Journalism has enjoyed a rich and relatively stable history of professionalization. Scholars
coming from a variety of disciplines have theorized this history, forming a consistent body of …

Early in 2009, Denis and I had coffee outside a little café in Padua, Italy. We were attending
a symposium organized by the European Journal of Communication on the consequences …

In the context of profound transformations in the professional, business, technological and
social context of journalism, it is crucial for journalism studies and education to move beyond …

Amid growing difficulties for professionals generally, media workers in particular are
negotiating the increasingly contested boundary space between producers and users in the …

As polarized factions in society pull apart from economic dislocation, tribalism, and fear, and
as strident attacks on the press make its survival more precarious, the need for an …

This special issue introductory article investigates contemporary notions of theory in
journalism studies. Many scholars have argued that we need better ways of conceptualising …

A growing share of the media content we encounter as consumers and investigate as
scholars is produced by journalists in non-standard employment situations. Researching the …

Research on the evolution of journalism is still lacking appropriate theoretical tools to (re)
conceptualise the blurring boundaries between professional news production in the media …

Processing information into journalistic content in contemporary news media creates a
favorable environment for the distribution of misleading and fake information. This paper …

Professionalism is a concept that centers on specialization of labor and control of
occupational practice. It has traditionally been used to describe and define individuals who …