From countries that experienced a conflict, those with higher levels of emerging media technologies and press freedoms more probably had a nonviolent conflict than a violent one. A new article … Continued

Article by Michael Bo Karlsson, of Karlstad University, explores the tabloidization effect in Sweden and in United Kingdom. The study is based on a week-sized sample of six news sites … Continued

Investigative journalism is more likely to produce policy changes when the investigation is launched by a tip from a source, Gerry Lanosga, of Indiana University Bloomington, and Jason Martin, of … Continued

New study by Karen McIntyre, of Virginia Commonwealth University, Nicole Smith Dahmen, of University of Oregon and Jesse Abdenour, University of Oregon focuses on US newspaper journalists’ attitudes toward contextual reporting. … Continued

Article by Margaret Simons, and Jenny Morgan, of University of Melbourne, explores the use of sources by journalists reporting violence against women (VAW) in Australia. The authors argue that until … Continued

New study by Renita Coleman, of University of Texas at Austin, Joon Yea Lee, of University of Alabama, Carolyn Yaschur, of Augustana College, Aimee Pavia Meader, of Winthrop University and Kathleen … Continued

Organising committee of ECREA Symposium Digital Democracy: Critical Perspectives in the Age of Big Data is looking for abstracts for individual as well as panel proposals. The event is a … Continued

Danielle K Kilgo, of University of Texas, Summer Harlow, of Florida State University, Víctor García-Perdomo, of University of Texas, and Ramón Salaverría, of University of Navarra examine how sensationalism impacts … Continued

Journalism students can and should be trained to engage marginalized communities, which should result in more inclusive journalism in the future, Sue Robinson, of University of Wisconsin-Madison, writes. Robinson designed … Continued

The 2nd International Conference on the Right of Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age is now welcoming paper proposals. The event will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on the … Continued

Different news outlets are increasingly selecting the same news topics and employing the same news frames – but not across the board, suggest Christian Baden and Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, both of … Continued

The sixth annual International Symposium on Media Innovations is now looking for paper submissions. The event will take place on the 16th and 17th of October 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia. … Continued

People can be roughly divided into those who rely on news media for current information, and those who avoid it, Stephanie Edgerly, of Northwestern University, writes. Edgerly interviewed 21 young … Continued

Journalism Research News will be taking a holiday break from 23.12.2016 to 9.1.2017. During the break JRN staff will be unavailable to reply your messages, but we will get back … Continued

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Individuals with more cultural capital are not necessarily “snobbish” but rather “omnipotent” in their news consumption, write Jonas Ohlsson and Sofia Arkhede, both of University of Gothenburg, with Johan Lindell, … Continued

The total number of local UK newspapers is going down, with a net loss of 17 papers over 2015 and 2016, Jasper Cox writes in the media-focused newspaper Press Gazette. … Continued

The current codes of ethics do not address sponsored content sufficiently, a new study states. The article by Pasi Ikonen and Vilma Luoma-aho of the University of Jyväskylä and Shannon … Continued

New article by Jesper Falkheimer, Mark Blach-Ørsten, Mads Kæmsgaard Eberholst and Veselinka Möllerström investigates the news content and news routines of Danish and Swedish news media covering the Öresund region. Öresund bridge connects Denmark … Continued

At least 48 journalists have been killed in the line of duty during 2016 and the deaths of at least 27 more journalists are still under investigation, tells Committee to Protect Journalists … Continued

Audience attention has fairly little effect on what the journalists position as a news website’s leading story, Rodrigo Zamith, of University of Massachusetts, writes. Zamith captured the home pages of … Continued

A new edited book on war correspondence is looking for chapter proposals. The book’s title will be “Reporting from the Wars 1850 – 2015: The origins and evolution of the … Continued

The relationship between journalists and politicians is one of both conflict and co-operation, which reflects the complexity of establishing linkages to and boundaries within political life, write Igor Vobič, of … Continued

A three-day conference on the interplay of digital media and society, entitled “Journalism, Society and Politics in the Digital Media Era”, is looking for paper proposals. The conference will take … Continued

It has been claimed that the news coverage of Africa systematically refers to “darkness” and “tribalism”, presents Africa as a homogenous entity and that it relies predominantly on Western sources, writes Toussaint … Continued

Contrary to earlier formulations, user generated content does not seem to be a core element of contemporary public journalism initiatives, Patrick Ferrucci, of University of Colorado Boulder, writes. Ferrucci interviewed … Continued

The Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice Network annual symposium for 2017 is now looking for contribution proposals. The one-day symposium will be held on June 8th 2017 in … Continued

A one-day seminar on the media coverage of the events of 1968 is now looking for contributions. The seminar will take place on the 20th of March 2017 in Paris, … Continued

German sports journalists covering soccer are increasingly dependent on the sports clubs’ PR professionals, Christoph G. Grimmer, of University of Tübingen, writes. Grimmer surveyed 174 soccer-specialized sports journalists and 18 … Continued

The Academic Research Conference on Safety of Journalists is now looking for paper submissions. The event will take place on the 3rd and 4th of May 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. … Continued