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8 Dec

IN JOURNAL: Journalism

Titles and brief summaries of selected articles from Jounalism, Dec. 2008, Vol. 9, No. 6, including: Journalists and the information-attention markets: Towards an economic theory of journalism, by Susanne Fengler, TU […]

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3 Dec

News media called least effective medium for advertising

News media is less effective as a medium for advertising than other forms of media, according to a study produced by U.S. marketing research firm Experian Simmons. The study, which tracked […]

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2 Dec

Silent meaning: a cover photo of Muslim women

By Diane WattTwo years ago Maclean’s magazine published a book excerpt by Mark Steyn which warns that the future belongs to Islam. Steyn’s text provoked heated debates related to human […]

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11 Nov

IN THE CJMS: Gender politics in child care reporting, news media portrayal of Muslim women and more

The November 2008 issue of the Canadian Journal of Media Studies (Vol. 4, No. 1) includes several articles of interest to the journalism community, including: Baby Talk: How gender issues affected […]

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6 Nov

‘Extreme enthusiasts’ dominate online comments

Participation in online discussion and comment sites is dominated by less than 10 per cent of web users, according to a study published by U.S. consulting company Rubicon. The study, […]

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31 Oct

U.S. editors beliefs dont match reality of prescription brand-name drug coverage: study

Best practice for covering prescription drug research includes information that indicates: 1) the source of study funding and 2) the generic name of the drug instead of a brand. The […]

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30 Oct

Social network created for journalism researchers

Paul Bradshaw – a British journalist, university lecturer and author of the Online Journalism Blog – has created a social networking site for journalism researchers. “It’s an attempt to provide […]

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29 Oct

Study detects ideological bias in U.S. cable campaign news

In a study that is sure to surprise nobody, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reports that Fox news presidential campaign reporting tends to favour Republican candidate […]

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22 Oct

Sorry Mr. McCain, but the media hates a loser

News coverage of the U.S. presidential election is noticeably more negative in tone toward Republican candidate John McCain compared to coverage of Democratic candidate Barack Obama, according to a study […]

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19 Oct

Readers supplant editors when journalists blog, study suggests

Journalists who blog become more responsive to story ideas provided by readers and less reliant on assignments from editors, according to Paul Bradshaw of the Online Journalism Blog. Bradshaw, who […]

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