Early modern diplomats were central to the history of news and the development of the public sphere. The article by Helmer Helmers of the University of Amsterdam studies public diplomacy … Continued

The mass media has two essential functions for political elites reaching towards their goals. The article by Peter Van Aelst and Stefaan Walgrave of the University of Antwerp dives into … Continued

Twitter messages, or tweets, blend both personal branding and organisational representation, write Lily Canter and Daniel Brookes, both of Sheffield Hallam University. The authors analysed a week’s worth of tweets … Continued

Both Indian and British journalists consider empathy a vital skill for journalists, writes Antje Glück, of University of Leeds. The author interviewed 21 British and 25 Indian journalists over their … Continued

Metaphors used in the British Journalism Review about journalism, by journalists, tend to be negative, write Martin Conboy and Minyao Tang, both of University of Sheffield. They investigated 16 BJR … Continued

Serbians believe the level of corruption in news media is on a high level, writes Ivanka Pjesivac, of University of Georgia. A representative sample of 544 Serbians were surveyed over … Continued

Our interview with Eddy Borges-Rey deals with the relation between data journalism and civic data literacy. Motivations for and findings from research are offered along with describing current data journalism … Continued

In the social media age, individual journalists have become more visible than ever, write Cara Brems, Martina Temmerman, Todd Graham and Marcel Broersma. In their new article the focus is on journalists … Continued

New issue of Journal of Media Ethics is published. All articles in the issue stress ethics of news production. It also includes “cases and commentaries” section as well as a bunch of … Continued

Research has revealed that the news media in Europe tend to frame ethnic minorities in mostly negative terms. David Abadi, Leen d’Haenens, Keith Roe and Joyce Koeman, all of University of Leuven, study the media coverage … Continued

New issue of International Journal of Communication is now published. Four of the articles are especially interesting for those who are into journalism. Sasha Costanza-Chock and Pablo Rey Mazón write about PageOneX, an open source software … Continued

A conference on novel takes on mass media concepts is looking for paper proposals. The conference is titled “Revitalizing concepts in mass communication” and it will take place in Brussels, … Continued

The annual Press Freedom Day’s celebrations are underway in Helsinki, Finland. Organised by UNESCO, the three-day event commemorates the 25th anniversary of the so-called Winhoek declaration, which led to the … Continued

Journalists are renegotiating their relationship with the audience, writes Jaana Hujanen, of University of Helsinki. The author interviewed 26 Finnish journalists, editors, and other newsroom employees between 2010 and 2015. … Continued

Politically right-leaning newspapers are most influential in shaping the television coverage of UK elections, write Stephen Cushion, Allaina Kilby, Richard Thomas, Marina Morani and Richard Sambrook, all of University of … Continued

Journalistic organisations that live in exile from, or under a repressive regime struggle to make ends meet, writes Clare Cook, of University of Central Lancashire. The author interviewed a total … Continued

The fifth International Conference on Online Journalism is looking for paper proposals. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th of November 2016 in Porto, Portugal. The conference … Continued

There are two types of news in terms of the immediacy of their publication, write Florian Buhl, Elisabeth Günther and Thorsten Quandt, all of University of Münster. The authors analyzed … Continued

What kinds of sentiments are expressed by Arab Facebook users commenting on the news articles? ask Ahmed Al-Rawi, of Concordia University and Erasmus University. Study examines the online public comments and the hundred most commented … Continued

Is it more dangerous to be a woman journalist when reporting conflict? ask Janet Harris, Nick Mosdell and James Griffiths. Study draws from a survey of journalists who work in conflict zones. Survey indicates … Continued

In order for making news go viral it needs to be shared by masses of online media users. Key element in understanding news flows is what makes a piece of content worth sharing … Continued

As news becomes more social, so too, it seems, must the journalists, write Lisette Johnston. In this paper she examines how social media and eyewitness video, referred to as user-generated … Continued

Reporters Without Borders has published its annual Press Freedom Index. European countries score highest: Finland tops the index, Netherlands is second and Norway is third. Sweden instead is down from fifth … Continued

Conference Freedom of Speech in France, Germany, and Ireland in Time of Conflict is calling for paper proposals. Event is organized by the Newspaper & Periodical History Forum of Ireland in association with … Continued

Scrolling is the most common way to transition between the elements within a piece of longform journalism, writes Tuomo Hiippala, of University of Jyväskylä. The author studied twelve long form … Continued

The journalistic profession is going through dramatic times in Greece, write Maria Touri, of University of Leicester, Sophia Theodosiadou, of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Ioanna Kostarella, of Technological Education … Continued

Despite the prominently displayed “megaleaks” of recent years, leaks are by and large the same as they were in 2001, write Zvi Reich and Aviv Barnoy, both of Ben-Gurion University … Continued

The Nordic Data Journalism conference (NODA16) ended with a well-attended presentation on the so-called Panama Papers project, on Saturday (23.4.). In addition to its professional focus, the event featured an … Continued

In our interview with Raul Ferrer Conill, a PhD candidate at Karlstad University, we dive into the topic of gamification. Ferrer Conill explains gamification of journalism and shares interesting findings … Continued

When algorithms enter professional news production, ethical challenges arise on various levels, write Konstantin Nicholas Dörr and Katharina Hollnbuchner. Focus of their article is on algorithmic journalism and aims to provide a framework … Continued