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Research of August 2026

Here is a list of all academic peer-reviewed articles, reports and other papers published in August 2026 about journalism research. The bolded titles have JRN articles written about the studies.

PublishedTitleAuthor(s)Journal
2026-08-01“You have to sell them as much as they’re trying to sell you”: U.S. Local Television News Directors’ Perspectives on the Struggle to Hire Reporters and ProducersNataliya Roman, Berrin Beasley, John H. Parmelee, Kathryn BonfieldElectronic News
2026-08-01The Meanings of News: How U.S. Adults Think About the Word “News”Stephanie Edgerly, Ayse D., Lokmanoglu, Christopher, M. Dobmeier, Nathan WalterJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
2026-08-01More Inclusive, Less Attentive: How Digital Intermediaries Expand News Audiences but Facilitate Inequalities in News AttentivenessTian YangDigital Journalism
2026-08-01“Transparency is More Than a Label”: Audiences’ Information Needs for AI Use Disclosures in NewsHannes Cools, Sophie Morosoli, Laurens Naudts, Karthikeya Venkatraj, Claes de Vreese & Natali HelbergerDigital Journalism
2026-08-01‘Climate front lines’: A comparative examination of climate change coverage in Western and Bangladeshi broadcast mediaSima Bhowmik, Newly PaulAtlantic Journal of Communication
2026-08-03Intersectoral capital movement and repositioning of television in the Indian media economyM. Vyshakh, Adrian Athique, P. Vigneswara IlavarasanMedia, Culture & Society
2026-08-03From Airwaves to Algorithms: Tracing the Circulation of Community Radio Content into Social Media in Limpopo Province, South AfricaW. JuniperAfrican Journalism Studies
2026-08-03The role of AI competencies: How do AI knowledge, skills, and attitudes shape users’ understanding and evaluation of explainable news recommendations?Chenyue Wang, Anne C. Kroon, Judith Möller, Claes H. de Vreese, Sophie C. BoermanNew Media & Society
2026-08-03Graduated visibility: visual representation of ethnic minorities in Indonesian mainstream media, 2019–2023Alem Febri Sonni & Vinanda Cinta Cendekia PutriCommunication Research and Practice
2026-08-03Framing war through sporting narratives: Examining Iranian sports media during and after the 12-day Iran–Israel warMahdi Latififard, Andrew C. Billings, Sean R. Sadri, Amin YadegariMedia, War & Conflict
2026-08-03Effects of Infotainment Features in Instagram News Stories on Knowledge: A Field Experiment
Dominique S. Wirz
Journalism Studies
2026-08-04A more-than-human reflexivity: Creative workshops for reimagining environmental journalismCecilia Arregui Olivera, Henrik Bødker, Ingerid SalvesenJournalism
2026-08-04Building the oracle: power, culture, and the organizational domestication of In-house AI in Chinese newsroomsHongyi Bai, Zhouyi YaoChinese Journal of Communication
2026-08-04Examining the Dynamics Between Criminal Justice Campaign Messaging, News Coverage, Public Policy Mood, and Voter Participation in Judicial ElectionsHayley Munir, Marcy Shieh, Michael CatalanoSocial Science Quarterly
2026-08-04Who Deserves To Belong? Partisan News, Anti‐Immigrant Misinformation, Immigrant Deservingness, and Immigration Policy PreferencesBixuan Ren, Nalae Hong, Lars WillnatSocial Science Quarterly
2026-08-04Journalists in a Multicrisis Situation: External Crises as Accelerators of Long-Term Internal Crises and a Lost Opportunity for Resilience BuildingLenka Waschková Císařová, Lenka Vochocová & Jana RosenfeldováJournalism Studies
2026-08-04AVOIDING NEWS WITH VISUAL CUES: situational news avoidance and audience-side gatewatching in online news browsingISTVÁN KÓSA, BLANKA BÁLINTBrazilian Journalism Research
