Envisioning a More Inclusive Future for <i>Digital Journalism</i>: A Diversity Audit of Journalism Studies (2013–2021)

This study aims to identify research trends and central concepts in the field of journalism ethics over the past decade. Focusing on four major journals— Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Practice, and Journalism Studies— this article presents key findings from a topic modeling analysis of articles published between 2013 and 2022. An analysis of 1170 journalism ethics-related studies revealed the most salient topic to be closely related to “news making practices.” This topic was followed by studies on social roles and values of journalism and ways to increase audiences’ trust and credibility in news. This study also found differences in major topics across the four journals. The articles in Journalism tended to center on news producers’ practices while approximately half of the articles in Digital Journalism focused on journalism practices in relation to technology and platforms. The second most studied topic in Journalism Practice were issues related to minority groups, such as women and children. Journalism Studies emphasized journalistic principles, such as transparency and credibility. While empirical assessments of the major trends in journalism ethics research have been lacking, this study helps fill this gap and establish a foundational understanding for future discussions on journalism ethics research, highlighting key recurring terms associated with journalism ethics.

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Promoting Inclusive Contexts and Journalism: Testing the Effectiveness of a Training Program

Santilli,

Sbalchiero,

Ginevra

et al. 2024

Journalism and Media

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Struggles for social inclusion necessitate efforts to enhance democratic communication. Communication practices and institutions are deeply intertwined with movements advocating for and against social justice, particularly in contemporary contexts of developing inclusion. We designed and evaluated the “Telling the Truth: How to Inform While Promoting an Inclusive Society” program. This program aimed to enhance knowledge and increase positive attitudes toward inclusion among 61 journalism students through quantitative and qualitative methods. The results indicate that participants demonstrated higher positive attitudes in the post-test, showing increased support for a more inclusive socio-economic vision and a greater inclination toward activism. Overall, these findings underscore the significance of journalism training in advancing a socially inclusive context.

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Envisioning a More Inclusive Future for Digital Journalism: A Diversity Audit of Journalism Studies (2013–2021)

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Promoting Inclusive Contexts and Journalism: Testing the Effectiveness of a Training Program

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