Covid-19 – Journalism research news

Solutions journalism solving the local media crisis?

The study “Engaging Audiences With Local News: Can Solutions Journalism Be a Solution to Local Media Crisis?” by Noha Mellor from University of Sharjah and An Nguyen from Bournemouth University looked at whether the much touted solutions-oriented news could attract and engage audiences for local media. Solutions journalism is identified as having several qualities, according … Continued

Tags: Chiswick Calendar, Covid-19, Local news, London, proper distance, skepticism, Solutions journalism, The United Kingdom
Published: 25 Nov 2023

N.I.C.E. in Philadelphia – Mutual aid journalism collaborative serving the BIPOC community

The study “Mutual aid for local journalism?: A public media collaborative” by Andrea Wenzel from Temple University, Philadelphia investigated a local project starting from local radio, News and Information Community Exchange (N.I.C.E.) and how the project challenged traditional journalistic norms, strengthened the connections between public media and grassroot influencers, and what sort of challenges it … Continued

Tags: community outreach, Covid-19, journalistic norms, local journalism, mutual aid, N.I.C.E., newsrooms, people of color, Philadelphia, radio, voice
Published: 26 May 2023

Malta’s media system through the lens of Hallin and Mancini (2004)

The study “Malta’s Media System from the Perspective of Journalists and Editors” with the subtitle “A Case Study Applying Hallin and Mancini’s (2004) Theoretical Framework” by Norman Vella from University of Leicester and Joseph Borg and Mary Anne Lauri from University of Malta applied the four-dimension lens from Hallin and Mancini’s (2004) study to analyze … Continued

Tags: Covid-19, Daphne Caruana Galizia, economy, Hallin and Mancini, journalistic profession, Malta, media systems, reforms, television
Published: 19 May 2023

Data journalism as a cure against misinformation

The study “Examining the Democratic Potential of Data Journalism in Curing Misinformation” by Tianru Guan and Qiong Wang from Wuhan University used the Chinese case of “Military World Games and the origin of Covid-19” to examine the effectiveness of data journalism in debunking misinformation. The Covid-19 epidemic amplified the so-called infodemic politics, as numerous conspiracy … Continued

Tags: arguments, China, Covid-19, data journalism, debunking, legacy media, misinformation
Published: 8 Nov 2022

Freelancers – journalists or writers?

The study “The blurring line between freelance journalists and self-employed media workers” by Beate Josephi and Penny O’Donnell from University of Sydney explores the ways in which freelance journalists navigated their employment in the Covid-affected 2020. Freelancers are outside the normal confines of journalism, but recently, the perception of freelancers has begun to shift. Namely, … Continued

Tags: Australia, Covid-19, freelancers, journalistic identity, journalistic profession, journalistic work
Published: 21 Jun 2022

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. The issue is here with the contents. Here is some information about the eleven articles with links: In the introductory article “The Coronavirus Pandemic as … Continued

Tags: Covid-19, data journalism, journalism research, journalistic profession, news use, online journalism, press freedom, special issues
Published: 16 Nov 2021