Research indicates that the reach of fake news websites is limited to small parts of the
population. On the other hand, data demonstrate that large proportions of the public know …

Andreas Hepp takes an integrative look at one of the biggest questions in media and
communications research: how digital media is changing society. Often, such questions are …

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have the challenging task of gathering
and distributing accurate information. Journalists exist as a part of an ecology in which their …

In this article, the introduction to a special International Journal of Press/Politics (IJPP) issue
on populism, we articulate and define populism as a communication phenomenon. We …

Emotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital
ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage with them. But emotions …

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Candelaria. 2014. “Keeping the State at Bay: The Killing of Journalists in the Philippines, 1998 …

Paying close attention to news users has become fully integrated in professional journalism.
Even though this practice may still meet with resistance, becoming more audience …

Journalism researchers have tended to study journalistic roles from within a Western
framework oriented toward the media's contribution to democracy and citizenship. In so …

Over the last decade, a network of far-right alternative online media has emerged globally.
At the same time, legacy news media have suffered a decline in trust and revenues. In this …

Abstract Since the World Health Organization (WHO, February 2, 2020) reported that the
spread of coronavirus disease has been accompanied by a “massive infodemic,” the COVID …