sensitive political issues with different geographic relevance … Continued

Based on a quantitative content analysis, Ulrika Hedman, of University of Gothenburg, examines Swedish journalists’ Twitter account presentations. The focus of the analysis is on how the technological affordances of Twitter shape … Continued

A symposium on fashion and non-fiction media is calling for submission proposals. The event is entitled “Sewing Reality: Fashion in Non-fiction Media” and it will be hosted by University of … Continued

Social media users are more likely to click on and share news stories if they are accompanied by positive images, a team of researchers found. The team had 60 American … Continued

A special issue of the Journal of Alternative and Community Media is calling for article proposals. The issue is entitled “Ethnic Minority Media: Between Hegemony and Resistance” and it will … Continued

Australian newspapers portray asylum seekers either as “victims requiring management” or as a “threat requiring military intervention”. Researchers from the Australian Deakin University, Kehla Lippi, Fiona H. McKay and Hayley … Continued

An upcoming symposium on amateur video and journalism is looking for submission proposals. The event will be held in Edmonton, Canada, on the 25th and 26th of May 2018. The … Continued

The two American cable networks CNN and FOX are ideologically more similar than they are usually assumed, Perry Parks, of Michigan State University, writes. Parks analysed the coverage of one … Continued

On the week 40 the following publications have come to our attention: Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities Edited by Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi Published by … Continued

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

The British press was highly antagonistic against Jeremy Corbyn when he was running for and got elected as the leader of the Labour Party. London School of Economics researchers Bart … Continued

Populist radical right parties across Europe have gathered momentum and transformed the public sphere, write Cristian Norocel, University of Helsinki and Université libre de Bruxelles, Gabriella Szabó, of of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and … Continued

Andrew Kennis of Universidad Iberoamericana, México, studied “whether institutional constraints are more powerful than standardized journalistic norms and practices in determining news content”, also looking at news media independence from … Continued

The conference Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) is calling for papers on the topic: “Journalism, Media and Surveillance”. The event will be held in September 6–7, 2018, in Auckland University … Continued

Bente Kalsnes, Associate Professor, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA), did an interview with us about her recent research: how fake news has been reported in Norway. … Continued

Most Kenyan journalists feel they have freedom to decide what to include in news. Kioko Ireri, of United States International University Africa, conducted a survey in 2012-2013 with 504 Kenyan … Continued

As soon as Xi Jinping came to power as president of China in 2012, the control over freedom of expression and media was immediately tightened, writes Jingrong Tong, of Brunel University … Continued

The journal Teaching Media Quarterly is calling papers for the upcoming special issue “Teaching Intersectionality and Media”. The journal is interested in how instructors teach the concept of intersectionality as … Continued

Local news outlets are facing the same challenges as their larger counterparts: declining revenues, smaller newsrooms and shuttered titles. New report by UO School of Journalism and Communication Agora Journalism Center, … Continued

An article by Markéta Ševčíková, an independent researcher, and Kaarle Nordenstreng, of University of Tampere, recounts the history of journalists’ organisations in former Czechoslovakia. Most notably, the country hosted the … Continued

A conference entitled “The Condition of Contradiction: Implications for Globalization, Identity & Culture” is calling for paper proposals. The event will take place in Madrid, Spain, on the 13th and … Continued

The use of virtual reality (VR) for journalism is in its formative years, Zilla Watson, of the British Broadcasting Corporation, writes. Watson interviewed 22 journalists working with VR for an … Continued

On the week 39 the following publications have come to our attention: Exploring Media Research: Theories, Practice, and Purpose Written by Andy Ruddock Published by Sage 320 pages Reporting the … Continued