Media and Journalism Studies

Journalism refers to the production and distribution of reports on recent events. The word journalism applies to the occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information and organising literary styles. Journalistic mediums include print, television, radio, Internet and in the past: newsreels.

Journalism Studies is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering communication studies as it pertains to journalism. It was established in 2000 by Bob Franklin (Cardiff University), who served as its editor-in-chief until stepping down in 2018. It is published by Routledge on behalf of the European Journalism Training Association and the Journalism Studies Interest Group of the International Communication Association. The current editor-in-chief is Folker Hanusch (University of Vienna). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.927.