Kind Of Journalism Research Articles

Sports journalism. New trends and future prospects

Sports journalism stands out as a form of reporting of high social impact due to the universality of sport and also because of its deep-rooted intranational significance. This journalistic field runs through a moment of flourishing where new specialized media in the different platforms were born and thereby a profound transformation in their structures. This kind of journalism has become an innovative and extremely dynamic area, defined by its continuous exploration of new ways of storytelling embracing new digital technologies. This article focuses on some of the latest trends in sports journalism, which are claimed to show the way for the following years like new multimedia, interactives, data journalism or longform features.

The power of the prize: How an emerging prize culture helped shape journalistic practice and professionalism, 1917–1960

This historical analysis considers the role the Pulitzer Prizes played in shaping modern journalistic practices by helping determine standards of quality for newspapers. Using entry and jury materials from the first four decades of the prizes, this study reveals a prize culture built around elite figures whose selections sent clear signals about the kinds of journalism it deemed exceptional and newspapers that responded in turn, strategically planning their coverage and nominations. In this way, the prize establishment wielded extraordinary power in the development of journalistic professionalism in the 20th century.

Blogging Back then: Annotative journalism inI.F. Stone’s Weeklyand Talking Points Memo

This article develops the concept of ‘annotative journalism’ through a close review of two muckraking investigations, 50 years apart, by the newsletter I.F. Stone’s Weekly and the website Talking Points Memo. These cases stand out in hindsight as investigative coups, though neither relied on the tools we associate with that kind of journalism: anonymous sources, secret documents, and so on. Instead, both investigations proceeded mainly through the analysis of published texts, in particular news reports, in light of a wider media and political critique. Annotative journalism unsettles core practices and assumptions of objective reporting. It rejects narrative coherence in favor of a set of critical textual practices, revealing reporting routines to the reader and building explicit arguments from and about the work of other journalists. And it troubles the professional distinction between reporting and opinion; these ‘scoops’ came through, not in spite of, the politics of the journalists who worked on them.

What is Slow Journalism?

In an era of fast and instantaneous journalism and concerns about the deleterious effects of speed, it can be easy to lose sight of the other kinds of journalism being practiced, other temporalities for its production. There has been little scholarly work on slow journalism, so the first aim of this article is, if not to define, then at least to describe some key characteristics of what slow journalism might be. It will look at how the term has been used on blogs, websites, public forums, and in the minimal scholarly literature available. It will also explore some examples by producers who identify with the term to see what slow journalism looks like in practice. The proliferation of independent journalism using Slow as a way of thinking about production suggests that we are witnessing a new alternative emerging in the mediascape.

Apuntes sobre Periodismo de Investigación en el Cono Sur

This article analyzes the main trends, themes and methods of investigative journalism in the Southern Cone (except for Brazil). More than twenty stories and their methodological summaries were analized, as well as semi-structured interviews with journalists and experts in the field. This article propose some notes on what has been this kind of journalism in the last decade and the prospects that open.

Safety issues in cultural heritage management and critical infrastructures management

Safety issues in cultural heritage management and critical infrastructures management

From Broadsheet to Tabloid: Content changes in Swedish newspapers in the light of a shrunken size

During the early 2000s, the newspaper market in Northern Europe was characterised by a trend of format changes as many broadsheets have chosen to adapt to the tabloid format. Similar tendencies also have emerged in other Western countries, making it a transnational phenomenon. Critics have argued that a reduced size impacts the content, resulting in increased tabloidisation, finding a connection between the page size and the news content whereby the broadsheet and tabloid formats require different kinds of journalism. Thus, this study aims to analyse whether it is possible to detect this type of increased tabloidisation in relation to the resizing of newspapers. Using the theoretical concept of tabloidisation, this study begins with a content analysis of Swedish dailies that have changed their format during the early 2000s. Comparisons are made to newspapers that did not undergo this type of transition as means of determining whether any of the changes detected can be explained by the actual format change, or rather, are the effects of other factors. The study focuses on news content published in 1990, 2000, and 2010. It reveals that the format itself has had only a minor influence on journalism, in that all newspapers show similar signs of increased tabloidisation during this period.

