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Headlines for Vol. 29, No. 2

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:00 -0500

The second issue of volume 29 was delivered in June. Here are the headlines from Spring 2008:

"Official Sources Dominate Domestic Violence Reporting,"
by Cathy Ferrand Bullock
"How Online Journalists Rank Importance of News Skills,"
by Shahira Fahmy
"Survey Measures Burnout In Newspaper Sports Editors,"
by Scott Reindary
"Suicide Story Frames Contribute to Stigma,"
by Valica Boudry
"Tribune-Review Revives Competition in Pittsburgh,"
by Linda Steiner and Nora Bird
"Comparison of Demographics For Media in 1995, 2006,"
by Guido H. Stempel III and Thomas Hargrove
"Study Asks If Reporters' Gender or Audience Predict for Paper's Cancer Coverage,"
by Maria E. Len-Rios, Sun-A Park, Glen T. Cameron, Douglas L. Duke and Matt Kreuter

Headlines for Vol. 29, No1

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:44:20 -0500

With the new year comes a new volume of NRJ. The first issue of volume 28 was delivered in March. Here are the headlines from winter 2008

"Black Newspapers in 1968 Offer Panthers Little Support,"
by Brian Thornton and William P. Cassidy
"Study of City Editors Raises Concern of Job Satisfaction,"
by Charles St. Cyr
"Okinawans' Voices Heard In Rape Crisis Coverage,"
by Beverly Horvit
"Mad Cow Coverage More Positive in Midwest Papers,"
by Michel M. Haigh, Michael Bruce and Elizabeth Craig
"Reporters See Indifference On Genetically Modified Food,"
by Linda Steiner and Nora Bird
"U of Florida Students Prefer Campus Paper to Free Daily,"
by Steve J. Collins and Cory L. Armstrong
"Justices Treat Newspapers Differently in Oral Arguments,"
by Edward L. Carter and James C. Phillips

Acceptance Rates

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:53:00 -0500

NRJ accepted 26 percent of its submissions on first review in 2007. Fifty-one percent of submissions were rejected outright, and 24 percent were offered the opportunity to revise and resubmit.

Click "read more" below to see a table of our acceptance rates going back to 2001.

	Acceptance Rate %
2007	26
2006	43
2005	40
2004	33
2003	45
2002	51
2001	67

Vol. 28, No. 3 Not Delivered

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:06:56 -0500

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we believe that the summer 2007 issue (volume 28, number 3) of Newspaper Research Journal was not mailed to our subscribers. We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you that we are working to rectify the problem. We are printing a second run that will be sent to all of our subscribers by May 1. We currently do not have enough extra copies of the issue to fill individual claims. However, if you need a copy of the journal for a patron immediately, please contact us by phone at (901) 678-4238 or by e-mail at nrj@newspaperresearchjournal.org. Thank you for your continued patronage of Newspaper Research Journal and your patience as we resolve this problem.

Headlines from Vol. 28, No. 4

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:01:58 -0500

Here's what's inside the fall 2007 issues of NRJ.

"Kansas Readers Feel Loss When Town's Paper Closes,"
by Steven Smethers, Bonnie Bressers, Amber Willard, Linda Harvey and Gloria Freeland
"Study Compares Yahoo! News Story Preferences,"
by Patricia A. Curtin, Elizabeth Dougall and Rachel Davis Mersey
"U.S. Weekly Newspapers Embrace Web Sites,"
by Jennifer Wood Adams
"Basic Journalism Skills Remain Important in Hiring,"
by Tamyra Pierce and Tommy Miller
"Sports Journalists Who Blog Cling to Traditional Values,"
by Brad Schultz and Mary Lou Scheffer
"Papers Lead TV in Covering Complex Environmental Issues,"
by Daniel Riffe, Stephen Lacy and Daniel Reimold
"Journalism's 'Dirty Data' Below Researchers' Radar,"
by Marcus Messner and Bruce Garrison