2026-08-04BETWEEN INFORMATIONAL PRAGMATISM AND SCIENTIFIC COMPLEXITY: news agency journalism in covid-19 coverageERICK CRUZ-MENDOZABrazilian Journalism Research
2026-08-04THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ON JOURNALISTIC AUTONOMY IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: a systematic literature review from Scopus databaseJONATHAN JACOB PAUL LATUPEIRISSA, IRHAM ARDIANSYAHBrazilian Journalism Research
2026-08-04A SCOPING REVIEW OF INDONESIAN JOURNALISM RESEARCH: trends and insights from inception to 2024FATHUL QORIB, MERT GÜRERBrazilian Journalism Research
2026-08-05Encountering global media before Satellite and Internet: media practices on the peripheryJoy Elizabeth HayesContinuum
2026-08-05Anti-Elitism Gets the Views: Populist Communication and Popularity on German Political YouTubeLukas ErhardThe International Journal of Press/Politics
2026-08-05Intermedia Agenda Setting Between Social and Traditional Media: A Comparison of Taiwan and U.S. Coverage of the Air Pollution Issue
Yue Tan, Maria Elizabeth Grabe & David H. Weaver
Mass Communication and Society
2026-08-05The role of transparency in AI-supported journalism: Understanding audiences’ perceptions of AI disclosuresStephanie D’haeseleer, Kristin Van Damme, Tom EvensJournalism
2026-08-05Agenda Setting in Liberal and Conservative Media Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccination: The Roles of News Skepticism and Cynicism in Issue Importance and Vaccine ConfidenceGyo Hyun KooMass Communication and Society
2026-08-05 “AI’s Good, but People Have Hearts”: Artificial Intelligence in Data-Driven Journalism in Ghanaian NewsroomsTheodora Dame Adjin-Tettey and Samuel DansoMedia and Communication
2026-08-06The Knowledge Gap in a High-Choice Media Environment: Experimental Evidence from Online SearchRoberto Ulloa, Leonard Tiedemann, Peter Selb & Celina KacperskiPolitical Communication
2026-08-06The Hollowing Out of Nonprofit News: An Ethnographic Investigation into the Implications of Exploited News WorkersJocelyn McKinnon-CrowleyJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
2026-08-06Disaster journalism in disaster risk and crisis management: A phenomenological studyFatma Gündüz Zeybekoğlu, Ezgi Atalay, Kemal Torpuş, Samet Dinçer, Galip UstaJournalism
2026-08-07Mobilizing information in cancer news: How Bengali and English newspapers deliver actionable health messages in BangladeshAnirudha Biswas, Md. Akil Khan, Khalid Ahammed, Sish Ahemmed, Shahariar Khan NobelNewspaper Research Journal
2026-08-07Listen, learn, and entertain: an interdisciplinary perspective of podcast useSaud A. Alsulaiman & Terry L. RentnerCommunication Research and Practice
2026-08-07Applying trauma‑informed principles to news framing: a case study of the 2024 Bondi Junction Westfield incidentChristina Driver, Renee Barnes, Melanie Fawcett & Alain BrunetCommunication Research and Practice
2026-08-07Using Media to Popularize Hate: A Study of Henry Ford and Charles E. Coughlin’s Antisemitic LanguageWendy MelilloAmerican Journalism
2026-08-07Obstacles to Peace Journalism in NigeriaSafiyyah Adam, Metin ErsoyJournalism Practice
2026-08-07Trust beyond algorithms: What drives Italian audiences’ perceptions of search results and news produced with AIGiulia Sbaraini Fontes, Sergio SplendoreEuropean Journal of Communication
2026-08-08The emotional field of war reporting: Trauma and journalistic knowledge production among Kenyan embedded journalists in SomaliaOsman OsmanJournalism
2026-08-09The Somatechnic Hermeneutic: “Embodying” the Worlds of Journalism StudyRui Alexandre Novais, Filipe ResendeJournalism Studies
2026-08-09AI vs. Human Reasoning in Media Ethics: Toward an AI-Human Collaboration Model in Media Ethics EducationMohammad Ayish, Mokhtar ElareshiJournal of Media Ethics
