The US media coverage of the spread of China’s Confucius Institutes across the United States is largley “uncritical”, write Emily T. Metzgar and Jing Su, both of Indiana University. The … Continued

The 40th anniversary conference of the International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST) is now accepting paper abstracts and panel proposals. The conference will take place between the 10th and … Continued

Political TV advertisements affect newspaper coverage which in turns affects social media attention, write Yeojin Kim, of Central Conneticut State University, William J. Gonzenbach and Youngju Kim, both of University … Continued

The European Media Management Association (emma) is looking for paper proposals for its 2017 annual conference. The event will be held in Ghent, Belgium, on the 11th and 12th of … Continued

Journalistic investigations on tax havens are crucial but difficult and dangerous, writes Sidsel Dalen, a Norwegian freelance journalist and a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism fellow. In her … Continued

Most journalists working for the Korean minority media in North America consider themselves as “authentic Koreans”, writes Sherry S Yu from Temple University. The author interviewed 35 first or second … Continued

A new issue of New Media and Society has been published. The issue is special section about Political Engagement. The section holds a bunch of articles on a diversity of topics related … Continued

Most citizens in western democracies have access to the news at their fingertips. The Internet has transformed the consumption of news, writes Shelley Boulianne, of MacEwan University. The study uses survey data of … Continued

New issue of The International Journal of Press/Politics has now been published. It in includes six articles from various themes and six book reviews. IJPP is a quarterly published, interdisciplinary journal for the analysis … Continued

Being a journalist covering conflict in the twenty-first century means working in a competitive field with many challenges, some of which involve engaging with social media platforms and eyewitnesses to events. writes … Continued

Pakistan’s media industry has experienced a rapid transition from government-controlled to commercial broadcasting, write Lawrence Pintak, of Washington State University, Brian J. Bowe, of Western Washington University, and Syed Javed Nazir, of Lahore University of … Continued

There is a significant trend indicating changes in engagement in terms of total news consumption time and diversity in news platforms, write Louisa Ha, Ying Xu, Liu Yang, Mohammad Abuljadail, Weiwei Jiang, of Bowling Green … Continued

Professional journalists still hold power in directing public attention, writes Nikki Usher, of George Washington University. In her recent article, Usher elaborates a model of how embryonic citizen journalism is … Continued

Newsrooms are not eager to adopt Google Glass and use it extensively, write John Mills, of University of Central Lancashire, with Eduardo Pellanda and André Pase, both of Pontifícia Universidade … Continued

The fourth annual conference of the Amsterdam Centre for Globalisation Studies (ACGS) is now accepting papers. The event itself will be held on the 26th and 27th of October 2017 … Continued

Different newspapers can create vastly different news from the same source material, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt and Christian Baden, both of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The authors analysed the ways … Continued

The press credentials issued by US police departments were and still are mainly a tool to control the departments’ publicity, write Mary Angela Bock, Melissa Suran, and Laura Marina Boria … 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

Online news sites do not use transparency, background information, or participation promoting features as much as they could, write Edda Humprecht and Frank Esser, both of University of Zurich. The … Continued

Instead of pining over the “good old days”, news organisations should adapt to the modern media landscape and continue to support democracy in new ways, Anders Hofseth, a journalist at … Continued

Vox pops are omnipresent in today’s television news, write Kathleen Beckers, of University of Antwerp. Vox pop interviews are used to represent the general public in the news. The study aims … Continued

With the rise of the Internet, the technological possibilities for journalists to create transparency in news reporting have increased, write Edda Humprecht and Frank Esser, both of University of Zürich. … Continued

Audience may be practicing a type of specific network gatekeeping via social platforms, write Gavin Adamson, of Ryerson University, Liam Donaldson, of  Ryerson University and Rob Whitley, of McGill University. The study explores the relationship … Continued

Are citizen journalists adequately trained for the production of “newsworthy” stories? ask Michal Kus, of University of Wroclaw Tobias Eberwein, of Alpen Adria University, Colin Porlezza, of University of Zürich, and Sergio Splendore, of University … Continued

Terror attacks force democratic societies to mobilize, reinforce and rethink core values, including media freedom and freedom of speech, write Tine Ustad Figenschou, of University of Oslo and Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, of Centre … Continued

The power to set and drive a news agenda is not stable within media, but instead changes hands over time, write S Mo Jang, of University of South Carolina, Yong … Continued

Citizen journalists of the Syria-based Damascus Bureau are practicing what could be described as connective journalism, Yousuf Mohammad from the University of Oklahoma and Maureen Taylor from the University of … Continued

Reciprocal relationships between the audiences and journalists are a crucial component of hyperlocal journalism, write Dave Harte and Jerome Turner, both of Birmingham City University, with Andy Williams, of Cardiff … Continued

The British BBC and the Chinese CCTV use different presentation strategies in their television news, writes Debing Feng, of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics. Feng analysed the structure of … 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