Based on an extensive literature review, we suggest that 'fake news' alludes to two
dimensions of political communication: the fake news genre (ie the deliberate creation of …

Innovations in communication technology have changed the way news is produced and
consumed. Various digital platforms, ranging from news websites to social media sites to …

Rising numbers of online attacks against journalists have been documented globally.
Female, minority reporters and journalists who cover issues interwoven with right-wing …

The study of journalistic roles tends to be descriptive and is thin on theory. This article
advances an understanding of journalistic roles as being discursively constituted and builds …

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 …

This study tests how perceptions of misinformation and disinformation in one's general news
media environment relate to media trust and media consumption patterns, relying on survey …

Drawing on insights from field theory, this article examines journalists' textual and discursive
construction of entrepreneurial journalism from 2000 to 2014. The goal is to understand how …

In 2006, the Guardian opened many of its articles to readers' comments to encourage a
“conversation” between journalists and their readers. Readers responded enthusiastically …

Interest in news literacy inside and outside the academy has grown alongside related
concerns about the quality of news and information available. Attempts to fully define …

Digital press criticism, or the use of non-journalistic platforms as a means for critiquing
journalism, is made possible by digital technologies that circumvent traditional media …