2026-08-10Examining the Influence of Media Coverage on Information-Seeking of Judicial CandidatesMarcy Shieh Political Communication
2026-08-10Is #Woke a Lifestyle? Examining “Woke Culture” in Three Magazines, 2015–2020Lisa D. LenoirJournalism & Communication Monographs
2026-08-10On Being #Woke: Media and Woke Identity PoliticsCristina MislánJournalism & Communication Monographs
2026-08-10Lifting trust in mainstream news: voices of non- and low news consumersSora Park, Caroline Fisher, Janet FultonCommunication Research and Practice
2026-08-10Maintaining place: How journalists preserve their communities during times of dislocationTyler W. S. Nagel, Scott A. Eldridge II, Marcel BroersmaJournalism
2026-08-10Discursive channeling: evidence from newspaper responses to anti-waste incineration protests in ChinaJingping Liu, Chi Shun FongChinese Journal of Communication
2026-08-11Negotiating Journalistic Authority in Conspiracy Media: A Case-Study of Flanders and the NetherlandsMatthias De Bondt, Stef Aupers & Roel Vande WinkelJournalism Practice
2026-08-11The intermedia influence of X on legacy media coverage of the 2023 harmonised elections in ZimbabweLungile Tshuma, Siphathisiwe NdlovuJournalism
2026-08-11Did journalists ‘sanewash’ Donald Trump during the 2024 election campaign? An empirical analysisStephen Harrington, Timothy Graham, Ella Chorazy, Kristy HessMedia International Australia
2026-08-12China’s mediated public diplomacy on climate change: Cross-media dynamics between Chinese, US, and UK news outletsWodong Guo, Zhong ZhangJournalism
2026-08-12A scoping review of anglophone scholarship on trauma and journalism in sub-Saharan AfricaEmma Heywood, Margaret Grundy, Elana NewmanJournalism
2026-08-12From national outlets to transnational audiences: far-right hyperpartisan news sources on YouTubeKlaus GroebnerMedia International Australia
2026-08-12The Emerging Practices of Watchdog Science Journalists in Ibero-AmericaMichele Catanzaro, Luiz Peres-NetoMedia and Communication
2026-08-12Conflicts of Interest Between Systemic and Corruptive: A Conceptual Compass for Watchdog Science JournalistsCheyenne Moon Peters, Tobias Kreutzer, Holger WormerMedia and Communication
2026-08-12Political Scandals in Germany (2001–2023): A Systematic Approach to Building a Public DatasetJan DvorakMedia and Communication
2026-08-13How structural and cultural violence shape journalists’ experiences and coping strategies: An intersectional analysisClémence PetitJournalism
2026-08-13The institutional logic of news source selection in clentelistic media systems: A comparative study of Albania and KosovoLindita Camaj, Alban Tartari, Dren GërguriJournalism
2026-08-13JOURNALISTIC PROTOCOLS AND COVERAGE OF GENDER VIOLENCE: values, agendas and disputes in the professional fieldElton AntunesBrazilian Journalism Research
2026-08-13The Great Wall of the Press: Layered Boundary Work of AI-Integrated JournalismJoanne Kuai, Michael KarlssonMedia and Communication
2026-08-13Twi-XL: An Infrastructure for Cross-Media Research in the NetherlandsDanielle A. Maxwell-Fraser, Iris M. Baas, Sarah Burkhardt, Olga Eisele, Anne C. Kroon, Robert Jan Bood, Iris Geldermans, Sophie Ham, Machiel Jansen, Rana Klein, Matthijs Moed, Roeland Ordelman, Erik Tjong Kim Sang, Mari Wigham, Marcel Broersma and Julia NoordegraafMedia and Communication
2026-08-14Sexuality in Kenya: A Media Framing and Content Analysis of The Nation and The Standard NewspapersJoyce Omwoha, Kristien MichielsenCommunicatio
2026-08-14Representations of Sociopolitical and Economic Issues in the Zambian Press Since the Fall of The Post Newspaper: A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Mast and News Diggers! NewspapersYoungson NdawanaCommunicatio
