Sports journalism has traditionally been a field dominated by men, even though gender equality has made strides elsewhere. In the UK, that it is still, write Suzanne Franks, of City … Continued

Israeli protesters demanding social justice in 2011 failed to pursue a media reform among their many other goals. Instead, they focused their efforts through and relied upon the traditional media. … Continued

Journalists can be divided into five distinguishable groups according to whom they feel most accountable to, writes Halliki Harro-Loit, of University of Tartu. The results come from a large scale, … Continued

Most science journalists depict nano scale technology (NST) as uncertain in nature. A smaller fraction uses the on-the-other-hand or the downright optimistic approach. The results come from Lars Guenther, Klara … Continued

A new issue of the Global Media Journal – German Edition has been published. The current issue is a special on international media assistance, a form of developement aid aimed … Continued

Overall trust in the world is in decline, shows a recent study by public relations company Edelman. According to the annual report, trust in media is in decline in most … Continued

A workshop on changing forms of journalisms in contemporary mediascape is now accepting submissions. The workshop is titled “Changes in journalism: rethinking existing forms”, and it’s a precursor to the … Continued

A new book on the politicization of bodily vulnerability has been published. Global Media, Biopolitics, and Affect: Politicizing Bodily Vulnerability is a part of the Routledge series Studies in New … Continued

International Conference on Integrated Journalism Education, Research and Innovation is now accepting abstract submissions. The event, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, is titled “Shaping the future of news media”. … Continued

A new research project has been announced by the University of Tampere. It aims to improve youth’s multiliteracy, the capability to produce and understand various forms of messages, by having … Continued

As media technology and institutions change, so must the theoretical framework used to describe their functionality be remodelled. This is the premise of an upcoming conference on media logic, to … Continued

Women do not appear enough on UK news and current affairs programs, states the House of Lords Communications Committee. Despite some efforts by broadcasters, the numbers of women as both … Continued

The fourth International Symposium on Media Innovations is still accepting submissions. Deadline for paper abstracts has been postponed to January the 30th. Originally submissions were due yesterday, on the 15th. … Continued

The Fifth International Conference on Historical News Discourses is still accepting submissions. The deadline has been extended to February the 8th. The event is to take place in Porto, Portugal, … Continued

An international conference titled “Capitalism, Culture and Media” is now accepting submissions. The event will be hosted by University of Leeds next September, and submissions are due on February the … Continued

8th Central and Eastern Europe Media and Communication Conference (Ceecom2015) is still looking for paper and panel proposals. The deadline to submit paper abstracts or panel suggestions has been extended … Continued

Mobile news are finding many niches in our daily lives, but they’re not about to eclipse traditional media, write Kristin Van Damme, Karel Verbrugge, Lieven De Marez, all of Ghent … Continued

Mobile media has become the most significant form of news young Swedes consume, write Oscar Westlund and Mathias Färdigh, both of University of Gothenburg. They combed through the results of … Continued

Journalists continue to respect their sources’ wishes regarding the time of publication, writes Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) fellow Sonja Gruber, of Austrian Press Agency. She conducted … Continued

Mobile internet users are more active than non-users in user distributed content (UDC), write Mikko Villi and Janne Matikainen, both of University of Helsinki. They surveyd a little over 1 … Continued

A recent study reveals how well foreign news output matches audience interest in terms of topics and countries written about. The study, spanning 12 countries across the globe, was conducted … Continued

Reading a news story about a crime perpetrated by foreigners can make the faces of dark-skinned individuals more threatening, writes Florian Arendt, of University of Munich. He came to the … Continued

Abstract submissions are now open for the conference “Interaction of media and politics in the Baltic states”. The event is to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on the 7th and … Continued

A new volume in the series Studies in Communication and Politics, published by Peter Lang, is out. Journalism that matters: Views from Central and Eastern Europe features ten chapters detailing … Continued

Power of Data Conference is still accepting abstract submissions. The event itself will be held in Sheffield, United Kingdom, from 22nd to 23rd of June. The event’s theme is the … Continued

Conscience clause, a legal restriction on journalists’ employers, should allow journalists to turn down dubious work orders without fear of being fired. Despite being long in place in Spain, the … Continued

The Second International Conference on Media and Popular Culture is calling for papers. The event, to be held in Vienna, Austria, will focus on different sociological models describing audience reactions … Continued

The journal Estudos do Século XX (20th Century studies) is calling for submissions to its number titled “Communication, Journalism and Public Space in the Digital Era”. The focus of the … Continued

Online videos provided by Spanish newspapers have come a long way since the early 2000’s, writes Samuel Negredo, of University of Navarra. He studied 522 videos from four organizations to … Continued

Local experts, “fixers”, have been traditionally dismissed as “logistical aides” by scholars, writes Colleen Murrell of Deakin University Melbourne in her new book Foreign Correspondents and International Newsgathering – The role of … Continued