The work of news avoidance among news consumers and avoiders

The study “Avoiding News is Hard Work, or is it? A Closer Look at the Work of News Avoidance among Frequent and Infrequent Consumers of News” by Stephanie Edgerly from Northwestern University explored the experiences of both frequent and infrequent news consumers when avoiding news. News avoidance is an interesting concept in today’s world, when … Continued


Typology of Journalistic Collaboration

The study “New Guests Crashing the Party: A Typology of Journalistic Collaboration” by Patrick Walters from Washington and Lee University examined the variables when journalists collaborated with groups outside the traditional journalistic field – such as  nonprofits, universities, think tanks, artistic groups, and citizen journalists.  According to the author, collaboration has become a bit of … Continued


How community radio performs community identity

The study “‘Just like us’: community radio broadcasters and the on-air performance of community identity” by Bridget Backhaus from Griffith University looked at an understudied sub-area in community media studies: community identity. The study is situated in Australia, a country with rich and diverse scholarship on the topic.  The concept of community is foundational in … Continued