2026-08-14Old patterns in new places: the topics and voices of Australian true crime podcastsLaura VitisContinuum
2026-08-16From Structural Inequalities to Labor Precarity: Adoption of Digital and AI Tools in Latin American JournalismMiguel Garcés-Prettel, Jesús Arroyave-Cabrera, Summer Harlow, Lilian Kanashiro, Mariana De Maio, Janara Nicoletti, Adriana Amado, Dasniel Olivera Pérez, Martín Oller Alonso, Celeste González de Bustamante, Maximiliano Frías Vázquez, Víctor Quintanilla-SangüezaJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
2026-08-17A Relatable Reporter: Constructing Journalist-Influencers on Chinese Social MediaHaiyan Wang, Yilin Yuan, Angze LiJournalism Practice
2026-08-17A media ecology of hyperlocal resistance-the Indian farmers’ movementVineeta Dwivedi, Sunny Vijay Arora & Varun NagarajInformation, Communication & Society
2026-08-17“Don’t Hesitate to Take Decisions Against France and the UN”: A Content Analysis of Anti-French Sentiment in Local Côte d'Ivoire NewspapersJeslyn LemkeAfrican Journalism Studies
2026-08-17Enemies Abroad, Animosity at Home: Media Influence on U.S.-China Policy and Anti-Asian SentimentSiyu LiangPolitical Communication
2026-08-17Media format and content valence in environmental CSR communication: Evidence from 2D and 360-degree videosSungwon Chung, Johnny V. SparksAtlantic Journal of Communication
2026-08-17Narrative Cues Guide Visual Attention in 360-Degree News VideoOthello Richards, Erik P. BucyMass Communication and Society
2026-08-17AI in Journalism Education: Curriculum Development and Implementation of Journalism in BRICS Universities Liqi Yang, Ping Song, Shensi Wang and Jinghong XuMedia and Communication
2026-08-18Assessing Civic Journalism Training: A Mixed-Method Applied Research StudyJoshua P. Darr, Susan RobinsonPolitical Communication
2026-08-18Growing Inequalities Through Motivations: A Moderated Mediation Analysis Between Socioeconomic Status, Political Interest and News Media Consumption in Sweden, 1990–2023Erik EspelandJournalism Studies
2026-08-18Crisis and rematerialized impulses: An exploratory study of TV journalism prompts and audience responsesJulian MatthewsThe Communication Review
2026-08-18Journalism in the Shadows: AI Deepfakes, Credibility, and the Fragility of Media TrustMoses Ubaka OkochaJournalism Practice
2026-08-18Who Leads and Who Hesitates? Media Construction of National Agency in Sustainable Development NewsYifan Wang, Paul ThompsonJournalism Practice
2026-08-18Under Construction: Democracy Reporting as Paradigm RepairKarin Assmann, Andrea Lorenz GradyJournalism Studies
2026-08-18Value-motivated use of generative AI among student journalists: Practices and risk management in college newsroomsBailey Vergara, Bingbing ZhangJournalism
2026-08-18Opinion, balance and fairness: mapping metajournalistic discourses in AustraliaLucy MoriesonMedia International Australia
2026-08-18Violence against journalists in Africa: A systematic reviewSamuel DansoJournalism
2026-08-18Infrastructures of listening: AI and the reconfiguration of community-centered newsworkClaire WardleJournalism
2026-08-18Pseudo-journalistic political communication: The Flemish far right and the appropriation of journalism for political communication endsMaximilian Grönegräs, Yazan Badran, Benjamin De CleenJournalism
2026-08-18Toward an inclusive model of journalism education: Exploring factors shaping the classroom experience of a visually impaired instructorIbrahim Helmy EmaraJournalism
2026-08-19The fallacy of AI-generated podcasts: the case of Google NotebookLMElena Musi, Rebecca Harris, Simeon YatesDiscourse, Context & Media
