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

The unbalanced coverage of the world in the news has been subjected to concerns at least for a century, write Elad Segev, of Tel Aviv University. The author explores how … Continued

Recent research has examined journalistic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use focusing primarily on legal, ethical, and regulatory implications. This article by Valerie Belair-Gagnon, of University of Minnesota, Taylor Owen, of … Continued

With political power shifting first from the military to civilian government, and from conservative to progressive parties, and then from progressive parties to conservative parties, the consolidation of South Korea’s … Continued

The audience has many different reasons to click on an article – or to avoid clicking it, Tim Groot Kormelink and Irene Costera Meijer, both of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, write. … Continued

A one-day symposium, entitled “Foreign Aid and Journalism in Latin America and Africa: Developing a Research Agenda” is looking for presentation proposals. The event will take place on the 20th … Continued

Media representation of the UK miners’ strike in 1984-1985 served to delegitimize the strikers’ demands and legitimize the government’s strict response, Christopher Hart, of Lancaster University, writes. Hart analysed the … Continued

The third International Journal of Press/Politics conference is now accepting paper proposals. The conference will take place between the 27th and 29th of September this year in Oxford, United Kingdom. … Continued

Journalism students majoring in broadcast and in print largely share the same values, write Serena Carpenter, of Michigan State University, Anne Hoag, of Penn State, and August E. Grant, of … Continued

A study by Spencer Barnes, of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, investigated how different motion graphic structures affect user experience. Barnes conducted an experiment with 82 US college … Continued

Under the title “Books of the week”, JRN will list new, relevant publications that have recently become available. Click the title of the book for further information on the publisher’s … Continued

The “Bridges of media education” conference is calling for paper proposals. The conference will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia, on the 15th and 16th of September 2017. Papers accepted … Continued

Quantity alone is not sufficient for measuring gender parity in media, Anne O’Brien, of Maynooth University, and Jane Suiter, of Dublin City University, write. The authors analysed how women were … Continued

An article by Will Mari, of Northwest University, explores the early adoption of telephones into newsrooms. Mari recounts the telephone’s story through a wide sample of (mostly US) journalistic trade … Continued

Laura Ahva, Research Fellow at the University of Tampere talked to us about her research. She talked about her action research based project “Conciliatory Journalism”. Ahva is also interested in … Continued

An IMMAA (International Media Management Academic Association) conference is calling for paper and panel proposals. The event is entitled “Media Sustainability, Value Creation and Public Policies” and it will take … Continued

American college publications are less coupled with their audiences than what actual US newspapers are, David Bockino, of Elon University, writes. Bockino surveyed 231 US college newspaper advisers over how … Continued

The Radio Research 2017 conference is now looking for paper submissions. The conference is organised by the European Communication Research and Education Association’s Radio Research section. It will take place … Continued

American, British and Cuban news agencies presented their audiences with notably different visual messages regarding Pope Francis’s visit to Cuba, write T. J. Thomson and Margaret Duffy from the University … Continued

The coverage of the Eastern Ukraine conflict varied considerably depending on different countries’ news. Nataliya Roman of the University of North Florida, Wayne Wanta of the University of Florida and … Continued

New article by Arne H. Krumsvik, of University of Oslo and Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, looks at the strategic priority of approaches towards user involvement in digital news media and how … Continued

Journal of Media Practice has published a new double issue. The issue covers themes such as engaged ethnography, immersive journalism, collaborative documentary and participatory film-making. The issue contains nine articles … Continued

Journalists in Albania, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia embrace values particular to “transitional journalism”, data gleaned from the Worlds of Journalism study suggests. The argument is made by Kenneth Andresen, of … Continued

A conference entitled “Visualizing (in) the New Media” is looking for presentations and posters. The event will take place between the 8th and 10th of November 2017 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. … Continued