Journalists frequently use Twitter as a source and many of the tweets are written by politicians. Julia Metag, of University of Fribourg, and Adrian Rauchfleisch, of University on Zurich, study on journalists’ … Continued

Journalists and advertisers are reformulating the metaphors used to describe the separation between the newsroom and the advertising department, write Katie Artemas, of Starcom Advertising Agency, with Tim P. Vos … Continued

Organisers have announced the call for papers for the forthcoming International Conference of Political Communication. It is organised jointly by the Research Committees for Political Communication (RC22) and Electronic Democracy … Continued

Windesheim University of Applied Sciences organises the very first Constructive Journalism conference in Zwolle, the Netherlands. The event will take place on Friday the 2nd of December. The program consists of presentations, … Continued

Lindita Camaj, of University of Houston, has studied the collaboration between Bulgarian non-governmental organizations (NGO), Access to Information Programme (AIP), and local news media in lobbying for Freedom of Information right (FOI) … Continued

In their newly published article Merryn Sherwood, of La Trobe University and Penny O’Donnell, on University of Sydney study how job losses impact on journalists professional identity. The study is based … Continued

Journalists who work for national audiences are more likely to use academic research and expert interviews than those who work for local or regional publications, writes John Wihbey of Northeastern … Continued

December issue of Journalism & Mass Communication Educator has been published. The current issue consist of five research articles, one essay and seven book reviews. Paromita Pain, of The University of … Continued

  A quarter of online users say social media is their main source of news in some parts of the Asia-Pacific region, shows the new Reuters Institute Digital News Report … Continued

New International Journal of Communication special section is published. The section is called Net Neutrality and it consists of three forums, one feature, seven research articles, and two book reviews. … 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

New issue of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly is now published. The issue consists of a collection of research articles and a pile of book reviews. The magazine is divided in themes … Continued

The way Serbians think journalists practice their trade has a significant, negative effect on the Serbians’ trust in journalism, writes Ivanka Pjesivac, of University of Georgia. Pjesivac analysed the results … Continued

The 6th European Communication Conference is about to begin in Prague, Czech Republic. The event is arranged by the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), and is entitled “Mediated … Continued

Two preconferences for the International Communication Association’s (ICA) 2017 conference in San Diego, US, are looking for submissions. The preconferences are entitled “Media performance and democracy – the debate continues” … Continued

Both young people and people who already pay for offline news are willing to pay for online news as well, write Richard Fletcher and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, both of University … Continued

A vast majority of news directors at local, American television stations view user generated content (UGC) favourably, write Rita Colistra and Eva Buchman, both of University of West Virginia, with … 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

Media portrayals of overweight people are problematic but might be improving, a new study suggests. Kira Varava of Missouri State University looked at how weight and ethnicity impacted how people … Continued

The ICA preconference “Online and Newsworthy – Have Digital Sources Changed Journalism?” is calling for papers. For the preconference, organizers are interested in showcasing research that focuses or is related … Continued

Journalism Research News has now published 1000 articles! Wow! We are very happy to reach this point! The service published its first post about ECREA conference in November 2014. The … Continued

National TV networks, as well as local TV stations, are experiencing changes that range from programming distribution methods to shifts in audiences, write Douglas A. Ferguson, of College of Charleston and Clark … Continued

Hanna Nikkanen, a Visiting Professor at the University of Tampere, talked with us about her plans for teaching and current interests. We went through various interesting topics such as the … Continued

Different quantities and types of links have notable effects on the readers of online news, write Félix Arias-Robles and José Alberto García-Avilés, both of Universidad Miguel Hernández. The authors conducted … Continued

Political journalists consider it important to present their audience with diverse viewpoints – but they often fail to do so, write Tim P. Vos, of University of Missouri, and J. … Continued

One should be mindful of the effect of images when selecting illustrations for any climate change related communications, write Stacy Rebich-Hespanha and Ronald E. Rice, both of University of California. … Continued

The way local newspapers depict a city as a social unit depends on the type of paper, write Anna Leupold, Ulrike Klinger and Otfried Jarren, all of University of Zurich. … Continued

Local newspapers are written in a manner which makes the news hard to understand, Ben Wasike of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley writes. The author analysed local newspaper content … 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 way a news story is framed affects the reader’s views on the issue, a recent study confirms. Peter Beattie and Jovan Milojevich, both of University of California, conducted an … Continued