Handbook of Applied Journalism

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Journalism is Software.- Chapter 3. News Recommendation and Information Cocoons: the Impact of Algorithms on News Consumption.- Chapter 4. Environmental Issues Raised in the Forum Pages of a Newspaper in Singapore.- Chapter 5. Towards an Inclusive Journalism: a Review of Ethical Norms and Accountability Systems.- Chapter 6. On the Framing of the Zika Virus Outbreak in Singapore by a Newspaper.- Chapter 7. Journalism in Practice Studies: a Systematic Review.- Chapter 8. A Toolkit for Journalists for More Informed Reporting of Stories About Muslims and Islam.- Chapter 9. Emotional Education: Incorporating Emotional Labor Instruction Into Journalism Training.- Chapter 10. Some Problems of Bridge-building.- Chapter 11. Entrepreneurialism in Digital Journalism Education: the Niche Model.- Chapter 12. Sámi Journalism in the Context of the Sámi Mediascape: Current Trends and Research Agendas.- Chapter 13. Transnational Networks in Global Collaborative Journalism: Mapping Opportunities and Challenges in Africa.- Chapter 14. Media and Democracy: Can the News Media Rightfully Claim Its Role as the Fourth Estate in Zimbabwe Politics?.- Chapter 15. Psychological Aid and Training for Journalists Who Face Continued Emotionally Demanding Environments: the Case of Venezuelan Journalists.- Chapter 16. Reclaiming the Social Legitimacy of Journalism in Polarised Environments: Lessons From Chile and Bolivia.- Chapter 17. Digital Shift Towards What? Implications of Digital Transformation for Professional Journalism Practice in Morocco.- Chapter 18. Brazilian Journalists' New Media Arrangements: Journalism Made in the Periphery.- Chapter 19. The Pros and Cons of Online Journalism Practice in Egypt.- Chapter 20. Australian Journalist Practice and News Reporting in Relation to First Nations.- Chapter 21. Press Coverage of Yellow Vest Protests in France: a Critical Approach.- Chapter 22. Vietnamese Online Journalism: Vnexpress and Vietnamplus' Responses

Leon Barkho is a Professor of Media and Communication Sciences at the College of Communication, University of Sharjah (UAE), and Professor Emeritus at Jönköping University (Sweden). Previously, he held positions at Reuters News Agency as bureau chief and the Associated Press as staff writer. He is the founder and editor of the Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies. Barkho has written numerous papers on discourse analysis, language, impartiality, translation and media and communication studies. Barkho is the author of "News from the BBC, CNN and Aljazeera" and editor of "From Theory to Practice: How to Assess and Apply Impartiality in News and Current Affairs" and "Towards a Praxis-Based Media and Journalism Research.", as well as "A Critique of Arab Media Discourse".

Jairo Alfonso Lugo-Ocando is the Dean of the College of Communication at the University of Sharjah (UAE). He previously served as the Director of Executive and GraduateEducation at Northwestern University (Qatar). Until 2018, he was an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds (UK). His research focuses on the way the news media reports poverty and development and on how journalists use statistics to articulate news. He is author of several monographs and dozens of peer-review journal articles and book chapters. Lugo-Ocando was recipient of the Theodore C. Sorensen Fellowship from the John F. Kennedy Library and has been a visiting lecturer at the National University of Singapore, the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University (USA), Vietnam National University, the University of Malaga (Spain), among others. Before becoming an academic, he worked as a journalist and news editor for several publications in Latin America and the USA and continues to write columns and blogs.


Sadia Jamil is an Assistant Professor at the School of