The Canadian newspapers’ discourse on the use of Tasers changed after Robert Dziekanski died after the device was deployed against him, write Nicole Neverson, of Ryerson University, and Charles T. … Continued

On 22.7.2011 a terrorist attack killed 77 people in Norway, most of them youth on a summer camp on Utøya island. A total of 490 campers survived the massacre, many … Continued

A conference entitled “Mediating Cultural Work: Texts, Objects and Politics” is looking for paper and panel proposals. The conference is organised by the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies, … Continued

New legal and technical developments have made British journalists more vulnerable to spying by the state, a recent report states. It is based on a meeting of 25 “investigative journalists, … Continued

Editors of an upcoming, edited book on conservative media are looking for chapter proposals. The book’s working title is “News on the Right: Studying Conservative News Cultures”, and it is … Continued

The way most US newspapers covered the aftermath of the killing of a Black man by a White police officer worked to hide systemic racism, Nicole Maurantonio, of University of … Continued

Amanda Williams, Maria Victoria Guglietti and Sally Haney, all of Mount Royal University, conducted a case study of how students in an undergraduate Canadian university’s journalism program are conceptualizing the … Continued

Journal Ethical Space is calling for papers for a special issue “How do you feel? Ethical challenges in media treatment and representation of vulnerable people”. Topics authors might want to consider, … Continued

Online news stories on election polls do not follow the transparency guidelines set by American Association of Public Opinion Research, a study on 32 American news outlets revealed. Jason Turcotte, … Continued

Financial journalists evaluate their colleagues based on their skill and success, not their personality, the results from a survey suggests. Hai L. Tran and Matthew W. Ragas, both of DePaul … Continued

The journal Sur le journalisme is looking for papers for its upcoming special issue on local journalism. The issue is entitled “Local News: sustainability, participation and community life” and it … Continued

The news agency Reuters’ coverage of the Ukrainian crisis closely followed the line of the Russian state-controlled ITAR-TASS news agency, an analysis by Kohei Watanabe, of London School of Economics, … Continued

Different US newspapers framed Mexican immigrants in dramatically different ways during the darkest years of the Great Depression, Melita Garza, of Texas Christian University, writes. Garza analysed the editorials of … Continued

On week 9 the following publications have come to our attention: Visual Media in Indonesia Written by Edwin Jurriëns Published by Routledge 248 pages Media in China: Constructing National Resistance … Continued

The Communication History section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) is calling for paper and panel proposals for its upcoming workshop entitled “Our group first! Historical perspectives … Continued

On 24th of April 2015 Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner publicly announced his gender transition into Caitlyn Jenner. The announcement was shortly followed by a reality television show focusing on … Continued

Presenting numerical data in tables or graphs will help TV news audience recall the information, a study on American college students shows. Ivanka Pjesivac, of University of Georgia, with Nicholas … Continued

As political conflicts are defined and, indeed, often enacted in the media, images are powerful carriers of meaning, influencing what we know and how we feel about a conflict, write … Continued

In their new article Mary Lynn Young, of University of British Columbia, Alfred Hermida, of University of British Columbia, and Johanna Fulda examine the quality of Canadian finalists and winners in … Continued

22nd International Conference on Information Technology and Journalism is now calling for papers. The conference theme is “Big data – Small world”. The event is supported by the IPSA RC10 … Continued

Fay Anderson, of Monash University, examines Australian news photographers’ and picture editors’ experiences when covering hazardous assignments and the physical and psychological costs. The interviews revealed that PTSD and trauma-related symptoms … Continued

Prague Media Point Conference, subtitled this year as “Media in the Post-Truth World: The New Marketplace of (Dis)information”, is now accepting paper abstracts. The event takes place in Prague on … Continued

Digital media have fundamentally changed the public sphere in terms of power and relationships among actors, write Bengt Johansson and Tomas Odén, both of University of Gothenburg. Their new article … Continued

New study by Nurhaya Muchtar, of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada, Qatar University, Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Munich, Ashraf Galal, Cairo University, Masduki, Indonesian Islamic University, and Mohammad … Continued

The journal Cosmopolitan Civil Societies is looking for articles for a special issue entitled “Alternative Facts: Constructing Truth in Civil Societies”. It is set to be published in July 2017. … Continued

Amanda Alencar, of Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Mark Deuze, of University of Amsterdam, interviewed 49 immigrants over their media use. The sample included migrant workers and refugees living in either … Continued

The journal Media and Communication is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue on how journalists’ professional associations deal with changes in political systems. The journal is open … Continued

Journalists usually believe suicide deaths should not be covered, yet they regularly do write and publish stories about them, a study on US newspaper journalists found. Randal A. Beam, Sue … Continued

On week 8 the following publications have come to our attention: Innovation Policies in the European News Media Industry Edited by Hans van Kranenburg Published by Springer International 240 pages … Continued

Editors of an upcoming, edited book on lifestyle journalism are calling for chapter proposals. The book is planned with Taylor & Francis’ Routledge imprint, and it’s editors are Lucia Vodanovic … Continued