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Professor Jane Singer

Professor of Entrepreneurial Journalism

School of Communication & Creativity Department of Journalism

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About

Overview

Jane Singer is Professor Emerita of Journalism Innovation in the Department of Journalism. A former print and online journalist, she has been studying journalists' responses to digital technologies since the mid-1990s. Singer is especially interested in the impact of digital media on journalists' roles, norms, practices and products. Her previous academic appointments have been at the University of Central Lancashire (UK), the University of Iowa (USA) and Colorado State University (USA). Prior to earning her PhD in journalism at the University of Missouri (USA), she served as the founding news manager of the first national online service in America. She also has experience as a print newspaper reporter and editor.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Journalism, University of Missouri, United States, 1996
  • MA in Liberal Studies, New York University, United States, 1990
  • BA in Journalism, University of Georgia, United States, 1976

Employment

  • :Professor Emerita, City, University of London, United Kingdom, January 2023 - present
  • Associate Professor Emerita, University of Iowa, United States, July 2015 - present
  • Professor, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2013 - December 2023
  • Visiting Professor, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, January 2010 - present
  • Professor, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, January 2007 - January 2010
  • Associate Professor, University of Iowa, United States, July 2005 - June 2015
  • Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, United States, August 1999 - June 2005
  • Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, United States, January 1996 - July 1999
  • Graduate Instructor, University of Missouri, United States, August 1992 - December 1995
  • News Manager, other editorial roles, Prodigy / Trintex / CBS Venture One, United States, June 1982 - July 1992
  • Varied editorial positions, Daily newspapers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, United States, February 1977 - May 1982

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Arts and Humanities Resource Council Peer Review College, 2007 - 2010
  • International Communication Association, 1995 - present
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1993 - present

Teaching

Postgraduate

- MA Entrepreneurial Journalism

Research

Research interests

- Entrepreneurial journalism
- Journalism ethics, particularly as media forms continue to evolve
- Journalists' responses to change
- Sociology of digital news work.

Areas of PhD supervision

- Entrepreneurial journalism
- Journalism ethics
- Digital journalism
- Newsroom sociology

Publications

Publications by category

Books (3)

  • Friend, C. and Singer, J. (2015). Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions. Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B., Hermida, A., Domingo, D., Heinonen, A., Paulussen, S., Quandt, T.... Vujnovic, N. (2011). Participatory Journalism: Guarding open gates at online newspapers. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781444332261.
  • Friend, C. and Singer, J.B. (2007). Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and transitions. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 9780765615732.

Chapters (39)

