A new research project on representations and manifestations of racism in media has been launched. Entitled “Racisms and public communications in the hybrid media environment (HYBRA)”, the project is a collaborative effort between the University of Tampere, University of Helsinki, and Aalto University. The project begun on September 1st and will finish by the end … Continued

Young adult audiences have increasingly gravitated toward online sources of news and information, write Dunja Antunovic, of Bradley University, Patrick Parsons, of Pennsylvania State University and Tanner R. Cooke, of Pennsylvania State University. The article looks at the processes of news consumption among college students. By using five focus group interviews with 34 students the researchers explore … Continued

Damian Trilling is an Assistant Professor for political communication and journalism at the Department of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam. Trilling is taking part in a ongoing research project “Personalised Communication”. What should I read? Nowadays communication is more and more tailored to individuals by social networking sites and different recommendations systems. These … Continued