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PAPER: How to get young people to pay attention to news

How do young people use news media, asks a newly published PhD dissertation by Anna Van Cauwenberge of KU Leuven. The dissertation looks especially at the interactive functions of different news platforms; how media use shapes or is shaped by the daily routines of young people and why young people are paying less attention to news in general. … Continued

Tags: audience, online journalism, tablet journalism
Published: 26 May 2015

Research grants for symbolic warfare, and inequality

Helsingin Sanomat Foundation has announced its newest grantees, two of which will go toward journalism research. Katja Valaskivi, of University of Tampere, received a grant of 140 000 euros for a research going by the title Je Suis Charlie. Symbolic Warfare and Struggle over Attention . It seeks to study how the dynamic between traditional … Continued

Tags: audience, journalistic profession
Published: 23 Mar 2015

ARTICLE: Simple crisis, user images, and creativity

A new issue of the open access journal Media & viestintä has been published. The generalist journal is published by the Finnish Association for Media and Communication Studies. Its articles are in Finnish, but English summaries are provided. Here’s our take on what’s interesting, in terms of journalism scholarship, in the current issue. Timo Harjuniemi, … Continued

Tags: audience, citizen journalism, crisis journalism, economic journalism, journalistic profession
Published: 23 Mar 2015

ARTICLE: Trust for government hardly swayed by media

News media has little effect on the audience’s trust in their government, write Andrea Ceron, of University of Milan, and Vincenzo Memoli, of University of Catania. The authors used the data from 27 EU countries, compiled in the Eurobarometer surveys. They compared the audience’s news consumption habits, their opinions of their respective governments, and the … Continued

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Published: 17 Mar 2015

REPORT: Ever older Swedes use online newspapers

The use of online newspapers among late middle-aged Swedes is increasing, the preliminary results from an upcoming survey reveal. The Media Barometer is an annual survey, the full results of which are expected to be published in May or June. The increase of internet use in older demographics is due to the natural ageing of … Continued

Tags: audience, Sweden
Published: 17 Mar 2015

ARTICLE: Economic news affect public’s expectations

News on economy, especially in times of downturn, affect the audience’s expectations of future economic prospects, writes Juliane Lischka, of University of Zürich. The author studied thousands of news pieces from three German television channels and one tabloid newspaper. Lischka compared the tone, volume and consonance of the news to economic indicators and public expectations, … Continued

Tags: audience, economic journalism
Published: 13 Mar 2015

CFP: Audience in contemporary mediascape

ECREA Audience and Reception Studies Conference is looking now for submissions. The event’s title is “Audience research in a ‘post-media’ age? Reflections on media-centric and non-media centric approaches to researching audiences in the 21stcentury”. It will take place in Tartu, Estonia, between the 25th and 27th of June. The conference welcomes papers on a wide … Continued

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Published: 12 Mar 2015

Public’s views on violence toward journalists, first results

Members of the UK audience have little knowledge of violence committed toward journalists, write Stef Pukallus and Jackie Harrison, both of University of Sheffield. They are conducting focus group research on the topic at the Sheffield-based Center for Freedom of the Media (CFOM). Despite the lack of knowledge, the audience is highly interested in the … Continued

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Published: 3 Mar 2015