The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is calling for papers for the international conference “Bridging Gaps: Where is the Critic in Television Journalism?”. The event is organised in … Continued

In order to constantly keep their web pages updated, American newspapers often turn to stories their journalists think are not important, Nikki Usher, of George Washington University, writes. The finding … Continued

Florian Stalph, Research Associate at the University of Passau talked to us about his research. He told about his research about data journalism implications. Stalph is also interested in data … Continued

A conference on “Algorithms, automation, and news” is calling for paper proposals. The conference will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2018 in Munich, Germany. The conference … Continued

Audience engagement features affect the perceived value of a news outlet only slightly, Isabelle Krebs and Juliane A. Lischka, both of University of Zurich, write. The authors surveyed 313 Swiss … Continued

People who generally distrust the news media are more likely to get their news from non-mainstream sources, Richard Fletcher, of University of Oxford, and Sora Park, of University of Canberra, … Continued

The deadline for submitting panel and paper proposals for the biennial NordMedia conference has been extended. The new deadline is March 5th. The NordMedia 2017 conference is themed “Mediated Realities … Continued

The way Austrian quality press framed the European refugee crisis was mostly the same as the tabloid papers’ framing, Esther Greussing and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, both of University of Vienna, … Continued

A workshop organised by ECREA’s “Diaspora, migration and the media” section is calling for paper proposals. The workshop will take place in Bilbao, Spain, on the 2nd and 3rd of … Continued

Brian Creech, of Temple University, and Anthony M. Nadler, of Ursinus College, argue against journalistic innovation as a scholar-supported ideal. The authors analysed “over 50” research documents dealing with the … Continued

Francophone journalists in Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland perceive their role slightly differently from their majority-language peers, a comparative survey found. The findings are detailed in an article authored by Geneviève … Continued

On week 7 the following publications have come to our attention: Bernard Shaw, W. T. Stead, and the New Journalism Written by Nelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel Published by Palgrave Macmillan 248 … Continued

US and Israeli online news are mainly oriented towards the past, not the future, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Motti Neiger, of Netanya Academic College. The … Continued

A symposium entitled “Digital Media, Political Polarization and Challenges to Democracy” is calling for paper proposals. The event is organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Alpen-Adria University, and … Continued

If a story on social problems includes information about potential solutions, the readers will be more interested to read more on the subject, Karen McIntyre, of Virginia Commonwealth University, writes. … Continued

A conference “Different Bodies: (Self-)Representation, Disability and the Media” is calling for papers. The event is a one-day conference organised by University of Westminster on 23 June 2017. The event … Continued

Claudia Kozman and Jad Melki, of Lebanese American University, study news media uses during war. They explore what types of media channels fulfilled which needs and gratifications, and what media sources people prioritized … Continued

Northern Lights is calling for submissions for theme issue called Surveillance: Through media, by media, in media. The editors  invite articles that critically analyze and discuss the role of media in … Continued

The International Journal of Communication has just published a new issue and a special section on digital citizenship and surveillance. The both include a bunch of intriguing articles for those interested in … Continued

Informal relationships between journalists and politicians have a strategic function in the process of news-making, write Andreu Casero-Ripollés, of Universitat Jaume I de Castelló, and Pablo López-Rabadán, of Universitat Jaume … Continued

In their new article Xu Zhang, of University of Tennessee, and Lea Hellmueller, of University of Houston, examine the evidence of global journalism practices in visual news content by analyzing … Continued

An article by Rebecca Scoggin McEntee, of South Dakota State University, investigates the expected reactions of US photo editors to images of women in combat. American women have since 2016 … Continued

Piet Bakker, Professor of Journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht talked to us about his research. He told about his project about hyperlocal journalism business models. The interview … Continued

The majority of Latin American journalists would under no circumstance accept practices such as pressuring sources, an international survey found. The study in question is authored by Vanessa de Macedo … Continued

Major news bulletins were not – in quantitative terms – impartial during the 2015 UK General Election, write Stephen Cushion, of Cardiff University, and Richard Thomas, of both Cardiff and … Continued

On week 6 the following publications have come to our attention: Understanding Spatial Media Written by Rob Kitchin, Tracey P. Lauriault & Matthew W. Wilson Published by Sage 264 pages … Continued

Both Chinese and Western news portrayed the East African Community (EAC) more in terms of opportunity than risk. Elizabeth K. James and Mark Boukes of the University of Amsterdam studied … Continued

In Lithuania, informal rules and practices compete with formal rules and laws when it comes to interactions between political and media elites. The article by Ainius Lašas of the University … Continued

New Media & Society is calling for papers for a special issue called Media, Identity, and Online Communities in a Changing Arab World. This issue will examine the role of new media … Continued

New article by Alice N. Tejkalová, of Charles University in Prague, Arnold S de Beer, of Stellenbosch University, Rosa Berganza, of Rey Juan Carlos University, Yusuf Kalyango Jr., of E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Adriana … Continued