Journalism and Media MDPI

26/12/2025

✨ 2025 Year in Review | Journalism and Media ✨

As we approach the end of the year, we would like to take a moment to reflect on what has been a truly rewarding year for Journalism and Media.

In 2025:

🟣 Publications
We published 200 peer-reviewed articles across four issues, all of which are fully hashtag and freely available to readers worldwide:

🔗 Issue 1 – https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/1
🔗 Issue 2 – https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/2
🔗 Issue 3 – https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/3
🔗 Issue 4 – https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/4

🟣 Special Issues
We successfully closed several Special Issues, some of which are now available as Reprints. They cover a wide range of timely and important topics, including gender and media, EU communication, political polarization, emerging technologies in journalism and media, journalism in Africa, and the ever-relevant topic of artificial intelligence in journalism and media:

🔗 https://bit.ly/49sVrYX

🟣 People & Community
Beyond publications, this year was also about people and community. We had the opportunity to meet and connect with several of our Editorial Board Members, both in person and online, and to support academics through conference participation in the USA, Spain, Finland, and Greece.

🙏 We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our Editors, Editorial Board Members, Authors, and Reviewers. Without your dedication, expertise, and trust, none of this would have been possible. Your contributions are the foundation of everything we have achieved so far.

🎄 As the year comes to a close, we wish you all a joyful holiday season and a very happy New Year 2026!

🔜 Looking ahead to 2026, we are planning an even stronger presence within the communication research community, with more events, collaborations, and opportunities to connect. Stay tuned!

Journalism and Media Editorial Team

📸 A few moments from this year below…

11/12/2025

Are you researching television, platforms, and media transformation? 📺 Join us in shaping a cutting-edge discussion on how television is being reconfigured in the age of digital platforms!

We’re delighted to share our new Special Issue:
“Television as Fragments: From Broadcast Logics to Platform Imaginaries” edited by Dr. Ma**ca Spalletta, Dr. Federico Tarquini, and Dr. Tito Vagni.

This Special Issue invites scholars and researchers to explore the evolving relationship between traditional broadcast logics and the fragmented, platform-driven landscape of contemporary media. Topics include:

The hybridization of linear TV and platforms
Changing viewing practices and media experiences
Platform logics and cultural imaginaries
Audience dynamics in a fragmented media ecology
Local, national, and global perspectives on TV and platforms
…and more!

📅 Submission Deadline: 15 July 2026

Submit your manuscripts and contribute to an exciting scholarly conversation: https://bit.ly/4q4QMCa

Whether you’re working on theoretical frameworks or empirical research, we encourage you to contribute and advance our understanding of media in the digital age.

10/12/2025

Our Journal Relations Specialists had the pleasure of meeting Prof. Dr. Patrick Murphy, Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of Journalism and Media MDPI, at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Prof. Murphy, who holds the Verizon Chair in Global Broadband and Telecommunication at the Klein College of Media and Communication, has been a valued collaborator since the journal’s launch in 2020. His expertise in environmental communication, global media, and documentary media continues to shape the journal’s development and academic reach.

We sincerely thank Prof. Murphy for his continued dedication to Journalism and Media and for the invaluable perspectives he brings to our editorial community. We look forward to deepening our collaboration and exploring new opportunities together. 🤝

If you are working in the field of environmental communication, check out the Special Issue led by Prof. Murphy, which is currently open for submissions: https://bit.ly/44eH0EQ

21/11/2025

📢 New Special Issue:

"Media, Journalism and Environmental Resilience"

Guest Editor: Dr. Patrick Murphy at Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026

More at: https://bit.ly/44eH0EQ

Special Issue in journal Journalism and Media: Media, Journalism and Environmental Resilience

03/11/2025

📢 Publication Alert‼️

How is Artificial Intelligence transforming journalism and media?

Our new open access Reprint “Journalism, Media, and Artificial Intelligence: Let Us Define the Journey”, edited by Dr. Rashid Mehmood and Dr. João Canavilhas, explores how AI is reshaping the future of journalism, storytelling, and communication.

