Kaori Hayashi, Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, talked to us about Japanese newspapers. Due to the ageing … Continued

Journalism does not only facilitate democracy, civic engamement and strenghten communities, as is often theorized. A new study by Johan Lindell, of Karlstad University, and Paola Sartoretto, of Stockholm University, … Continued

On week 17 the following publications have come to our attention: Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia. Defining the Nation, Defining Public Television Written by Jānis Juzefovičs Published by Intellect … Continued

Even in a saturated online media environment, active seeking for news is needed for learning about politics, write Homero Gil de Zúñiga, of the University of Vienna, Brian Weeks, of … Continued

This is a three-part call for: a conference, a special journal issue, and a book project “Algorithms, Automation, & News: Capabilities, cases, and consequences”. Algorithms and automation are increasingly implicated … Continued

The decision of whose opinions to give voice to is an especially consequential one in American politics, write Michael W. Wagner, of University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Mike Gruszczynski, of Austin … Continued

In areas stigmatized with high levels of violence, crime, and poverty, negative news stories may be the only local news available, write Andrea Wenzel, Evelyn Moreno, Minhee Son and Breanna Morrison … Continued

News published online by public service broadcasters provide more diversity than news published by other types of news organisations, Edda Humprecht and Frank Esser, both of University of Zurich, write. … Continued

One source of changes in media landscape is large societal events, write Hongjun Lim, Choongho Chung, Jihee Kim, Juho Kim, Sue Moon and Meeyoung Cha, all of KAIST. Their conference … Continued

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

Nikki Usher, Assistant Professor at The George Washington University, told us about her work. She has recently finished a book called ‘Interactive Journalism’ (find info about the book behind this … Continued

Journalists enjoy certain protections for themselves and their sources under the laws of various countries. However, in Australia these protections are now challenged as some concerning laws relating to surveillance and … Continued

The Associated Press has published a new report called “The Future of Augmented Journalism: A guide for newsrooms in the age of smart machines” written by Francesco Marconi, Alex Siegman … Continued

The most important way politicians influence news is by forging ties with ideologically compatible journalists, write Peter Maurer, of Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Markus Beiler, of Leipzig … Continued

Yong-Chan Kim and Jee Hyun Kim (Yonsei University), Minsun Shim (Inha University), and Keeho Park (National Cancer Center) investigated where the “locus of responsibility” rests in news stories on cancer … Continued

The Political Science Association’s Media and Politics Group is calling for paper proposals for its upcoming conference on the year 2016, which was by many accounts “the worst year in … Continued

Newspapers in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium have for large parts relied on cutting costs to adapt to a declining market, Miriam van der Burg and Hilde Van den … Continued

In a very short time France’s prime minister Édouard Daladier (1884-1970) was able to turn the public image of the country around – securing Great Britain as an ally right … Continued

Not all newsroom managers are recognized as “leaders” by their colleagues, write Manuel Goyanes, of Carlos III University of Madrid, and Alessandro Gentile, of University of Zaragoza. The authors interviewed … Continued

On week 16 the following publications have come to our attention: In the Swarm: Digital Prospects Written by Byung-Chul Han Published by MIT Press 104 pages Discussing the News Written by Simon … Continued

The representation of the PISQ military testing site in Sardinia, Italy, changed significantly over the years, Aide Esu and Simone Maddanu, both of University of Cagliari, write. The authors analysed … Continued

Chinese foreign correspondents share “many similarities with their Western counterparts” while still maintaining “distinctive features of their own”, write Shixin Ivy Zhang, the University of Nottingham Ningbo, and Xiaoling Zhang, … Continued

This special issue of Media, War and Conflict is calling for papers. “Framing War & Conflict” aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of framing as a method for analysing … Continued

Websites, mobile platforms and social media have challenged magazines’ conventionally high-quality fact-checking. Susan Currie Sivek, of Linfield College and Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, of Columbia College Chicago studied fact-checking practices applied to … Continued

Julian Ausserhofer and Michael Oppermann, both of University of Vienna, with Robert Gutounig, Sarah Matiasek and Eva Goldgruber, all of FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, have conducted a systematic … Continued

Collaboration between computer and communication scientists can be very fruitful in investigating social media, Mathias Verbeke, Bettina Berendt, Leen d’Haenens and Michaël Opgenhaffen, all of University of Leuven, write. The … Continued

The International Media Management Academic Association (IMMAA) Annual Conference 2017 titled “Media Sustainability, Value Creation and Public Policies” is calling for papers. The 2017 conference will focus on the implications … Continued

Historians have described UK’s press as being national during the Second World War. Tom O’Malley of Aberystwyth University questions the idea whether there was a national press in the UK … Continued

The New Directions in Media, Communication and Sociology (NDiMS) Conference 2017 invites PhD-students and early career researchers to submit an abstract for the NDiMS 2017, taking place at the University … Continued

Watching a comedy show laden with political satire informs the audience just as well as watching regular TV news, Amy B. Becker, of Loyola University Maryland, and Leticia Bode, of … Continued