New Media and Communication issue published
Media and Communication has released an issue on Peacebuilding and New Media. The issue includes eight articles, one of which is especially interesting for those who are into journalism. In the … Continued
New Media and Communication issue published
Media and Communication has released an issue on Peacebuilding and New Media. The issue includes eight articles, one of which is especially interesting for those who are into journalism. In the … Continued
New special section of The International Journal of Communication out now
The International Journal of Communication has just published a new special section on urban communication research. The section includes a bunch of intriguing articles for those interested in journalism. For example … Continued
The Guardian has three digital editions: Guardian UK, Guardian US and the newest Guardian Australia. In addition to gathering news from around the world, the Guardian’s journalists report in to … Continued
CFP: Political communication in networked societies
Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook is looking for submissions for theme issue called Political communication in networked societies. Volume editors are Eli Skogerbø and Risto Kunelius. Northern Lights is a peer … Continued
CFP: Innovation in visual journalism
Editors Bella Palomo of Universidad de Málaga and Mario Pérez-Montoro of Universitat de Barcelona are calling for papers for monograph called Innovation in visual journalism: opportunities and challenges for the … Continued
REPORT: Editorial analytics in news organizations
New Digital News Project 2016 report called Editorial analytics – how news media are developing and using audience data and metrics by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has been published. … Continued
ARTICLE: TV news may decrease political knowledge
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
ARTICLE: Journalistic identity is being reforged on Twitter
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
ARTICLE: Online news should be seen as public service
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
ARTICLE: Issues and chances in donor-funded journalism
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
REPORT: Bulgarian media needs saving from oligarchs
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
ARTICLE: The pros and cons of topic-focused teams
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
CFP: ECREA 2016 Pre-conference
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
ARTICLE: Slow journalism startups in Spain
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
CFP: New media – new possibilities
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
ARTICLE: War versus peace journalism
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
ARTICLE: BBC uncritically promoted austerity
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
BOOK: Drone journalism should be lightly regulated
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
ARTICLE: Balancing between PR and journalism
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
ARTICLE: Framing in Turkish newspapers
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
ARTICLE: Reader comments affect on quality of online news
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
Special issue of European Journal of Communication is published
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
ARTICLE: Epistemology sets journalists and activists apart
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
ARTICLE: Readers’ and journalists’ interests diverge
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
ARTICLE: NGOs paint the image of climate change
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
ARTICLE: MPs do not react the same to all news
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
ARTICLE: Quality press increases voter turnout
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
CFP: The 2. Press/Politics conference seeks papers
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