This collection brings together 15 original research papers examining AI-driven news production, algorithmic content delivery, disinformation detection, AI-assisted storytelling, ethics, and public trust.

🌍 Featuring contributions from 36 scholars across 12 countries, it offers a global and interdisciplinary perspective on how AI is changing media practices and democratic communication.

📘 Open access – free to read or download!
📗 Prefer print? A hard copy is also available.

👉 Read, download, or order your copy here:
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LmEqWL

This Reprint examines the rapidly evolving relationship between journalism, media, and artificial intelligence. It brings together cutting-edge research exploring how AI is reshaping news production, investigative practices, audience engagement, governance, and ethical standards. Contributions span....

03/10/2025

🔥 Hot off the press: Volume 6, Issue 3 is now out!

We are excited to share the latest issue, featuring 63 open-access manuscripts, all free to read at: http://bit.ly/3IsOZqt

This issue brings together cutting-edge research in journalism, media, and communication, including:
📰 The Problem of Pain: how journalism turns to altruism to manage suffering
📱 Multimedia storytelling trends in online journalism
🤖 Transparency, ethics, and AI use in newsrooms
🔄 The interface of interactivity and audience expectations in digital media
🌐 Media bias, political participation, and digital partisanship across Europe
🎙 Podcasting ecosystems and their rise beyond legacy media
🗳 Social media campaigning and algorithmic mediation in political communication
…and much more!

Journalism and Media, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

02/10/2025

🌐 MDPI World Day Webinar | Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2025 📚

Join us for a discussion on media and information literacy (MIL) in the digital age! Hear insights directly from our Guest Editors Rashid Mehmood, Inês Amaral, Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos, and Sara Pereira at the MIL Webinar.

🗓️ Date: 28 October 2025
🕑 Time: 4:00 p.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. EDT

🎓 Join live and receive a free certificate of attendance!
👉 Register for free: https://bit.ly/46PyiNO
📖 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3KutWEt

While waiting for the event, you may also be interested in submitting a manuscript to our special issues in Journalism and Media:

Inês Amaral’s Special Issue “Social Media in Disinformation Studies” → https://bit.ly/4gVSNgy

Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos’ Special Issue “Unravelling the Media’s Role in Technological Innovation and AI's Environmental, Social, and Economic Impacts” → https://bit.ly/48cpXX0

You can also explore Rashid Mehmood’s printed Special Issue “Journalism, Media, and Artificial Intelligence: Let Us Define the Journey”, fully available for free → https://bit.ly/4mH3kgL

Celebrate this global event and deepen your understanding of media and information literacy in the digital age we engage in today.

18/09/2025

📢 Publication Alert‼️

🇪🇺 How is the European Union facing today’s challenges?

Journalism, political communication, and the public sphere all play a crucial role – and our new open access reprint “Challenges for the European Union from the Perspective of Journalism, Political Communication, and Public Sphere” edited by Dr. Co**ha Pérez-Curiel, Dr. Ricardo Domínguez-García, and Dr. João Pedro Baptista dives deep into these dynamics.

This volume brings together 14 original studies exploring strategic communication, journalism, and citizenship amid geopolitical tensions, populist discourse, disinformation, and digital fragmentation. Topics include institutional responses to the war in Ukraine, national media portrayals, cross-border communication, the Digital Services Act, emotional framing, platformisation of public service media, fact-checking, media literacy, and the rise of far-right actors on platforms like TikTok and X.

📘Open access – free to read or download. For those who like a more traditional approach, a hard copy is also available. Ideal for scholars, journalists, policymakers, and anyone interested in media, politics, and EU studies

👉 Read, download, or order a hard copy here:

This reprint brings together fourteen original studies that explore the challenges facing strategic communication, journalism, and citizenship in the EU amid an evolving communicative landscape. In a context marked by geopolitical tensions, populist discourse, disinformation, and digital fragmentati...