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ARTICLE: Social media offers journalists a glimpse into jihadism

Social media platforms are a valuable source for journalists seeking to report on jihadist extremists, Anna Grøndahl Larsen, of Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, writes. Larsen interviewed 26 Norwegian journalists and editors, who have been involved in reporting violent extremism. Social media platforms, and especially Facebook, are invaluable in gaining information which … Continued

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Published: 16 Dec 2016
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ARTICLE: Journalists criticize surveillance but help normalize it

The news coverage of governmental mass surveillance helps to normalize and justify it, write Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Lucy K. Bennett and Jonathan Cable, all of Cardiff University. The authors analysed samples of surveillance-related news in UK’s national newspapers, and interviewed 11 UK journalists. The most common opinion expressed by sources in the stories was, that the … Continued

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Published: 12 Dec 2016
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ARTICLE: UK reporters have not adapted to threats towards information security

Edward Snowden’s revelations and the acts in 2014 by the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police have brought the issues of source protection and information security close to the everyday practice of reporters. Paul Bradshaw of Birmingham City University investigated awareness and actions of regional journalists on information security issues. Author conducted 76 face-to-face surveys and 10 … Continued

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Published: 30 Nov 2016
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ARTICLE: Local audiences get less research-based journalism

Journalists who work for national audiences are more likely to use academic research and expert interviews than those who work for local or regional publications, writes John Wihbey of Northeastern University. Wihbey surveyed 1 118 journalists over their employment and their use of scholarly information. In addition to national audiences, Wihbey also discovered other factors … Continued

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Published: 15 Nov 2016
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CFP: Have digital sources changed journalism?

The ICA preconference “Online and Newsworthy – Have Digital Sources Changed Journalism?” is calling for papers. For the preconference, organizers are interested in showcasing research that focuses or is related to one of four aspects of online sourcing: First, we ask which online sources are most prominent within news reporting, and/or whether they have replaced … Continued

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Published: 3 Nov 2016
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ARTICLE: Despite importance, viewpoint diversity takes a “back seat”

Political journalists consider it important to present their audience with diverse viewpoints – but they often fail to do so, write Tim P. Vos, of University of Missouri, and J. David Wolfgang, of Colorado State University. The authors interviewed 18 American political journalists over the rationales behind their source selection. The interviewed journalists hold viewpoint … Continued

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Published: 1 Nov 2016
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ARTICLE: Involved businesses get to talk about encryption

When writing about encryption, The New York Times and The Guardian largely rely on sources from companies that are involved in surveillance and/or encryption, Einar Thorsen, of Bournemouth University, writes. Thorsen analysed 1 249 news pieces that mention “encryption”, published by the two papers in 2012-2015. According to the study, private sector experts are the … Continued

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Published: 28 Oct 2016

ARTICLE: Like-minded statements seem more objective

Both journalists and lay citizens see statements that affirm their beliefs as more objective and informative, writes Cornelia Mothes, of Ohio State University. Mothes analysed the results from a “quasi-experiment” with 430 German journalists and 432 non-journalists. The experiment was carried out online. In it, the respondents were asked about their opinion on nuclear power … Continued

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Published: 23 Sep 2016

ARTICLE: Transforming source text into news text

Different newspapers can create vastly different news from the same source material, write Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt and Christian Baden, both of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The authors analysed the ways 12 newspapers (three Israeli, three Palestinian, and two from the US, UK, and Germany each) handled 22 different sources in covering the events that sparked … Continued

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Published: 12 Sep 2016