The impact of impact factors and the ethics of publication

But not all measurement is science. The introduction of Journal impact factors was a logical step for librarians to take efficient stock of their holdings. However, it is a lazy step for Academics to measure science. The impact factor of a Journal is defined as a quotient and calculated by dividing the total annual number of citations by the total number of citable articles published. However, problems arise because the impact factor is an arithmetic mean. If one journal publishes 100 papers each of which is cited three times the impact factor is 3 and treated as equivalent to a second journal in which 99 papers receive no citations and one paper receives 300 citations. The equation which best describes the mathematical distribution of Journal impact factors is still disputed but it appears to be power function (i.e., more often like the second case described above than the first). Another problem with impact factor is that the denominator of the quotient (number of citable articles) is not objective, i.e., which articles are deemed citable? One impact of impact factors has been to increase unethical editorial practices. A record number of journals (66) were removed by Thompson Reuters in the journal citation list this year [1]. These Journals were banned for citation stacking and excessive self-citation. A recent article in Science described a predictive model of the factors which influence coercive self-citation using game theory [2]. Editors are more likely to coerce authors to include inappropriate citations of their journal if the authors are of junior rank, the paper has few authors and is published by a commercial company. Certain insidious practices are also commonplace such as insisting authors always cite a particular journal article which describes a guide to methods or ironically a guide to ethical practice. Perhaps the most positive impact of impact factors is that it may stimulate editors to reflect on the true purpose of their particular Journal. While it is important that ground breaking discoveries are published in Journals with high citation records, such discoveries should be rare and consequently these kinds of Journals should also be rare. The Irish Journal of Medical Science is the principal publication instrument of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. It has the purpose of representing the current research activities of the Academy’s sections. Although focused on Irish Medical Science it retains a truly global impact. It is now accessible in 7,844 institutions worldwide and North America has the largest percentage of downloads. Potential authors should be assured that their original research will reach a broad readership which appropriately reflects the diverse branches of Medical Science found on the pages of this Journal.

Press freedom and communication rights: What kind of journalism does democracy need?

The task of identifying appropriate models of journalism for Pacific Island nations as they strive for more democratic governance is not a straightforward one. This article summarises several contending models of democracy—market liberalism/competitive elitism, public sphere liberalism, and radical democracy—and their attendant expectations of news media. When measured against the stated ideals of press freedom, and notwithstanding the emergence of the internet, the existing news systems of the dominant Western liberal-democracies, notably the US and UK, have significant democratic shortcomings, in relation to ‘watchdog’, public sphere, community-building and communicative equality criteria. Accordingly, the author argues that the practices and concept of press freedom need to be expanded and supplemented by a broader understanding and implementation of communication rights, entailing legal and cultural forms that support the full participation of all segments of society in the social cycle of communication. Such a paradigm is especially appropriate for postcolonial countries dealing with issues of economic development and inter-ethnic conflict.

Policy, papers and pages: Improving media engagement in the Pacific

Commentary: Merits and drawbacks exist in all forms of media across the world, so Pacific Islanders would do well to deeply consider the kind of journalism they want to cultivate in their region. While exposition of media freedom issues is important, there are other ways to progress the media freedom cause aside from raising awareness and discussing the issue explicitly. Media outlets and professionals should stay mindful that they have a role to play in shaping and informing policy discussions and need to recognise that the internet and social media are changing the game—and both government and traditional media can engage more with the online world. The author argues that better connectivity and engagement between media, government and international organisations can help improve quality journalism.

The Muslim “Who Has Faith” in Leila Aboulela's Novels Minaret (2005) And Lyrics Alley (2009)

This essay analyses Leila Aboulela's narrative techniques when depicting a Muslim “who has faith” in her two most recent novels. In Minaret she presents religion as a source of strength for her female narrator-protagonist but also suggests that Muslim women of faith should adopt a quietist retreat from public life in order to nourish their spiritual life. In Lyrics Alley, by contrast, the male Muslim “who has faith” represents superiority in spirituality and intellectual accomplishment as well as knowledge of the orthodox form of Islam. While Aboulela may be reacting to the kind of journalism in the British media that portrays distorted facts about Muslims and links Islam with violence, the form of her religion that she advocates is not modulated by her life in Britain. She misunderstands British culture and does not present understanding of the long-standing forces behind the recent eruptions in Arab states, in which women have figured.

