Journal Description
Newspaper Research Journal (NRJ) is a refereed journal published quarterly that reaches thousands of journalism students, scholars, and media professionals in the United States and internationally.
Founded in 1979, NRJ answers questions about all aspects of US and foreign newspapers: their content, their staffs, their management (including advertising, circulation, and production) and economics, their technology, their design and layout, their relationships with their communities and democracy, their relationships with journalism educators, journalism ethics, and more. All research methodologies and all relevant theories are welcome.
NRJ is the official journal of the Newspaper and Online News Division (NOND) of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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- by Nurul Hijriani Ahmad, Muh. Akbar, Alem Febri SonniHasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, IndonesiaNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print.
- by Ariana Haeranti Syam, M. Iqbal Sultan, Das’ad LatiefHasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print.
- by Huu Dat Tran, Pham Phuong Uyen DiepTran and Diep are doctoral students in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State UniversityNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. We examine how American media’s coverage of international news influences public opinion. Results from 500 survey responses (N = 500) support agenda-setting effects, positing that positive perceptions of international news coverage led to positive views …
- by Pham Phuong Uyen DiepUyen is a doctoral student at in the Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State UniversityNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. By conducting content analyses of 440 fact checks (N = 440), the study examined the fact-checking practices of three leading national newspapers (i.e., The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today) and three independent fact-checking …
- by Kurniawan, Tuti Bahfiarti, Muliadi MauHasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print.
- by Dinfin K. Mulupi, Frankie H. C. Wong, Ronald A. YarosNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. A quasi-experiment (N = 676) manipulated the gender and race of physician sources in news about COVID-19 vaccinations. Results suggest no differences in perceived credibility across genders, but news featuring an African American or Latinx physician …
- by Dianne M. Garyantes, Priscilla MurphyNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. This study examined news sources and formats in relation to cultural competence indicators in 140 obesity articles in mainstream and ethnic urban newspapers. Through semantic network analysis, the research found that community and non-government sources …
- by Arfiah Nurbahri Akhmad, Tuti Bahfiarti, Jeanny Maria Fatimah, KurniawanHasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 553-554, December 2024.
- by Harman Akbar Tullah, Muh Akbar, Alem Febri SonniHasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 554-556, December 2024.
- by Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour, Judith McIntosh WhiteNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. The media’s portrayal of women in politics is crucial in shaping public perceptions of their effective leadership. While previous research has focused on the negative impact of stereotypical framing on women’s political engagement, this study takes a …
- by Madeeha Naz, Amir Hamza MarwanNewspaper Research Journal, Ahead of Print. This study examines the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic by the four leading newspapers of Pakistan—Dawn, The News, Daily Times and The Nation—when they were responsible for informing and educating the public during a health crisis hit by conspiracy …
- by Daniel Barredo Ibáñez, Elba Díaz-Cerveró, Karen Pinto GarzónNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 532-550, December 2024. This study examines interactions between full-time members and web traffic across 137 Mexican online media platforms, as cataloged by Sembramedia in May 2023, focusing on the number of technological platforms and the type of interactivity involved. We …
- by Xiaojuan Zhao, Md Azalanshah Md Syed, Rosya Izyanie ShamshudeenNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 492-531, December 2024. This article examines narrative construction in the Chinese official Party newspaper Inner Mongolia Daily (IMD), analyzing narratives within the context of bilingual education reform among Mongolians. Three key frames emerge: collective development and …
- Newspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 395-397, December 2024.
- by Will T. MariLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USANewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 551-553, December 2024.
- by Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah, Breann E. Murphy, Teddi A. Joyce, Ben CunninghamNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 472-491, December 2024. Small-market journalists occupy an important role in keeping local communities informed. This research examines the job-related stressors post-COVID these U.S. small-market newspaper journalists face that impact their stress and anxiety and how the …
- by Samuel Chege Mwangi, Bonnie Bressers, J. Steven SmethersMwangi, Bressers and Smethers are at Kansas State UniversityNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 414-432, December 2024. The Kiowa County Media Center was set up as a community media that would focus solely on citizen-produced news content. But challenges such as technophobia, citizen’s lack of time to contribute content, and an aging population meant the media center had …
- by Jenny Dean, Francesco SomainiDean is at School of Arts and Sciences, Texas Wesleyan University. Somaini is at Department of Communication, Central Washington UniversityNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 449-471, December 2024. A content analysis of news coverage of the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics (N = 561) found that three major U.S. dailies ran more stories about women’s than men’s sports, confirming the trend recorded in networked television prime-time programming toward a …
- by Steve J. Collins, William Kinnally, Jennifer SandovalNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 433-448, December 2024. This study used data from 52 countries to examine newspaper journalists’ perceptions of their professional autonomy and whether autonomy is improving. Results suggest that nearly three-quarters of newspaper journalists enjoy some degree of professional …
- by Mudassar HussainHussain is an assistant professor in the Department of Mass Communication at the Lahore Garrison University Hussain is also Ph.D. in Communication Studies from School of Communication Studies, University of the PunjabNewspaper Research Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 398-413, December 2024. The study in hand quantitatively content analyzes the news frames in the leading Pakistani Urdu language and English language newspapers for 3 years. The study contributes to the theory of framing and the extended parallel process model. English language …