Exposure to commercial television news may decrease the viewers’ knowledge on political matters, while news provided by a public service broadcaster increase said knowledge, writes Jesper Strömbäck, of Mid Sweden … Continued

Journalists are reformulating their professional identity on Twitter, writes Ulrika Olausson of Jönköping University. The author analyzed 197 tweets and re-tweets sent by a well-known Swedish journalist and social-media active … Continued

The “public service ethos” in news in general and in online news in specific needs to be reinforced, write Gregory Lowe, of University of Tampere, and Alan Stavitsky, of University … Continued

Journalism that is funded by charitable donations is likely to be influenced by the donor’s agenda, writes Melanie Bunce, of City University London. The form of funding also provides opportunities … Continued

The Bulgarian society is suffering from the hegemonic influence of oligarchs, and that influence can’t be counteracted without independent media, writes a Bulgarian journalist and Reuters Institute for the Study … Continued

Organizing journalists into semi-permanent, thematic teams can be beneficial if certain limits are taken into account, writes Stephanie Grubenmann, of University of St. Gallen. The author conducted 13 interviews at … Continued

Nordicom have published a brand new book called Teletext in Europe. From the Analog to the Digital Era. The anthology is edited by Hallvard Moe of University of Bergen, and Hilde Van den Bulck of University … Continued

The Euromedia Research Group and the Helsinki Media Policy Research Group of University of Helsinki are calling for proposals for the ECREA 2016 Pre-conference, organised in Prague on November 8-9, … Continued

Alejandro Barranquero Carretero and Garbiñe Jaurrieta Bariain examine slow media practices in Spain within a context of economic and media crisis. The case study is based on interviews with Jot Down … Continued

The Fourth International Scientific-Expert Conference Media and PR with theme ”New Media – New Possibilities”  is calling for papers. The event will be held from 17 to 19 June 2016 in Bijelo … Continued

Little attention has been paid to investigate journalistic perceptions toward war versus peace journalism and specifically how to measure it quantitatively, write Rico Neumann of University of Washington and Shahira Fahmy of University … Continued

The United Kingdom’s public service broadcaster BBC skewed public discussion on the country’s financial deficit, writes Mike Berry, of Cardiff University. The author analyzed how the deficit was covered in … Continued

The use of remotely piloted aircrafts (RPA), commonly known as drones, in journalism should not be restricted before the fact, writes David Goldberg of both Queen Mary University of London … Continued

The editors working in custom publishing share many characteristics with journalists, writes Thomas Koch, of University of Mainz. Koch surveyd 197 German editors who worked in custom publishing, such as … Continued

In June 2012 a Turkish jet was hit by the Syrian army and in March 2014 a Syrian jet was hit by Turkish army. Metin Ersoy of Eastern Mediterranean University utilizes framing … Continued

How valenced reader comments affect recipients’ perception of scandalized individuals and the journalistic quality of online news? ask Christian von Sikorski of University of Vienna and Maria Hänelt of German Sport University Cologne. … Continued

New special issue of European Journal of Communication is out now. The issue is called Future priorities in European media and communication research and there is also some interesting texts concerning … Continued

Information activists and journalists differ from each other mainly by their understanding of the nature of knowledge, writes Nina Grønlykke Mollerup, of University of Roskilde. The author interviewed and observed … Continued

The journalists and readers of the newspaper The Guardian prefer different topics in human trafficking related news, write Maria Eirini Papadouka, Nicholas Evangelopoulos and Gabe Ignatow, all of University of … Continued

Newspapers veer towards using the visual frames offered by non-governmental organizations, rather than those of governmental spokespeople, write Antal Wozniak, Hartmut Wessler and Julia Lück, all of University of Mannheim. … Continued

Negative news regarding a politician’s own party’s pet issue is more likely than others to inspire him or her to act, writes Luzia Helfer, of Leiden University. The author asked … Continued

The second LEMEL symposium, titled “Online Media, European Actors and Discourse” is now accepting submissions. The event will be held at the Gennevilliers campus of the Cergy-Pontoise University on the … Continued

Exposure to high quality newspapers increases voter turnout in elections, write Florian Arendt, of University of Munich, and Cornelia Brandtner, of Dresden University of Technology. The authors studied 460 Austrians’ … Continued

The second iteration of the annual Press/Politics conference, arranged by the titular International Journal of Press/Politics, is now looking for article propositions. The event itself will be held at the … Continued

In a world with a wide range of possibilities to consume news for free, paying for news can be considered an act of civic engagement, claim Joëlle Swart, Chris Peters and Marcel Broersma. They analyze … Continued

Mads Kæmsgaard Eberhols, Jannie Møller Hartley and Maria Bendix Olsen of Roskilde University study journalism students’ experiences in a course that simulates an online newsroom. The scholars explored the dilemmas that students experience “working” as … Continued

Nordicom Review is calling for papers for a special issue that examines photojournalism in editorial processes in a period of paradigmatic change. The aim of the issue is to reach a … Continued

New issue of quarterly published Communication & Society is out now. The journal’s aim is to make research contributions to the field of communication from a variety of perspectives. The new … Continued

Editors are calling for chapters for a book called Journalism, Diaspora and Conflict. How diasporic media and journalists perceive their roles in conflict situation? The book aims to capture this and … Continued

Latest special issue of Journalism Practice called Entrepreneurial Journalism is now published. The magazine provides opportunities for reflective, critical and research-based studies focused on the professional practice of journalism. This issues articles study news … Continued