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

As a third of the Swedish journalists have received threats and majority have received insulting comments, intimidation and harassment have become a common element of journalists daily work, write Monica Löfgren … Continued

The Nordic Data Journalism conference 2016, or NODA2016, will begin tommorrow (Thursday the 21st) with an academic preconference. The main event, starting on Friday, will focus on the practical side … Continued

Computer-written news tends to be rated higher than human-written news in terms of credibility but news consumers get more pleasure out of reading human-written news, write Andreas Graefe of Columbia University, LMU Munich, … Continued

March 2016 issue of Journalism & Mass Communication Educator is out now. The magazine features an intriguing collection of journalism and communication related articles and book reviews. The articles explore themes … Continued

RISJ and Columbia University Press are launching a new book series called Reuters Institute Global Journalism Series. Publishing will start in 2017. The focus of the book series is on journalism … Continued

The conference Digital Opportunities and Challenges: Researching Journalism and Media in a Digital Age is now accepting paper proposals. The event will take place on the 26th and 27th of … Continued

When telling of the Syrian civil war, foreign newspapers largely neglected to diagnose its causes, write Amélie Godefroidt, Anna Berbers, and Leen d’Haenens, all of University of Leuven. The authors … Continued

Messages sent from news organisations’ official Twitter accounts more often mention journalistic accounts than others, write Martin Chorley and Glyn Mottershead, both of Cardiff University. The authors algorithmically analysed over … Continued

Twitter users mainly distrust the narratives offered by Russian mainstream media, write Irina Khaldarova and Mervi Pantti, of University of Helsinki. The authors analysed 6043 Twitter messages which referred back … Continued

The 5th annual International Symposium on Media Innovations held in 13-14 October 2016 at the University of Oslo, Norway is calling for papers. The focus of the Media Innovations symposium … Continued

Local journalism is giving up on the “watchdog” role and turning increasingly to a “campaining” role, writes Julie Firmstone, of University of Leeds. Firmstone interviewed 12 local journalists and two … Continued

Our recent article about altmetrics introduced the concept and highlighted some of its benefits. We’ll now dive behind the metrics and explore what this young concept needs in order to … Continued

The use of native advertising in online news platforms is not extensive yet. Patterns in the ways they are used can be seen, even though there are big differences between … Continued

This article focuses on ‘participatory journalism’ from the perspective of participants. How do they view and evaluate their participation in journalism? The study is based on 32 in-depth interviews with participants from … Continued

To understand journalism, we need to understand how people understand journalism, writes Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. To make sense of journalism examining so-called “folk theories of journalism” is crucial. By “folk theories of journalism” … Continued

In changing media environment news organizations need to enrich the services they offer to their readers. Tom Evens and Kristin Van Damme investigate whether and to what extent people would be willing to … Continued

Has the adoption of live online coverage, such as Twitter, facilitated a more “multiperspectival” journalism through the inclusion of “non-official” sources? ask Daniel Bennett. The article looks at the opportunities … Continued

Czech newspapers published less local news content in 2009 than what they did in 1989, writes Lenka Waschková-Císařová, of Masaryk University. The author analysed the contents of two Czech local … Continued

Spanish television news frame immigrants and cultural minorities as harmful “others” unless they are wealthy, write Antonio Pineda, of University of Sevilla, Leonarda García-Jiménez, of University of Murcia, and Miquel … Continued