The Great East Japan Earthquake was a tragic event requiring critical media involvement. Since the media played an important role in conveying factual information, journalists expressed feeling that it was difficult to guarantee the objectivity of their coverage. As media coverage constructs a socio-culturally shared reality among its audience, an examination of the objectivity and emotionality...

This article attempts to illustrate some general theoretical and methodological approaches to journalism and media coming from feminist perspective. The research questions raised by media feminists scholars relate not only to the key issue of representation, but also to wider examination of the place of women in the media industries, to women as producers and as audiences, and women’s reflectio...

Citation: Takahashi B and Parks P (2018) Journalists and Communicators’ Perceptions of Their Graduate Training in Environmental Reporting: An Application of Knowledge-Based Journalism Principles. Front. Environ. Sci. 5:94. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00094 Journalists and Communicators’ Perceptions of Their Graduate Training in Environmental Reporting: An Application of Knowledge-Based Journalism P...

Training opportunities for working journalists have become a common feature of the professional environment in many countries. These programs–often referred to as midcareer training–are offered by the employer, by formal educational institutions, or by independent training organizations. Despite the prominence of these training programs, relatively little research has been done on the consequen...

BACKGROUND Public health officials and journalists play a crucial role in disseminating information regarding natural disasters, terrorism and other human-initiated disasters. However, research suggests that journalists are unprepared to cover terrorism and many types of natural disasters, in part because of lack sufficient expertise in science and medicine and training. The objective of this r...

Introduction Journalists have become an integral component of the sport system. At the same time, the role of the sport journalist has become an increasingly complex, particularly since sport entered a period of hyper-commercialisation, in which the interests of business, sport and the media have become fused in a web of mutual promotional benefit. It is now often unclear just what the sport jo...