There should be more constructive debate about media diversity in South Africa, Julia Plessing of the University of Johannesburg, argues. She studied different types of print media regulation and support … Continued

If the audience is increasingly able to select the news sources they follow, how come so many still perceive the media as biased? An American team of researchers investigated the … Continued

The professional freedom of Chinese journalists is constrained by the state apparatus, but not entirely quenched by it. What tactics do the journalists use in order to gain access to, … Continued

American journalists are largely satisfied by the way mass shootings are covered, while they still see room for improvement. The journalists’ attitudes were studied by Nicole Smith Dahmen and Jesse … Continued

Written by Ozan Aşık, Uludag University Ethnographers immerse themselves in the social world of a relatively small community and observe from the inside “how people lead their lives, how they … Continued

Which types of social media posts gather most interaction from the audience? Are there differences between newsrooms and social media platforms? Anders Olof Larsson, of Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, … Continued

On week 26 the following publications have come to our attention: Present Scenarios of Media Production and Engagement Edited by Simone Tosoni and others Published by edition lumière 300 pages … Continued

How does the post-Millenial generation assess the Twitter behaviour of journalists compared to celebrities and opinionators? Jasun Carr, of Idaho State University, and Mitchell Bard, of Iona College, conducted an … Continued

Oslo and Akershus University College will arrange a two-day conference 2 and 3 of November 2017, in connection with UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The … Continued

American newspapers covered the 2014 Crimean crisis in a fairly uniform fashion regardless of the papers’ political orientation, writes Anastasia N. Sorokina, of Temple University. Sorokina analysed 568 news article … Continued

Comparative research on journalistic objectivity has most often been studied in Western contexts. Claudia Mellado, of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, María Luisa Humanes, of Rey Juan Carlos University, and … Continued

What kind of people are more likely to develop their news media literacy (NML) skills, ask Melissa Tully, of University of Iowa, and Emily K. Vraga, of George Mason University. … Continued

Pedagogical newsrooms have a dual function: content production and reflective learning. Maarit Jaakkola, of the University of Tampere, studied six curriculum-related newsrooms in the Nordic countries: Utain, Smocka, Västfronten, NetAvisen, … Continued

Readers associate innovation with unique or alternative ways of doing journalism, not necessarily with just technology. A research by Summer Harlow, of Florida State University, looked at audience motivations of … Continued

Francesca Di Renzo, of University of Sheffield, has studied the way two Spanish news outlets covered immigration at the Morocco-Spain border. The city of Melilla, especially, is a site where … Continued

Impartiality of news during political campaining should mean more than just balancing opposing sides. Stephen Cushion and Justin Lewis, of Cardiff University, studied how impartiality was editorially constructed and interpreted … Continued

Chinese and Anglo-American media represent Beijing’s smog problem very differently, write Ming Liu, of Sun Yat-sen University, and Chaoyuan Li, of Xi’an International Studies University. The authors algorithmically analysed 1 … Continued

People with low need for cognition (NFC) will feel more knowledgeable after reading an incomprehensible news article than after reading a comprehensible article, Mathias Weber and Christina Koehler, both of … Continued

The second Mediating the Real conference, entitled “Mediations in a post-truth era”, is calling for paper proposals. The conference will be hosted by the University of Otago in Dunedin, New … Continued

How are political leaders treated by newspapers, and how does that affect the leaders’ popularity? Daniel Stevens, of University of Exeter, and Barbara Allen, of Carleton College compared the United … Continued

When Americans are asked whether they trust “the news media”, an overwhelming majority will say they do not. However, when they are asked about the particular news sources they use … Continued

On week 25 the following publications have come to our attention: Media Politics in China: Improvising Power under Authoritarianism Written by Maria Repnikova Published by Cambridge University Press 264 pages … Continued

How do our Facebook friends influence what news we read? Nicolas M. Anspach, of Temple University, studied how people select political news in social media. The author conducted a survey … Continued

Scholarship on journalism often includes the American cable channel Fox News, but in reality the channel’s output is best described as propaganda rather than journalism, Mitchell T. Bard, of Iona … Continued

Majority of local American television stations are taking a “social media first” approach to publishing news, write Anthony C. Adornato, of Ithaca College, and Suzanne Lysak, of Syracuse University. The … Continued

The Digital News Report 2017 published by the RISJ Institute is out. The report is written by Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher, Antonis Kalogeropoulos, David A. L. Levy and Rasmus Kleis … Continued

The use of algorithmic judgment for news selection and placement should be considered distinct from journalists’ professional judgment, argues a new article by Matt Carlson, of Saint Louis University. The … Continued

Korean journalists were frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events in their work, according to a new study. Mina Lee, Eun Hye Ha and Jung Kun Pae, all of Sookmyung Women’s University, … Continued

High concentration of media ownership and the proximity of the media to political and economic elites have been identified as challenges to the autonomy of Chilean journalism. Ximena Orchard, of … Continued

The Professional Master of Science in Journalism from FIAM-FAAM University, São Paulo, will hold the 3rd International Symposium on Journalism in Multiplatform Environments between November 23th and 24th, 2017. The … Continued