Journalism Profession Archive
‘The Paper’”: Mocking or Paying Tribute to Community News? Metajournalistic Discourse Repairing a Broken Local News Paradigm
Karin Assman and Roberta Fiorito (Ph.D. student), “’The Paper’”: Mocking or Paying Tribute to Community News? Metajournalistic Discourse Repairing a Broken Local News Paradigm,” paper accepted for presentation at the AEJMC […]
Building a Lifestyle vs. an Empire: How Substack Journalists Reimagine Newsroom Norms, Reporting Beats and Role Conceptions
Roberta Fiorito (Ph.D. student) and Karin Assman, “Building a Lifestyle vs. an Empire: How Substack Journalists Reimagine Newsroom Norms, Reporting Beats and Role Conceptions,” paper accepted for presentation at the […]
Catfishing, Clickbait & Single Mothers: Representation of Women Journalists in Peacock SeriesThe Paper
Roberta Fiorito (Ph.D. student), “Catfishing, Clickbait & Single Mothers: Representation of Women Journalists in Peacock SeriesThe Paper,” accepted for presentation to Pop Culture Association (PCA) conference in April 8, 2026, Atlanta. Abstract: […]
The Boundaries of Intersectional Journalism Studies: Gender, Migration Biography and East/West German Socialization
Karin Assmann and Eckert, S. “The Boundaries of Intersectional Journalism Studies: Gender, Migration Biography and East/West German Socialization,” paper presented at the Journalism Studies Division Conference of the German Communication Association; […]
Examining Transformational Teaching Through the Lens of Transformational Leadership
Keith Herndon, Ruth Poproski, Alexis Derickson (M.A. student) and Brittany Adams-Pope. “Examining Transformational Teaching Through the Lens of Transformational Leadership,” a peer-reviewed practice/application paper presented at the annual conference of the […]
Reporting on the Right
Karin Assmann. “Reporting on the Right,” presented at AEJMC, August, San Francisco. Abstract: This study asks how German reporters covering right-wing movements and parties, particularly the German populist party AfD, experience […]
Reporters for Democracy: Covering the Democracy Beat
Karin Assmann and Lorenz, A. “Reporters for Democracy: Covering the Democracy Beat,” presented at AEJMC, August, San Francisco. Abstract: In recent years news organizations have been adding a new beat to […]
I saw a Modern-Day Lynching”: Black Journalists’ Experiences of Trauma #ReportingWhileBlack
Denetra Walker. “I saw a Modern-Day Lynching”: Black Journalists’ Experiences of Trauma #ReportingWhileBlack.” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990251361797 Abstract: Through the lens of Standpoint theory, Black journalists share their experiences […]
“A Qualitative Look at Journalism Programs in Flux: The Role of Faculty in the Movement Toward a Digital Curriculum.”
Abstract: As journalism continues to grapple with the transition to digital media, journalism educators are constantly considering how to better equip students for this changing field. Particularly in smaller programs […]
Perceptions of media roles in Serbia and Croatia: Does news orientation have an impact?
Abstract: This study examined the perceptions of media roles among journalism students in Serbia and Croatia (N=401). The results showed that the most important were citizen-oriented and watchdog roles and […]