  • Allan, S. (2022). The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Routledge.
  • Broersma, M. and Singer, J.B. (2022). Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism (pp. 421-429). Routledge. ISBN 9781032005850.
  • Howell, L. and Singer, J. (2020). Pushy or a Princess? Women Experts and UK Broadcast News. In Gutsche Jr., R.E. and Brennen, B. (Eds.), Journalism Research in Practice: Perspectives on Change, Challenges and Solutions London: Routledge. ISBN 9780367469665.
  • Singer, J. (2020). Fact-checkers as Entrepreneurs. In Gutsche Jr., R.E. and Brennen, B. (Eds.), Journalism Research in Practice: Perspectives on Change, Challenges and Solutions Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780367469665.
  • Singer, J.B. (2018). Theorizing Digital Journalism. The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies (pp. 487-500). Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2018). 18. Entrepreneurial Journalism. Journalism (pp. 355-372). De Gruyter.
  • Singer, J.B. (2018). Entrepreneurial journalism. Journalism (pp. 355-372).
  • Singer, J. (2017). Journalism as an Entrepreneurial Enterprise: Normative Boundaries, Economic Imperatives, and Journalistic Roles. In Boczkowski, P.J. and Anderson, C.W. (Eds.), Remaking the News (pp. 195-210). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262036092.
  • In Mellado, C., Hellmueller, L. and Donsbach, W. (Eds.), (2016). Journalistic Role Performance. In Routledge.
  • In Peters, C. and Broersma, M. (Eds.), (2016). Rethinking Journalism Again. In Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2016). Computer‐Mediated Communication. (pp. 1-5). Wiley. ISBN 9781118290750.
  • Singer, J. (2015). Computer-mediated Communication. The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication (pp. 194-199). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118290750.
  • Singer, J.B. (2015). Cross-platform journalism, partnering, and cross-ownership. Online Journalism Ethics Traditions and Transitions Traditions and Transitions (pp. 198-222).
  • Singer, J.B. (2015). Bloggers and other "Participatory Journalists". Online Journalism Ethics Traditions and Transitions Traditions and Transitions (pp. 115-150).
  • Singer, J.B. (2015). Ethics and the law. Online Journalism Ethics Traditions and Transitions Traditions and Transitions (pp. 80-114).
  • Singer, J.B. (2015). Newsrooms go online. Online Journalism Ethics Traditions and Transitions Traditions and Transitions (pp. 28-53).
  • Friend, C. and Singer, J.B. (2015). Introduction: The practice and promise of journalistic ethics in a digital world. Online Journalism Ethics Traditions and Transitions Traditions and Transitions (pp. xv-xxvi).
  • Lewis, S.C. (2015). Boundaries of Journalism. In Carlson, M. (Ed.), Routledge.
  • In Vos, T. and Heinderyckx, F. (Eds.), (2015). Gatekeeping in Transition. In Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2013). Networked News Work. In Brennen, B. (Ed.), Assessing Evidence in a Postmodern World Marquette University Press. ISBN 9780874620368.
  • Singer, J.B. (2012). Journalism and Digital Technologies. Changing the News the Forces Shaping Journalism in Uncertain Times (pp. 213-229).
  • Singer, J.B. (2011). Journalism Ethics in a Digital Network. Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics (pp. 845-863).
  • Singer, J.B., Hermida, A., Domingo, D., Heinonen, A., Paulussen, S., Quandt, T.... Vujnovic, M. (2011). Introduction Sharing the Road.
  • Singer, J.B. (2011). Taking Responsibility: Legal and Ethical Issues in Participatory Journalism. Participatory Journalism Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers (pp. 119-138).
  • Singer, J.B. (2011). Journalism and Digital Technologies. In Lowrey, W. and Gade, P.J. (Eds.), Changing the News: The forces shaping journalism in uncertain times (pp. 213-229). Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2011). Journalism in a Network. In Deuze, M. (Ed.), Managing Media Work Sage. ISBN 9781412971249.
  • Singer, J.B. and Dorsher, M. (2011). Online Ethics: Adjusting to New Technologies and Techniques. In Gordon, A.D., Kittross, J.M., Merrill, J.C., Babcock, W. and Dorsher, M. (Eds.), Controversies in Media Ethics (3rd edition) (pp. 216-226). Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2011). The Socially Responsible Existentialist: A Normative Emphasis for Journalists in a New Media Environment. Cultural Meanings of News (pp. 53-66). Sage.
  • Singer, J. and Dorsher, M. (2011). New Technologies and Techniques: New Ethics? In Gordon, A.D., Kittross, J.M., Merrill, J.C., Babcock, W. and Dorsher, M. (Eds.), Controversies in Media Ethics (pp. 216-226). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415992473.
  • Singer, J.B. (2010). Norms and the Network: Journalistic Ethics in a Shared Media Space. Journalism Ethics: A Philosophical Approach (pp. 117-129). Oxford University Press.
  • (2009). Convergence and Cross-Platform Content Production. In The Handbook of Journalism Studies (pp. 150-164). Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. (2009). Journalism in the Network. The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism Studies (pp. 277-286). Routledge.
  • Singer, J.B. and Ashman, I. (2009). User-Generated Content and Journalistic Values. In Allan, S. and Thorsen, E. (Eds.), Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (pp. 233-242). Peter Lang.
  • Singer, J.B. (2012). Online Journalism. Wiley. ISBN 9781405131995.
  • Singer, J.B. (2008). Ethnography of Newsroom Convergence. In Paterson, C. and Domingo, D. (Eds.), Making Online News: The Ethnography of New Media Production (pp. 157-170). Peter Lang.
  • Singer, J.B. (2008). Journalism Research in the United States of America. In Loffelholz, M. and Weaver, D. (Eds.), Global Journalism Research: Theories, Methods, Findings, Future (pp. 145-157). Blackwell.
  • Singer, J.B. Journalists and News Bloggers: Complements, Contradictions and Challenges. In Bruns, A. and Jacobs, J. (Eds.), Uses of Blogs (pp. 23-32). Peter Lang.
  • Singer, J. Journalists. In Vos, T.P. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies Massachusetts, USA: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118841570.
  • Singer, J.B. Journalists. In Vos, T.P. and Hanusch, F. (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies Malden, Massachusetts, USA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Journal articles (64)

