A technology-focused news website Gizmodo ran two stories on Facebook in early May of 2016. They revealed, most notably, how Facebook’s Trending Topics stream was edited by a team of … Continued

Do journalists and politicians use Twitter hashtags differently? Gunn Enli and Chris-Adrian Simonsen, both of Oslo University, investigated the question by analysing the tweets sent by 10 Norwegian journalists and … Continued

Some time after the early Snowden revelations in 2013, New Zealand implemented new surveillance reforms. Kathleen Kuehn of Victoria University of Wellington studied how Snowden’s revelations were framed. The author … Continued

The party affiliation of the president of the United States affects the amount of news US newspapers publish on Israel, write Moran Yarchi and Amnon Cavari, both of Interdisciplinary Center … Continued

The way Australian press reports rape is troubling in many aspects, write Michelle Dunne Breen, Patricia Easteal, and Kate Holland, all of University of Canberra, with Georgina Sutherland and Cathy … Continued

An upcoming special issue of the journal Journalism Practice is calling for paper proposals. The issue is guest-edited by Laura Ahva and Mikko Hautakangas, both of University of Tampere, and … Continued

News media has power to sway energy policy, especially at the beginning and at the end of a policy cycle, Nayla Fawzi, of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, writes. Fawzi … Continued

Top ranked Nordic data journalism is paternalistic in nature, Ester Appelgren, of Södertörn University, writes. Appelgren analysed 31 data journalism stories nominated for the Nordic Data Journalism Awards in 2013, … Continued

On week 12 the following publications have come to our attention: Media and Everyday Life Written by Tim Markham Published by Palgrave Macmillan 222 pages Sport, Media and Mega-Events Edited … Continued

A conference entitled “Pathologies and dysfunctions of democracy in the media context” is calling for paper proposals. The conference is organised and hosted by the University of Beira Interior in … Continued

The most commonly used category of metaphors for Syrian refugees is that of water masses, write Raith Zeher Abid (University of Karbala), Shakila Abdul Manan (Universiti Sains Malaysia), and Zuhair … Continued

A new report from Nordicom, written by Jonas Ohlsson tracks the structural change in the Swedish newspaper industry. The concentration of ownership has increased during the 21st century. The eigth … Continued

Sei-Hill Kim, James F. Thrasher, Yoo Jin Cho and Joon Kyoung Kim, of University of South Carolina, and Myung-Hyun Kang, of Hallym University (not in original order), analysed newspaper articles and television … Continued

How are populist attributions of blame framed in the media? Michael Hameleers, Linda Bos and Claes de Vreese, of the University of Amsterdam, conducted a content analysis of 867 stories … Continued

Johana Kotišová, of Université de Liège and Masaryk University, explores how crisis reporters’ emotions are articulated by the processes of crisis reporting. The focus is on reporting refugee crisis and … Continued

Specialization and disconnection are increasing in audiences’ news orientation, states a new study by Eiri Elvestad, of the University College of Southeast Norway, and Lee Shaker, of Portland State University. … Continued

The way online news frame HIV prevention medication may lead to confusion among those at risk of contracting the virus, Joseph Schwartz, of Northeastern University, and Josh Grimm, of Louisiana … Continued

The way US newspapers covered the allegations made of Hamas using human shields was “highly flawed”, Shane M. Graber, of University of Texas at Austin, writes. The author analysed 66 … Continued

YouTube channels offer international news organisations an opportunity to share content with a worldwide audience, write Eisa al Nashmi, of Kuwait University, Michael North, of Central Connecticut State University, Terry … Continued

The famous Humans of New York (HONY) photography project can be taken as a form of citizen-driven, public service journalism, Jessica Roberts, of Boise State University, writes. Roberts analysed the … Continued

The “meme” of print journalism on its deathbed is uncalled for, argue John O’Sullivan (Dublin City University), Leopoldina Fortunati (University of Udine), Sakari Taipale (University of Jyväskylä), and the late … Continued

The 10th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS2017) is calling for various submissions. The conference will take place in Funchal, on the Madeira Islands (Portugal), between the 14th and … Continued

Health news on television are more “richly sourced” than similar news on radio, in print, or online, Joyce Stroobant, Rebeca De Dobbelaer, and Karin Raeymaeckers (all of Ghent University) write. … Continued

A new research project has been launched to map out the sources from which Finns find information on violent crime, and how that information affects their perceptions on the actual … Continued

On week 11 the following publications have come to our attention: Minorities and Media: Producers, Industries, Audiences Edited by John Budarick and Gil-Soo Han Published by Palgrave Macmillan 204 pages … Continued

The Radio Journal is calling for articles for its upcoming special issue on community radio. Entitled “Current roles and contemporary challenges”, the issue is set to publish in October 2017. … Continued

Journalists don’t think that automated production of journalism is, in its current form, very useful, a study by Neil Thurman (City, University of London), Konstantin Dörr (University of Zurich), and … Continued

A new special issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication is now published. The magazine addresses issues related to activism and communication scholarship in Canada. It also includes some interviews, … Continued

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, talked to us about his research. He discussed about his … Continued

The article by Anders Sundnes Løvlie, of IT University of Copenhagen, Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk, of University of Oslo and Anders Olof Larsson, of Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, studies users’ … Continued