Nudging as a tool to promote media pluralism
The study “To Nudge or Not to Nudge: News Recommendation as a Tool to Achieve Online Media Pluralism” by Judith Vermeulen from Ghent University examined the issue of online access … Continued
Job Satisfaction in Low-Pay/Wage Contexts: Evidence from East African Newsrooms
Nudging as a tool to promote media pluralism
The study “To Nudge or Not to Nudge: News Recommendation as a Tool to Achieve Online Media Pluralism” by Judith Vermeulen from Ghent University examined the issue of online access … Continued
Malign Information Influence and the Swedish audiences of RT and Sputnik
The article “The paperboys of Russian messaging: RT/Sputnik audiences as vehicles for malign information influence” by Charlotte Wagnsson from Swedish Defence University looked at the reception and dissemination of ‘malign … Continued
Revisiting the photo essay Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace
The article “Messiness in photography, war and transitions to peace: Revisiting Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace” by Rasmus Bellmer and Frank Möller from University of Tampere, Finland looked at photojournalistic … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in February 2022 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.
Framework for audience fragmentation as a global phenomenon using India as a case study
The study “Rethinking Audience Fragmentation Using a Theory of News Reading Publics: Online India as a Case Study” by Subhayan Mukerjee from National University of Singapore used the case of … Continued
The effect of journalists’ reactions to media-critical user comments
The article “Trust through Transparency? How Journalistic Reactions to Media-Critical User Comments Affect Quality Perceptions and Behavior Intentions” by Fabian Prochazka from University of Erfurt and Magdalena Obermaier from LMU … Continued
Eyewitness images in the genre of open-source investigation
The study “Open-source investigation as a genre of conflict reporting” by Sandra Ristovska from University of Colorado Boulder was about the role and scope of eyewitness images in open-source investigation. … Continued
Local news organizations in Germany and data journalism
The article “Local Data Journalism in Germany: Data-driven Reporting Amidst Local Communities and Authorities” by Florian Stalph from LMU Munich and Oliver Hahn and David Liewehr from University of Passau … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in January 2022 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.
A review of studies on peace journalism
The article “Mapping Peace Journalism: Toward a Shared Understanding of Success” by Meagan E. Doll and Patricia Moy from University of Washington was a review article of 106 studies looking … Continued
Emerging media following the Arab uprisings
The article “Understanding Emerging Media: Voice, Agency, and Precarity in the Post-2011 Arab Mediasphere” by Yazan Badran from Vrije Universiteit Brussel sought to understand the genesis, development and relevance of … Continued
Flood photo galleries and their newsworthiness
The study “Their floods and Our floods: News values of flood photo galleries of Associated Press and Xinhua News Agency” by Hailing Yu and Guanfeng Chen from Hunan University investigated … Continued
Harassment of journalists in the United States
The study “Harassment’s Toll on Democracy: The Effects of Harassment Towards US Journalists” by Kaitlin C. Miller from University of Alabama was about the US journalists’ experiences of harassment in … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in December 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.
Potential of algorithmic news recommenders
The study “When Algorithms Recommend What’s New(s): New Dynamics of Decision-Making and Autonomy in Newsgathering” by Hannes Cools, Baldwin van Gorp and Michaël Opgenhaffen from KU Leuven, Belgium studied the … Continued
Mafia journalism as a discursive network beat
The study “ The Discursive Constitution of Mafia Journalism as a Network Beat” by Sergio Splendore from University of Milan investigates the work of mafia journalists. The article utilizes a … Continued
A method for studying historical newspaper datasets
The study “A data-driven approach to studying changing vocabularies in historical newspaper collections” by Simon Hengchen from University of Gothenburg, Ruben Ros from University of Luxembourg, and Jani Marjanen and … Continued
Professional logics in journalism and the role of social media audiences
The article “Business as Usual: How Journalism’s Professional Logics Continue to Shape News Organization Policies Around Social Media Audiences” by Kelly Fincham from National University of Galway, Ireland used an … Continued
Ethnography of diaspora journalism
The study “Examining Diaspora Journalists’ Digital Networks and Role Perceptions: A Case Study of Syrian Post-Conflict Advocacy Journalism” by Rana Arafat from City University of London sought to understand how … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in November 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.
Televised political shows and mockery
Study “On the discourse of mocking in U.S. televised political discussions” by Christopher Jenks investigated the various aspects of mocking in televised political shows, or mock news, using critical … Continued
Special Issue in Digital Journalism about Covid-19
Recent special issue, Volume 9, Issue 9 (2021) in Digital Journalism “Covering Covid-19: The Coronavirus Pandemic as a Critical Moment for Digital Journalism” has been recently published and is available. … Continued
Impact of headline writing approach
The study “Anticipating Attention: On the Predictability of News Headline Tests” by Nick Hagar and Nicholas Diakopoulos from Northwestern University, and Burton DeWilde from b Chartbeat Inc. measured the importance … Continued
Use of artificial intelligence in South African newsrooms
The study “Artificial Intelligence Practices in Everyday News Production: The Case of South Africa’s Mainstream Newsrooms” by Allen Munoriyarwa, Sarah Chiumbu and Gilbert Motsaathebe, all from University of Johannesburg, looks … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in October 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.
Alternative media and media polarization/fragmentation
The study “What News Users Perceive as ‘Alternative Media’ Varies between Countries: How Media Fragmentation and Polarization Matter” by Desiree Steppat, Laia Castro and Frank Esser all from University of … Continued
Turnover and turnaway intention among South Korean journalists
The study “Factors Affecting Turnover and Turnaway Intention of Journalists in South Korea” by Haeyeop Song from Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Korea, and Jaemin Jung from KAIST, Daejeon, Korea applied … Continued
Egyptian newsrooms and development journalism
The study “Diffusion of Development Journalism Inside Egyptian Newsrooms” by Rasha Allam from the American University in Cairo and Ahmed el Gody from Orebro University looked at how development journalism … Continued
Investigative journalism and newsroom policies
New study “Between Structures and Identities: Newsroom Policies, Division of Labor and Journalists’ Commitment to Investigative Reporting” by Pauline Cancela from University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland studied how the division of … Continued
Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in September 2021 about journalism research. The bolded titles link to JRN articles written about the … Continued