Practitioners (13)

  • (2016). Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Why Publishers Were Wrong To Damn Facebook for Censorship. The Conversation UK
  • (2016). Gawker Had Its Problems, but Its Death Is Worrying for All Watchdog Journalism. The Conversation UK
  • (2016). Are Micropayments a Viable Way To Support the News Business? The Conversation UK
  • (2015). "Oregon Campus Shooting: Gun Control, the US Media and Obama's Greatest Frustration (https://theconversation.com/oregon-campus-shooting-gun-control-the-us-media-and-obamas-greatest-frustration-48520). The Converation
  • (2012). Outside-In and Inside-Out. Rhodes Journalism Review, pp. 38-39
  • (2009). Case Study 5: Teaching and Research in Journalism. IMPACT: Lnking Teaching and Research, pp. 16-16
  • (2009). Case Study 8: Using Media Technologies as Teaching Devices. IMPACT: Linking Teaching and Research, pp. 26-28
  • (2009). Moderation in Moderating Comments. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 10-12
  • (2008). The Journalist's "Duty of Care" -- to Other Journalists. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 1-11
  • (2007). Objectivity in an Interconnected World. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 1-16
  • (2006). Open-Mouth-Insert-Foot Publishing. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 1-14
  • (2005). The Marketplace of Ideas -- With a Vengeance. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 1-16
  • (2004). Temperance and Transparency. Media Ethics (magazine), pp. 4-17

Report

Professional activities

Events/conferences (111)

  • "Connect and Engage: Civic Journalism Values and Newsroom Norms in the Digital Era" (Tully, Harmsen, Singer and Ekdale). Fukuoka, Japan (2106).
    Description: Presented to the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association
  • The Paedophile, the Fake Sheikh, the Angry Gearhead and the Hacker-in-Chief: British Media Transgressors and their Comeuppance (or Not). Minneapolis, Minnesota USA (2016).
    Description: Invited panellist: Too Big To Fail, Too Little To Survive? Council of Affiliates, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Professional Freedom AND Responsibility: Brexit and the British Press. Minneapolis, Minnesota USA (2016).
    Description: Invited plenary panellist: Innovate. Integrate. Engage: State of the Media in Our Digital Age. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Innovators or Entrepreneurs? How Students and Instructors View Entrepreneurial Journalism. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (2016).
    Description: Presented to the Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Transparency in a Digital and Social Media World. Leicester, UK (2016).
    Description: Invited panellist: Transparency a Global Value? Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives; International Communication Section, International Association for Media and Communication Research
  • "Entrepreneurial Journalism Studies: Understanding Disruption to Norms, Roles and Economic Structures" (Singer). Fukuoka, Japan (2016).
    Description: Presented to the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association
  • "Pushy or a Princess? Women Experts and UK Broadcast News" (Howell and Singer). Fukuoka, Japan (2016).
    Description: Presented to the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association
  • "Connect and Engage: Negotiating Community in Newsroom Values and Practice! Oxford, UK (2015).
    Description: Paper presented to Reuters Institute for Journalism conference on "Negotiating Culture: Integrating Legacy and Digital Cultures in News Media"; co-author, Melissa Tully (lead author), Shawn Harmsen, Jane B. Singer and Brian Ekdale.
  • "Drawing the Line: Effects Theories and Journalism Studies in a Digital Era". San Francisco, USA (2015).
    Description: Presentation of refereed paper to Communication Technology Division of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Commnication; sole author
  • "Leaning Conservative: Innovation and Presidential Campaign Coverage by US Newspaper Websites in the Digital Age". Austin, USA (2015).
    Description: Presentation of refereed paper to International Symposium of Online Journalism; sole author
  • "Entrepreneurial Journalism: Disruptive Response to Industry Disruption". Chicago, USA (2015).
    Description: Presentation of invited paper to Remaking (Digital) News conference, Northwestern University; sole author
  • "'What's That Got to Do with Me?' Entrepreneurialism in Journalism Education". London (2015).
    Description: Invited speaker; Journalism Entrepreneurship Summit
  • "Studying Journalistic Performance: Mixed Methods". Winterthur, Switzerland (2015).
    Description: Invited panelist, “Studying Journalistic Performance in the Digital Age”; Re-inventing Journalism conference / joint annual conference of the Journalism sections of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and the German Association for Communication Research (DGPUK)
  • "The Media Are Mutual: Rethinking Effects Theories in a Digital Era". Brussels, Belgium (2014).
    Description: Invited paper presenter; Digital Disruption to Journalism and Mass Communication Theory: Research conference sponsored by University of Missouri School of Journalism
  • "Entrepreneurial Journalism: Shifting Journalistic Capital?". Montreal, Canada (2014).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Ethics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC); Co-author: Tim P. Vos (lead author)
  • "Out of Bounds: Professional Norms as Boundary Markers". Montreal, Canada (2014).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
  • "Ethics of Participatory and Entrepreneurial Journalism ... and Related Best Practices". Montreal, Canada (2014).
    Description: Invited panel participant, Participatory Journalism Interest Group; Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention
  • "How Quickly They Forget! A Brief and Selective History of Journalists' Attention Spans regarding 'New' Media Technologies". Montreal, Canada (2014).
    Description: Invited panel participant, "The History of our Attention Span," JHistory Internet Group; Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention
  • "Entrepreneurial Journalism: Response to Disruption". Preston, UK (2014).
    Description: Invited presenter, research symposium workshop; University of Central Lancashire
  • "10 Years of Journalism Studies at ICA: The Way Forward". Seattle, United States (2014).
    Description: Invited chair and panellist; Journalism Studies Division, International Communication Association annual convention
  • The Work of the Journalist. Oxford (2014).
    Description: Invited ‘provocateur’ and discussion leader, workshop on “The Future of Journalistic Work” Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • Social Journalism. Oslo, Norway (2014).
    Description: Invited presenter (post-conference seminar, Nettedebatten etter 22.juli) Discussant (conference), International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice University of Oslo
  • Journalism Ethics and Values: Challenges in the Digital Age. Austin, Texas, USA (2014).
    Description: Invited panellist International Symposium on Online Journalism
  • The Ethical Implications of an Elite Press. Dublin, Ireland (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR
  • "Happy Is a Lot to Ask for from a Job": Job (In)security and Newswork in Contemporary Journalism. Dublin, Ireland (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Production Analysis Working Group International Association for Media and Communication Research Co-Authors: B. Ekdale (lead author), M. Tully and S. Harmsen)
  • Race to the Starting Line: Voter Assessment of Media Coverage before the 2012 Iowa Caucus. London (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Political Communication Division International Communication Association Co-author: J. Andsager
