Book chapter
Where is and isn't Digital Journalism Studies: A meta-analysis of an emerging field
The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies, pp.11-21
Routledge Journalism Companions, Routledge, Second edition
2025
DOI: 10.4324/9781003334774-3
Abstract
Although Digital Journalism Studies is relatively young, several studies have employed meta-analysis to understand the scope of the field, its research trends, and its potential biases. This work has consistently found geographic disparities between the Global North and Global South when it comes to authorship, citations, and geographic study focus. Our chapter contributes to this body of work through an original meta-analysis that compares research published in ostensibly geographically neutral journalism journals with those in geographically specific journalism journals focused on the Global South. Our findings demonstrate significant geographic disparities in scholarly knowledge production within Digital Journalism Studies. Specifically, while research relevant to Digital Journalism Studies is being published in regional journals like African Journalism Studies and Brazilian Journalism Research at the same rate as "mainstream" journals like Journalism and Journalism Studies, regional journals are more likely to feature Global South authors and more likely to be overlooked by the field. In closing, we consider the consequences of marginalizing the Global South in Digital Journalism Studies, with a particular focus on digital journalism in Africa.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Where is and isn't Digital Journalism Studies: A meta-analysis of an emerging field
- Creators
- Manfred Antwi Kofi AsumanBrian Ekdale
- Contributors
- Scott A. Eldridge (Editor)David Cheruiyot (Editor)Sandra Banjac (Editor)Joëlle Swart (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies, pp.11-21
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Routledge; New York, NY
- Series
- Routledge Journalism Companions
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781003334774-3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2025
- Academic Unit
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984740908402771
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