ARTICLE: In Sweden, newspapers are still agenda setters
It has been argued that the increasing choice in media outlets would dilute the agenda setting power of traditional news media. The assumption was put to the test by Monika … Continued
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ARTICLE: Popular and regional press share news values
Popular newspapers and regional newspapers resemble each other in terms of how often they employ different news values, Mark Boukes and Rens Vliegenthart, both of the University of Amsterdam, write. … Continued
ARTICLE: Length of articles and size of newspapers affect diversity of content
Diversity of news content can be regarded as an indicator of the quality of reporting. In a new article, a group of researchers figured out what factors determine diversity of … Continued
ARTICLE: Dutch papers don’t rely too heavily on press releases
In a new study, Jelle Boumans of the University of Amsterdam took a look on how press releases impact news content in the Netherlands. Boumans used automated content analysis on … Continued
ARTICLE: What’s keeping newspapers from fully engaging social media?
Mainstream newspapers in Finland, Japan and Korea have one thing in common: they all seem to under-utilize social media in their operation. The reasons, however, are different for each country, … Continued
ARTICLE: What affects politicians’ media reputations?
How are political leaders treated by newspapers, and how does that affect the leaders’ popularity? Daniel Stevens, of University of Exeter, and Barbara Allen, of Carleton College compared the United … Continued
ARTICLE: Tabloidization has increased, but only modestly
German and Austrian elite newspapers have become more tabloid-like since 1949, Melanie Magin, of University of Mainz, writes. Magin analysed the election coverage of seven papers from between 1949 and … Continued
REPORT: Local journalists are positive about the future for small-market newspapers
Majority of newspapers in the United States are small-market newspapers. A new Tow Center for Digital Journalism report by Christopher Ali, of University of Virginia and Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon, focuses … Continued
ARTICLE: Are newspapers’ news stories becoming more alike?
In recent years scholars have claimed that there is a trend toward less diversity in news content. Kathleen Beckers, Andrea Masini, Julie Sevenans, Miriam van der Burg, Julie De Smedt, Hilde … Continued
REPORT: Why people pay for news?
The American Press Institute has published a new research on paying for news. The report is conducted by The Media Insight Project. In-depth interviews in addition to a survey with … Continued