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Digital Journalism
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Digital Journalism is an international, peer-reviewed, top-ranked journal that publishes cutting-edge research and concepts. Editor-in-Chief: Oscar Westlund.
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rdij20
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! This article by Olga Dovbysh & @mariellew.bsky.social examines the intersection of digital innovation and algorithmisation with restricted #media freedom, introducing the concept of #authoritarian algorithmic publics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! This article by @atmayer.bsky.social applies the concepts of “public value” and “platformization” to examine funk, a unique content network from #German public service #media that produces content mainly for a young audience. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This article by Ahran Park and Yoonmo Sang explores the complex dynamics between digital platforms and #news publishers in #SouthKorea. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Finally, the newsletter includes a new episode in our series of interviews with first-time authors. We speak with Matías Valderrama Barragán (@mvaldeb.bsky.social) about his co-authored paper “From Industry Hype to Emerging Criticism: Analysing Chilean News Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence”
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Here are the research articles from Issue 13(9), soon to be released—authored by scholars such as @eddyhurc.bsky.social, @marylynnyoung.bsky.social, @hermida.bsky.social, @lashakavtaradze.bsky.social, @felixsimon.bsky.social, @gravesmatter.bsky.social, @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social, and others.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
[THREAD] NEWSLETTER ALERT! Check out our ninth newsletter of 2025, featuring eight new research articles on how digital technologies, platforms, AI, and interface design are reshaping journalism.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This article by @nicolestewart.bsky.social, Joseph M. Nicolai and Graeme Beamiss examines how streamers-as-news-providers on #Twitch remix and amplify secondary #news sources for followers, and develops a new “platform #streaming framework”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This article by Amaka Peace Onebunne looks at #journalists’ views of #AI in Nigerian newsrooms and how geographical and cultural factors influence AI usage, by conducting interviews with 18 #Nigerian journalists. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
SUPPORT THIS CAUSE! The deadline for signing our commentary on defending #academic #freedom is this Sunday, 9 Nov! Read this article led by Digital Journalism's Editor-in-Chief @oscarwestlund.bsky.social (bit.ly/4oUu6E0) & sign here (bit.ly/afsignatory) to support this cause!
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
ONLINE FIRST! In this large-scale study of 14,891 fact-checks, @babettehermans.bsky.social et al. show that fact-checking organizations effectively adapt content to social media, maintaining hard news focus despite platform constraints.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ONLINE FIRST! Analyzing Singapore’s 2019 anti-fake news law, this study by @shangyuanwu.bsky.social shows how government discourse, transparency, and shared values shape perceived legislative legitimacy.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
ONLINE FIRST! In Greece’s “Watergate” spyware scandal, journalists grew more determined—but democracy grew weaker. Lambrini Papadopoulou’s study reveals how surveillance tests press freedom in Europe.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ONLINE FIRST! Edina Strikovic & @hannescools.bsky.social find that audiences express deep concern over AI-generated news images. Media users fear misinformation and erosion of shared reality, highlighting the need for transparency and ethical newsroom policies.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ONLINE FIRST! Shahira Fahmy et al. analyze 405 TikToks from six news outlets during the 2023 Israel–Gaza War, revealing the dominance of elite war narratives and calling on newsrooms to use visual storytelling to foster more empathetic, peace-oriented reporting.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit abstracts to Digital Journalism’s latest Special Issue on "𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴", edited by Carolina Fernández Castrillo, Antonio López, @salaverria.es, & Vitor Tomé.

🗓️Deadline: Jan 12, 2026
➡️Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1aU3J...
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! What are the side effects of news deserts? Jessica R. Collier finds that communities in U.S. news deserts show varying resilience solutions, with social media partly filling people's information gaps.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
DIGITAL JOURNALISM
VOL 13 ISSUE 8 NEWSLETTER ALERT!

This newsletter highlights eight new articles about misinformation, verification, and fact-checking. It also includes a new CFP on #environmentaljournalism and fact-checking.

Click here to read our newsletter: drive.google.com/file/d/1KfLL...
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ONLINE FIRST! This study by Wei Zhong et al. finds that media in authoritarian regimes visually frame protests mainly as spectacle or debate, depicting domestic unrest as dialogue, while these same media portray foreign protests as violent or chaotic.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This study by Simran Agarwal reveals that India’s dependence on digital platforms for news stems from deep-rooted structural conditions shaping how publishers coexist, collaborate, and avoid direct contestation.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
ONLINE FIRST! How do LGBTQ+ journalists navigate identity, authenticity, and emotional labor in newsrooms that often prioritize objectivity over inclusion? Patrick R. Johnson explores these questions through interviews with 15 LGBTQ+ journalists.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! Are major news outlets mimicking digital platforms to gain autonomy, adopting data, ads, and personalization strategies smaller outlets can’t match? James Meese and Theresa Seipp show that this is increasingly the case.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! This new study by Ragnhild Kristine Olsen and Hlle Sjøvaag on Norway’s news media reveals how public service and commercial outlets navigate platform dependence and strategic disengagement differently.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
ONLINE FIRST! @acadianjprof.bsky.social & @jnelz.bsky.social review 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions on the future of media. Drawing on a metajournalistic analysis, they show journalists’ trust in social media has declined, but confidence in audiences endures.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! How is media use interconnected with our everyday life? Anna Grøndahl Larsen explores how media use helps citizens connect with local publics, underscoring the overlooked importance of local contexts in public connection.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This study by Jing Meng and Haiyan Wang examines how journalist podcasters in China carve out alternative news spaces through non-confrontational strategies, balancing professionalism, personalization, and subtle platform resistance.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM