Journal Volume: Volume 13 Issue 1

Could Quoting Data Patterns Help in Identifying Journalistic Behavior Online?

By Subramaniam Vincent, Xuyang Wu, Maxwell Huang, and Yi Fang [Citation: S. Vincent, X. Wu, M. Huang, and Y. Fang (2023). Could Quoting Data Patterns Help in Identifying Journalistic Behavior Online? #ISOJ Journal, 13(1), 33-64] One of the hardest problems for recommenders and aggregators when sorting news and news-like content is to identify whether a news site is …  Read More

Five Stars Because They Tell It Like It Is: A Parasocial Examination of Mainstream, Conservative and Far-right Reviews on Apple Podcasts

By Marcus Funk, LaRissa Lawrie, and Burton Speakman [Citation: M. Funk, L. Lawrie, B. Speakman (2023). Architects of necessity: BIPOC news startups’ critique of philanthropic interventions #ISOJ Journal, 13(1), 89-114] Podcasts routinely engender loyal communities of fans and listeners based on emotional choices and perceptions; those decisions reflect parasocial phenomena, or perceived personal interactions and relationships between …  Read More

“News You Can Use:” Pragmatic Solidarity as a News Value in Online Community Journalism

By Ayleen Cabas-Mijares, Joy Jenkins, and Laura Nootbaar [Citation: A. Cabas-Mijares, J. Jenkins, and L. Nootbaar (2023). “News You Can Use:” Pragmatic Solidarity as a News Value in Online Community Journalism #ISOJ Journal, 13(1), 9-31] This research examines how a hyperlocal online news outlet deployed the news value of pragmatic solidarity to cover historically excluded communities. …  Read More

Architects of Necessity: BIPOC News Startups’ critique of Philanthropic Interventions

By Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D. and Tracie M. Powell [Citation: D. Clark, M. Powel (2023). Architects of Necessity: BIPOC News Startups’ Critique of Philanthropic Interventions #ISOJ Journal, 13(1), 115-141] If journalism entrepreneurs are “agents of innovation,” (Carlson & Usher, 2016, p. 563) then the color line compels BIPOC publishers to become architects of necessity, balancing the constraints …  Read More