Headlines from Vol. 28, No. 3

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:23:00 -0500

The summer 2007 issue has been printed and delivered. Here are the articles inside:

"Impact of Unnamed Sources on Credibility Not Certain," by Ron F. Smith
"One-Third of Copy Editors Dissatisfied with Their Jobs," by Andrew Zahler
"Iraq War Coverage Differs in U.S., German Papers," by Lori Herber and Vincent F. Filak
"Women Leave Journalism for Better Pay, Work Conditions," by Tracy Everbach and Craig Flournoy
"Paper Endorse Incumbents Four-to-One over Challengers," by Mark D. Harmon
"Region, Circulation Influence Newspapers' Ad Refusals," by Sandra H. Utt
"Use of Rich Media Differs at Newspaper, TV Web Sites," by Edgar Huang
"Embedded Versus Unilateral Perspectives on Iraq War, by Shahira Fahmy and Thomas J. Johnson

Headlines for Vol. 28, No. 2

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:50:53 -0500

The spring 2007 issue is in libraries now. Here are some headlines that lie under the glossy white cover.

"How Three Editors Explain Decisions to Their Readers," by Neil Nemeth
"Online Revue Business Model Has Changed Little Since 1996," by Donica Mensing
"Vietnam Comparisons Spike With U.S. Fatalities in Iraq," by Joe Hayden
"Use of Anonymous Sources Declines in U.S. Newspapers," by Renee Martin-Kratzer and Esther Thorson
"Effects of Sources in Coverage or Same-Sex Marriage," by Rhonda Gibson and Bob Hester
"Most Rely on Newspapers For Local Business News," by Daniel Riffe and Bill Reader

The next issue is in production and should be available before the end of the summer.

Headlines from Vol. 28, no. 1

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:46:00 -0500

The winter edition of Newspaper Research Journal (Vol. 28, no. 1) has been released. Stay tuned because the spring journal will be right on its heels.

Headlines from Vol. 28, no. 1:

"Newspaper Reading Supports Community Involvement," by Leo W. Jeffres, Jae-won Lee, Kimberly Neuendorf

"Negative Articles Predict Clinical Trial Reluctance," by Maria Len-Rios and Qi Qiu

"Agenda Diversity Indicates Newspaper Quality," by Hugh Culbertson

"Online Editors Rate Web News Quality Criteria," by George Albert Gladney, Ivor Shapiro, Joseph Castaldo

"Where Do Ohioans Get Their Environmental News," by Stephen Lacy, Daniel Riffe, Miron Varouhakis

"What Photo Editors/Mangers Want Photo Students to Learn," by Michelle I. Seelig

"Use of Blogs as a Source of News Presents Little Threat to Mainline News Media," by Thomas Hargrove and Guido H. Stempel III

New to the Site

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:26:46 -0600

Newspaper Research Journal vol. 28, no. 1 was released recently to our subscribers and editorial board. This issue provided several interesting findings, which you can read more about in the current edition of the journal. Feel free to search for full-text articles through EbscoHost. We're updating our web site, and we hope you find the new features helpful. There are several additions to this site that make it superior and more technologically advanced than our previous site. Authors and reviewers can upload manuscripts directly on the site. Be sure to check out our history page, as well, which provides a thorough account of ,NRJ's nascence and eventual growth into a leading scholarly publication. As we continue to expand NRJ's web presence, we appreciate any feedback you may have, which you may e-mail to us at nrj@memphis.edu.

Have a look around and enjoy the new NRJ web site.

Headlines from Vol. 27, No. 4

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:22:14 -0600

Results of Gannett Purchase of Indianapolis Star Mixed

Partial Pre-Publication Review Gaining Favor at Newspapers

Problems Found in Reporting USA Today Pre-Election Polls

Surveys Show TV/Newspapers Maintaining Partnerships

Business Model Promotes Better Newspapers