It has been claimed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly visible in media discourses on armed conflict. But what types of NGOs, in what way and under what conditions? … Continued

Two Special Issues of the journal African Journalism Studies which will examine the influence and impact of foreign aid on journalism practice and education in Africa and in Latin America, respectively, … Continued

The third edition of a book “History of Newspapers and Periodicals in Britain and Ireland 1650-2011” is calling for proposals for a chapter concerning the Northern Irish Press in the … Continued

The non-transparency of media is related to the issues of native advertising and content marketing. Katerina Tsetsura and Kelsie Aziz, both of University of Oklahoma, surveyed 287 members of the … Continued

The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies invites submissions of original research papers, abstracts for research in progress and proposals for panels on Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual convention … Continued

Lisbeth Morlandstø, Professor of Journalism at Nord University, Norway, talks about her research on regional media and opinion-based journalism in Norway. She has studied how the opinion-based journalism is filling … Continued

Numerous stories that have gone viral in social media have been turned out to be fake news. It can be difficult to distinguish between trustworthy news and falsified content. Edson … Continued

The conflict reporter as we know it is a threatened species, a new study argues. Marte Høiby and Rune Ottosen, both of Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, … Continued

Many established newspaper firms in the United States have not been able to reconfigure their business models to the demands of the digital environment. A new report analyses the ecosystem … Continued

Leo Leppänen, Myriam Munezero, Stefanie Sirén-Heikel, Mark Granroth-Wilding and Hannu Toivonen, all of the University of Helsinki, studied whether the journalistic process of newsworthiness determination can be automated. The researchers … Continued

A new article examines the resonances between a journalistic habitus and neoliberal logics. Leon A. Salter and Sean Phelan, both of Massey University, New Zealand, studied the case of Campbell … Continued

Majority of Americans believe journalists, rather than scientists themselves, are responsible for the problems in science news. The result comes from a survey of over 4 000 US adults, conducted … Continued

In the context of Hong Kong’s politics, “black materials” are what kompromat is in the Russian context – compromising materials that can be used to attack opponents and spark scandals. … Continued

A panel entitled “Discourses of the Ukrainian Conflict: Linguistic Creativity in the Time of Crisis” is calling for paper proposals. The panel will be part of the Seventh International Conference … Continued

When asked about their work, journalists often paint an idealistic picture of the norms they uphold. When investigated more closely, these representations rarely hold true, Abit Hoxha and Thomas Hanitzsch, … Continued

On the week 38 the following publications have come to our attention: Media Representations of Anti-Austerity Protests in the EU Edited by Tao Papaioannou & Suman Gupta Published by Routledge … Continued

An edited book on activist and alternative media and their relationship with politics is in the works. The volume is edited by Joshua D. Atkinson, of Bowling Green State University, … Continued

News applications are imbued with the power to make editorial decisions, but these decisions are often “black boxed” from the user. How do they work and how does code cross … Continued

Relationships between journalists and PR practitioners are complex. Thomas Koch, of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Magdalena Obermaier and Claudia Riesmeyer, both of Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, conducted a survey to which … Continued

Journal of Alternative and Community Media is calling for papers for its special issue “Sustaining Community Media: Challenges and Strategies”. “This special issue will provide an opportunity to reflect on … Continued

Writing on the topic of suicide can have serious consequences for the reading public. Michael Mead Yaqub, Randal A Beam and Sue Lockett John, all of the University of Washington, … Continued

The Department of Communication Sciences of Ghent University (Belgium) is happy to announce that it will be hosting this year’s ‘Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap’ (24 hours of Communication Sciences). The … Continued

Chris Peters, Associate Professor at the Aalborg University Copenhagen, talked to Journalism Research News about the research project “The New News Consumer”. He introduces findings from the studies: how people … Continued

With a constantly changing industry, a challenge for journalism educators is how to prepare future journalists with the skills they need. Patrick Ferrucci, of the University of Colorado Boulder, interviewed … Continued

The 2015 “Link Tax” legislation is Spain imposed a copyright fee for showing snippets of content created by newspapers. Similar regulations are being considered on the European level. Silvia Majó-Vásquez, … Continued

Work practices and interactions with peers influence how journalists use social media. Matthew Powers, of the University of Washington, and Sandra Vera-Zambrano, of Universidad Iberoamericana, examined journalists’ use of social … Continued

American newspapers’ front pages have become more magazine-like since 1988, Miki Tanikawa, of Akita International University, writes. Tanikawa analysed a sample of three newspapers’ front pages from between 1988 and … Continued

The role conceptions of lifestyle journalists vary according to their specialization, Folker Hanusch, of University of Vienna, writes. The author surveyed 616 Australian lifestyle journalists over how important they saw … Continued

The dependence on advertising revenue discourages newsrooms from pursuing critical investigations, Maha Rafi Atal, of University of Cambridge, writes. The author interviewed 22 American and British journalists working in six … Continued

There is still notable ambivalence towards virtual reality’s utility in journalism, Sarah Jones, currently of Birmingham City University, writes (at the time of study Jones was working at Coventry University). … Continued