2026-08-19Developing Numeric Confidence and Statistical Literacy to Support Health Risk Communication: A Short Education Intervention for Journalism StudentsEleanor Fallon, Norma Bargary, Fergal Quinn, Ailish HanniganJournalism & Mass Communication Educator
2026-08-19The hidden gems: citizen journalists are empowered storytellers and agents of changeAsty Rastiya, Kristy Hess, Monika Winarnita, Matthew RicketsonCommunication Research and Practice
2026-08-19How Recipients Compose Their News Sources Online: Utilizing Tracking Data to Investigate Digital News Media RepertoiresRobin Leuppert, Jule Scheper, Nico Spreen, Elena LinkThe International Journal of Press/Politics
2026-08-20Legitimizing Through Crisis Communication: How Chinese Mainstream Media Frame Government Image in the First Wave Covid-19 PandemicWen Deng, Zijun MaoInternational Journal of Strategic Communication
2026-08-21Hold That Thought: Enhancing the Durability of Fact-Checking Effects Through Low-Cost Accuracy RemindersJe Hoon Chae, Tim Groeling, Hyunjin SongPolitical Communication
2026-08-22Pro-China YouTubers in digital diplomacy: Effects of source nationality and profession on credibility, trust, media engagement, and attitudes toward ChinaQiuyue Cho-Li, Rebecca Frazer, Tse-hsi Chien, Spiro K. KiousisPublic Relations Review
2026-08-24Did Pod Save America? A Discourse-Historical Approach of Pod Save America and Left-Wing Alternative Media (2017–2024)Daniel BarthTelevision & New Media
2026-08-25Relationship Between News Media Trust and News Consumption of Mainstream and Non-Mainstream SourcesAzade Asadi Damavandi, Louisa HaJournal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
2026-08-26Less Effort to Believe and More Effort to Disbelieve: Examining the Interplay between News-Finds-Me and Affective Polarization in Political Fake News Susceptibility in the United StatesYu Tian, Lars Willnat, Baohua ZhouCommunication Research
2026-08-27 Bounded Watchdogging: Platform Governance, Risk Structures, and the Reconfiguration of Science Journalism Liu Yang, Qixin Lin and Zhongxuan LinMedia and Communication
2026-08-27 Multi-Method Analysis of Locally Built Artificial Intelligence Models Designed for Journalists in an African CountryAdeola Abdulateef Elega, Abdullateef Mohammed and Akintunde BabatundeMedia and Communication
2026-08-27 Not Afraid of AI yet: Indonesian TV Journalists on Negotiating Roles in AI-Assisted NewsroomsYearry Setianto, Rossalyn Asmarantika, Veronika and Angela RomanoMedia and Communication
2026-08-27AI in Cameroonian Newsrooms: Exploring Daily Use and Challenges Among Journalists in Four RegionsEdwin NforMedia and Communication
2026-08-27 AI Adoption in Indonesian and Malaysian Journalism: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Study Indra Prawira, Mastura Mahamed and Tai NeilsonMedia and Communication
2026-08-28Truth under fire: A functional narrative typology of wartime fake news in digital mediaAnat Toder Alon, Eliran Solodoha, Gitit Bar-OnMedia, War & Conflict
2026-08-28The visual politics of refugee return: Hegemonic visual grammar and affective governance in authoritarian mediaCanan Çetin, Zhe XuMedia, War & Conflict
2026-08-28Navigating accountability: How Russian English-speaking media framed the 2014 sanctions and the Skripal casePetra Kuchyňková, Martin Jirušek, Peter ŠtevkovMedia, War & Conflict
2026-08-28Rethinking hybristophilia: Media, culture, and the multidimensional construction of attraction to violent offendersDolores Fernández-PérezCrime, Media, Culture
2026-08-31Editor’s Note: Automating Verification, Negotiating Trust: Artificial Intelligence and the Study of Electronic MediaShuhua ZhouJournal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media