Media-based critic has played and still plays an important role informing, reflecting on and shaping public debates, claims Paul Rixon. But are the newspaper-based TV critics facing their end? If so, what … Continued

A special issue of Ethical Space is calling for papers on not-for-profit journalism and alternatively funded media. Submissions on community radio and television, newspapers, magazines, websites, social networks, mobile applications, open … Continued

For most people living in western countries, disasters are distant suffering as they mainly affect cultural or ethnic others. Thus news media have an important emotional role in covering of … Continued

ECPR’s Standing Group on the EU is calling for papers for its 8th Pan-European Conference on the European Union, specifically for the panel Euroscepticism and Media (section Euroscepticism and the … Continued

Participation plays an important role in contemporary journalistic discourse. New article by Eric Carlsson and Bo Nilsson explores the different meanings of participation in community news media and public service media in northern Sweden. … Continued

The conference 5th Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines (CADAAD) is looking for papers. Papers that have a critical-analytical perspective, deal with contemporary social, scientific, political, economic, or professional … Continued

What kind of unique skills does management of media companies require? A new book Managing Media Firms and Industries: What’s So Special About Media Management? is edited by Gregory F. … Continued

International Journal on Media Management is calling for papers for its special issue on Big Data and Media Management. The issue looks for research that employs big data to address … Continued

Convergence is calling for papers for a special issue that aims to develop the conceptualisation and analysis of contemporary crossmedia use and users in order to study the implications for users … Continued

News startups have taken on a notable role in the journalism industry. These new organizations are often backed by large investors, venture capital, and technology entrepreneurs. A newly published study by … Continued

How are crime and legal issues covered in the media? A recent book in Finnish by Elina Noppari, Pentti Raittila and Pirita Männikkö of the University of Tampere studies the … Continued

Digital witnessing of conflicts breaks with the professional monopoly of the journalist and becomes a complex site of struggle, states Lilie Chouliaraki of London School of Economics and Political Science. … Continued

Abstracts are sought for The Media-Bridge-Cultures conference in Istanbul. Conference addresses transnational bridging functions of the media as connecting agents between cultures and countries. A special emphasis will be placed … Continued

How have managers at Finnish Broadcasting Company interpreted the dramatic changes in media environment during the last 40 years? A recent article by Päivi Maijanen of the Lappeenranta University of … Continued

Book reviews are called for the journal Central European Journal of Communication (CEJC), published by the Polish Communication Association. Book reviews of maximum 7000 characters should be delivered by September … Continued

Christine Isager of University of Copenhagen and Rob Alexander of Brock University are calling for chapters for an edited volume to be published in 2016. Their aim is to discover what “Gonzo” … Continued

We should examine journalism ethics from broader views than just looking at the principles of justice and harm, says a recent article by Steven Knowlton of Dublin City University and … Continued

In Negotiating politicians’ responsibilities in news interviews, conversation analysis was applied on 27 news interviews of Ministers from 1970s and 2000s. Three common forms of questionings were studied. The recent … Continued

In their newly published article Stefan Geiß of University of Mainz, Melanie Leidecker of University of Koblenz-Landau and Thomas Roessing of University of Mainz explore how news media trigger searches and edits in Wikipedia. Geiß, … Continued

A pilot study of postgraduate journalism students in Dublin and Amman compared professional outlooks and social characteristics of students in both contexts and examined institutional settings. The study finds that … Continued

The symposium Successes and failures in studying social media: issues of methods and ethics is calling for papers. The symposium will be held in November 20, at the University of … Continued

A new review article by Sophie Lecheler and Sanne Kruikemeier evaluate how online sources have changed the relationship between journalists and their sources regarding selection of sources as well as verification strategies. Lecheler … Continued

OBETS. Revista de Ciencias Sociales is calling for papers for its special issue Communication and social change. The proposals should focus on the analysis of the interrelations between communication processes, civil … Continued

The European Symposium on Media Policy is calling for papers. The symposium, organized in Oslo, Norway, brings together scholars, media executives, policy markers and regulators for a day of discussion and exchange. … Continued

A recently published article by Elin Gardeström problematizes the history of journalism education by following its development in Sweden. Gardeström analyzes how different forces interacted in the discussion surrounding journalism education before and after … Continued

South African news media have reached near gender parity in terms of the workforce. But do women have equal power to influence news agendas and to extend the broader public discourse, ask Ylva … Continued

A recently published article by Christoph Raetzsch explores the photographic legacy of journalistic objectivity in early twentieth century America. Before halftones became the dominant mode of reproducing photojournalism in print media, wood … Continued

World news slideshows have crucial roles in containing polarized image-text types of topics covering the whole world, says a recent study. Anna Roosvall of Stockholm University studied how texts and … Continued

The newspaper crisis is something all Western countries are facing. But is it a business model crisis for newspapers in general or only a local news crisis, ask Ingela Wadbring and Annika Bergström. Wadbring … Continued

A special issue of Nordicom Review is calling for papers concerning the presence and role of minorities working within Nordic media organizations. Also proposals for papers investigating the place and … Continued