The Heyday of the Labor Beat

In this article Witwer describes the emergence in the 1930s of a group of reporters employed by the mainstream media whose careers centered on covering labor. They claimed a distinct approach to writing about working Americans and organized labor. The most prominent early member of the “labor beat,” Louis Stark, promoted a model of journalism that fostered a better understanding of unions and workers by the general public. The labor beat expanded in the 1930s in response to turbulent strike waves and the dramatic growth of unions. Labor beat reporters developed sources within the working-class community and union leadership, from local officials to the top executives of the labor federations. While many newspaper publishers held antipathetic views of organized labor in this era, they found it in their interest to employ labor beat reporters because it bolstered their circulation and provided a chance to wield political influence with working-class voters. By the 1940s and 1950s, another wing of the labor beat emerged that focused on exposing union corruption and left-wing influence on organized labor. Pieces by Westbrook Pegler and Victor Riesel were prominent examples of this kind of journalism, and the influence of this exposé brand of journalism on public opinion regarding unions undercut the initial promise of the labor beat.

Environmental Applications of Excitation-Emission Spectrofluorimetry: An In-Depth Review II

: This part is devoted to the environmental applications of excitation-emission spectrofluorimetry (EES): Characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in drinking waters, rivers, fog waters, lakes, oceans, leachates, wastewaters, sluge, bioreactor membrane foulants, and soils; characterization of extracellular polymeric substances in sludges; study of interactions between CDOM and organic pollutants in soils; and quantification of organic pollutants in waters and soils. This part includes the pretreatment of samples, and the environmental applications of the technique are discussed, including its application to bioremediation of wastewaters. More than 200 references (focusing mainly on the last 10 years) from all kinds of journals (environment, analytical chemistry, biotechnology) have been carefully revised and included in this part of the article.

Environmental Applications of Excitation-Emission Spectrofluorimetry: An In-Depth Review I

: This review attempts to cover the principles and environmental applications of excitation-emission spectrofluorimetry (EES). The article is divided into two parts and each part is divided into several sections. The first part includes the following: Introduction, advantages and drawbacks of EES, comparative EES versus other techniques, factors influencing EES signals, representation of EES spectra, relationships and changes in intensity of fluorescence, multivariate calibration combined with EES, quenching of fluorescence, and conclusions. Theoretical and practical considerations are included, and the possibilities and limitations are evaluated. The second part is devoted to the environmental applications of EES: Characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in drinking waters, rivers, fog water, lakes, oceans, leachates, wastewaters, sludge, bioreactor membrane foulants and soils; characterization of extracellular polymeric substances in sluges; study of interactions between CDOM and organic pollutants in soils; and quantification of organic pollutants in waters and soils. This part includes the pretreatment of samples, and the environmental applications of the technique are discussed, including its application to biorremediation of wastewaters. More than 500 references (focusing mainly on the last 10 years) from all kinds of journals (environment, analytical chemistry, biotechnology) have been critically reviewed and included in this article.

항염증 효능을 가진 단미 한약의 2001년 이후 실험 연구 결과에 대한 고찰

Objective : The purpose of this study is to survey the experimental studies for herbal simplexes of Anti-inflammatory Effects by reviewing oriental medicine journals since 2001. Methods : We collected 65 research papers on Oriental herbal simplexes medicines (herbs and Pharmacopunctures) of Anti-inflammatory effects in the internet site OASIS using the keyword `Anti-inflammation`. Then we analyzed them according to published journals, years, and research methods, etc. Results : 65 papers in relation to Oriental herbal medicines of anti-inflammatory effects have been published in many kinds of journals and shows a tendency to increase recently. There are 60 cases of using herbal simplexes and 5 cases of Pharmacopuncture. Conclusions : This result will provide useful information of field of Oriental herbal medicine for the development and clinical use of anti-inflammatory related herb simplexes. In the future, we have to perform more studies such as clinical trial and research papers on developed design and herb-combined prescription study for anti-inflammatory effects.

