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

Digital technologies have enabled the rise of digitally native news media startups. Many of these startups are hyperlocal media, and are often launched by former journalists or concerned residents to provide … Continued

International Political Science Association organizes the 24th World Congress of Political Science in Istanbul Turkey. They are looking for papers about how the media represent electoral contests and referenda in … Continued

The 11th Dubrovnik Media Days conference, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Media” is looking for submissions. Papers presented at the conference (after peer review) will be published in the science … Continued

During the economic crisis of 2008-2011, media represented foreign aid primarily as a domestic concern in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States, concludes a recent study by Anthony Cawley of … Continued

The journal Journalism Practice is looking submissions for a special issue themed Mapping Citizen Journalism: in Newsrooms, Classrooms and Beyond. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Citizen Journalism: … Continued

A newly published study by Tony Harcup explores what prompts people to become members of the audience for alternative forms of journalism. It is said that alternative forms of journalism … Continued

How has journalism changed, if media systems in different countries are compared? A recent book, Journalism in Change – Journalistic Culture in Poland, Russia and Sweden, is edited by Gunnar … Continued

The Nordic media conference NordMedia begins on Thursday 13 August in Copenhagen, Denmark. The biannual conference is arranged by the Nordic media research associations in cooperation with Nordicom and the … Continued

In today’s wars, professional media and military institutions have arrested the once-chaotic social media dynamics and more effectively harnessed them for their own ends, says a recent study by Andrew … Continued

Nordicom’s newsletter European Media Policy is now available. The newsletter covers media development in the Nordic countries, Europe and worldwide. The new issue explores themes such as copyright and privacy/data protection. Download … Continued

How are populist parties, from different countries and in different phases of their life cycle, treated in media? The recent article by Juha Herkman of the University of Helsinki studies … Continued

“Participating in a mood meter may attenuate positive responses to human-interest stories” claim Jessica Gall Myrick and Bartosz W. Wojdynski. A newly published study examined the effects of the presence and valence of a … Continued

Did newspapers demonstrate editorial independece or support the patriotic cause of the state during Second World War? The article The vapourings of empty young men? Legacies of their hostility between … Continued

The Czech news media do not fully utilize the democratic potential of social networking sites as news sources, claims a recent study by Radim Hladík of Charles Univesity in Prague … Continued

  Conflict framing is an important mechanism of political news reporting but it has remained unclear what role journalists play in this process. A new study by Guus Bartholomé, Sophie Lecheler, and … Continued

Are foreign news reported in the way that reflects the interests of the home nation? Not really, claims a recently published study in Journalism Studies by James Curran of Goldsmiths … Continued

  The Euro Crisis produced a great challenge for the European integration and news coverage has played a central role in shaping public perceptions of the crisis. The recently published book … Continued

Coverage of a specific issue may reveal more general aspects of the place of journalism in a society, claim Alessio Cornia and Paolo Mancini of Università di Perugia, and Marina Ghersetti and Tomas Odén of University of … Continued

A newly published case study delves into the world of hyperlocal journalism and local news blogs, and wonders if Internet increases the public scrunity and monitoring of local democracy. Published … Continued

  Journalists appreciate easy and quick information, writes Maisa Hopeakunnas in her newly published paper in the Finnish journal Informaatiotutkimus. In the article, Hopeakunnas notes that even though the Internet has changed the … Continued