On today’s turbulent media stage, political scandals represent great drama. They are important, because they touch political power directly, writes Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism journalist fellow Anne Moilanen. In … Continued

23% of news articles contain social media embeds, claims a report published by Social media curation platform SAM. They analysed one million web pages by using a web crawler that detects social … Continued

News consumers largely value online news sites based on their offline legacies, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) states. The report was produced … Continued

The conference “Is no local news bad news? Local journalism and its future” is now looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Toronto, Canada, on the 3rd … Continued

Crime journalism in Portugal, Spain, and Italy is difficult and in ways counterproductive for informing the public, write Maggie Jones Patterson, of Duquesne Universit, Romayne Smith Fullerton, of the University … Continued

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A symposium titled “The Digital Public Sphere in Question: From Counter- to Crypto-Publics” is looking for contribution proposals. The event will take place in Fengerfors, Sweden, between the 3rd and … Continued

In their Anzac Day coverage New Zealand newspapers focus on New Zealanders of European descent, or Pākehā, while marginalizing the native Māori, write Alex McConville, Tim McCreanor, and Helen Moewaka … Continued

Spanish and Portuguese newspapers are more willing to embrace convergence than their Dutch, Swiss, German, or Austrian peers, a new international study finds. The project interviewed a total of 228 … Continued

A one-day symposium on media and fear is looking for paper submissions. The event will take place in Lund, Sweden, on the 16th of March 2017. The organisers are looking … Continued

Large numbers of small and mid-sized newspapers in the US are being bought off by investment groups for short term profit, a new report from the University of North Carolina’s … Continued

Just as sports and sports journalism have evolved and changed, so too has the process by which sport images are captured, transmitted and published, writes Richard Haynes, Adrian Hadland and Paul … Continued

The rapid growth in popularity of digital media platforms has generated interest in how Americans use digital news platforms to engage with democracy, writes Jason A. Martin, of College of … Continued

November issue of Journalism is out now. The magazine includes a selection of research articles and book reviews. Here are just few examples of the articles: Paul Rowinski writes about … Continued

Which factors are most important in explaining differences in role perceptions among television investigative journalists, ask Jesse Abdenour and Daniel Riffe, of UNC-Chapel Hill. The authors conducted survey on investigative reporters … Continued

Former research shows that the media do not devote as much space to the Paralympic Games as would be expected, write Josep Solves, of Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Sebastián Sánchez Universidad de … Continued

This study investigates how Burmese refugees were framed by Fort Wayne’s The Journal Gazette located in Indiana where refugee resettlement has taken place over the last two decades, write Emily … Continued

Stanford University held a two-day symposium on 30 September and 1 October titled “Exploring the interface between journalism and computing”. The Computational + Journalism symposium gathered together academics and industry people to talk … Continued

Political newspaper advertisements often prompt concerns about whether they are ethically appropriate and about the potential pressure they place on journalism. Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Markus Wagner and Hajo G. Boomgaarden, all of … Continued

Ukrainian journalists are ambivalent about covering the East-Ukrainian conflict, writes Dariya Orlova of the Ukrainian NGO Detector Media. A research led by Orlova interviewed 30 Ukrainian journalists and conducted two … Continued

A conference titled “Children’s Media and Literature in a Mediatized World” is now looking for paper proposals. The event will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, on the 30th of May … Continued

The International Journal of Communication has published two special sections, titled “Media Times” and “Automation, Algorithms, and Politics”. Together they comprise 20, fresh off the press, open access articles. Here’s … Continued

The International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 2017 (CeDEM 17) is looking for various presentation proposals. The event will be held between the 17th and 19th of May 2017 … Continued

Technical features of “infotainment”, such as montages and camera pans, are present in different types of television news, write Amanda Alencar, of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Sanne Kruikemeier, of … Continued

Due to web analytics, diverging journalistic cultures might be emerging. Folker Hanusch of the University of Vienna studied the influence of analytics to newswork looking at individuals, organisations and different … Continued

The early network of hand-written news sheets expanded from Italy into the German speaking world in late 16th century, writes Paola Molino, of Ludwig-Maximilian University. Molino analysed the so-called Fuggerzeitungen, … 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

Innovation and resources put into developing online journalism are scarce in Russian regional newspapers, write Elina Erzikova, of Central Michigan University, and Wilson Lowrey, of University of Alabama. The authors … Continued

During the GamerGate controversy in 2014 and 2015, gaming journalists had to manage a debate on two fronts: defending gaming journalism and remediating attacks on women. Gregory Perreault of Appalachian … Continued

Afghan journalism is “captured”, or forced to work for non-journalistic interests, by a number of methods and actors, write Jeannine E. Relly and Margaret Zanger, both of University of Arizona. … Continued