항알레르기 효능을 가진 한약물의 실험 연구 결과에 대한 고찰

Objective : The purpose of this study is to survey the experimental studies for Herbal Medicines of Anti-allergic Effects by reviewing oriental medicine journals. Methods : We collected 48 research papers on Oriental herbal medicines (prescriptions, herbs and aqua-acupunctures) of Anti-allergic effects in the internet site OASIS using the keyword `Antiallergy`. Then we analyzed them according to published journals, years, and research methods, etc. Results : 48 papers in relation to Oriental herbal medicines of anti-allergic effects have been published in many kinds of journals and shows a tendency to increase every year. There are 23 cases of using herb simplexes, 21 cases of herb-combined prescription, and 4 cases of aqua-acupuncture. Conclusions : This result will provide useful information of field of Oriental herbal medicine for the development of anti-allergic related herb simplexes and herb combined prescriptions. In the future, we have to perform more studies such as clinical trial and research papers on combined medication of the oriental and the western medicines for anti-allergic effects.

The Trend toward more Attractive and Informative Titles:American Psychologist1946–2010

Titles of journal articles serve to attract attention and inform potential readers. All titles from 65 volumes of American Psychologist (1946-2010, N = 12,313 titles) were studied in terms of their emotionality, style, and contents. Several trends noted for titles in different kinds of journals from psychology and other disciplines were present in American Psychologist (increasing title length, increasing use of punctuation marks, increasing employment of words with pleasant and arousing connotations, variations in the frequency of different content words). Longer titles allow authors to specify more information, and emotionally upbeat titles are more likely to attract reader attention. In an unexpected quadratic trend, titles became more abstract and the number of titles increased until about 1985, after which the trend was reversed and titles became more concrete as their numbers decreased. Predictors of this trend include societal variables and the journal's editorial policies.

Bibliometrics research of Tibetan medicine lamiophlomis rotate

Objective Lamiophlomis rotate is the rare perfumes Tibetan medicine.This article aimed to explore the current research of Lamiophlomis rotate on the base of literature.Methods Establish database of researching literature on Lamiophlomis rotate in domestic published between 2000 and 2010.Results Altogether 210 articles distributed in 112 kinds of journals were found.These articles involved with 8 areas of clinical research(113 article),pharmacological research(18 article),component analysis(35 article),preparation process (15 article),breed and cultivation of seeds (4 article),new drug testing (3 article),biological characteristics and drug economics.32 articles gained fimancial assistance from fund.Three articles on breed and cultivation of seeds gained financial assistance from fund,occupying 75.00％ of such research.Conclusion There were few articles published in core journals,besides relatively scattered distribution of researching institute and journals.Studies on breed and cultivation of seeds should be strengthened. Key words: Tibetan medicine Lamiophlomis rotate; Literature information; Bibliometrics

The legislative and the redefition of politics news value in Brazil

Criteria of newsworthiness and news values of political journalism in Brazil were re-defined with the rise of legislative media, besides other institutional outlets established in the 1990s. Journalism produced by these media brings information directly to the citizen, and feeds media outlets and news corporations. But this new kind of journalism is criticized as being a paternalistic practice of the State, which appropriates journalistic techniques in order to influence public opinion. This paper discusses the news impact of that model, which led to the establishment of the so-called “source media”. This media offer ready-made new bulletins, preventing news items on institutional action from passing through the filters of private media. It concludes that a public communication system, even ir it is a public service, should operate independently from the State, both from a bureaucratic point of view as in terms of content production and dissemination.

Online Journalism and Political Activism in Lebanon

In Lebanon, within the spread of digital technology, online journalism has entered the local media landscape. The diffusion of several kinds of newspapers online in English and French has contributed to the creation of a new kind of journalism addressing both an international audience and the Lebanese diaspora. While 'traditional' newspapers in Arabic address mainly Lebanese and Arab readers, online newspapers direct their attention not only to the metropolitan upper middle class, but to the diaspora and to a foreign audience. The online Lebanese press is not simply the web version of traditional newspapers. The de velopment of digital technologies gave rise to new forms and styles of communi cation and led to radical transformations in the idea of information itself. As pointed out by Gonzales-Quijano (2003: 67):