  • Making Change: Diffusion of Technological, Relational and Cultural Change in the Newsroom. Washington, DC, USA (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper and Online News Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: M. Tully, S. Harmsen and B. Ekdale
  • Can Enduring Values Endure? Examining Professional Self-Image of Local News Workers in a News Community of Constant Change. Washington, DC, USA (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Shawn Harmsen to the Mass Communication and Society Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: S. Harmsen (lead author), B. Ekdale, M. Tully
  • Engagement without Deliberation? Civic Journalism in Mission, Perception and Practice. Washington, DC, USA (2013).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Shawn Harmsen to Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: M. Tully (lead author), S. Harmsen, B. Ekdale
  • Media Ethics, Democracy and New Media. London (2013).
    Description: Invited panelist, pre-conference session: Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives” Sponsored Sessions International Communication Association
  • News, Audiences and Newsroom Management: Uncertainty, the Future and Decision-Making. Washington, DC, USA (2013).
    Description: Invited panellist, Media Management and Economics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Wanted: A Free and Responsible Press: The Scholarship of John C. Merrill. Washington, DC, USA (2013).
    Description: Invited Panelist, Media Ethics / Mass Communication and Society divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The Ethical Implications of an Elite Press. Chicago, USA (2012).
    Description: Juried paper presented to the International Symposium on Digital Ethics
  • What's Next for Research on Participatory Journalism? Chicago, USA (2012).
    Description: Invited panellist, Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group / Communication Technology Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Changing Newsrooms: Contributions from Newsroom Ethnography in the Digital Age. Chicago, USA (2012).
    Description: Invited panellist, Newspaper and Online News / Electronic News divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Professionalization or De-Professionalization? International Perspectives on Journalists' Roles and Education in the New Communication Environment. Phoenix, USA (2012).
    Description: Invited panellist, Journalism Studies Division International Communication Association
  • Crowd Control: Collaborative Gatekeeping in a Shared Media Space. St Louis, USA (2011).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Community Service: Editor Pride and User Preference on Local Newspaper Websites. St Louis, USA (2011).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the International Communication Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The Active Recipient: Participatory Journalism through the Lens of the Dewey-Lippmann Debate. Austin, Texas, USA (2011).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Alf Hermida to the International Symposium on Online Journalism Co-authors: A. Hermida (lead author), D. Domingo, A. Heinonen, S. Paulussen, T. Quandt, Z. Reich and M. Vujnovic
  • Voices For and Of the People: New Media and the Iowa Caucuses. New Orleans, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited panellist, Convention Theme Unit National Communication Association
  • The Impact of Digital Media on Political and Civic Engagement: Do Digital Media Matter? St Louis, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited panellist, Political Communication Interest Group / Communication Technology Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Challenges to the City-Based Newspaper Business, Opportunities for Journalism and Mass Communication Programs. St Louis, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited panellist, JHistory Internet Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Managing Media Work. St Louis, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited panellist, Media Management and Economics / Communication Technology divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Networked News Work. Berkeley, California, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited plenary speaker Crossing Boundaries: News, Technologies and Audiences University of California-Berkeley and Aarhus University (Denmark)
  • Networked News Work. Milwaukee, USA (2011).
    Description: Invited presenter Nieman Conference, Marquette University
  • Guarding the Floodgates: Ethical and Legal Issues in Participatory Online Journalism. Braga, Portugal (2010).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section International Association for Media and Communication Research Co-authors: A. Heinonen, D. Domingo, A. Hermida, S. Paulussen, T. Quandt, Z. Reich and M. Vujnovic
  • Contending Journalism Models: Adapting Journalism Models for the Internet. Braga, Portugal (2010).
    Description: Invited panellist, Journalism Research and Education Section International Association for Media and Communication Research
  • Journalists and Users: Normative Practices of Gatekeepers in a Shared Media Space. Eichstaett, Germany (2010).
    Description: Invited research paper Conference: Comparing Journalism: Theory, Methodology, Findings Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt / Indiana University
  • The History of Free: Online. Denver, USA (2010).
    Description: Invited panellist, JHIstory Internet Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Separation within a Shared Space: Perceived Effects of User-Generated Content on Newsroom Norms, Values and Routines. Cardiff (2009).
    Description: Juried paper presented to Future of Journalism conference
  • Exploring the Political-Economic Factors of Participatory Journalism: A First Look into Self-Reports by Online Journalists and Editors in Ten Countries. Cardiff (2009).
    Description: Juried paper presented to Future of Journalism conference Co-Authors: M. Vujnovic (lead author), S. Paulussen, A. Heinonen, Z. Reich, T. Quandt, A. Hermida and D. Domingo
  • Role Call: 2008 Campaign and Election Coverage on the Websites of Leading US Newspapers. Boston, USA (2009).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Top faculty paper award: special call, newspaper industry research
  • Quality Control: Perceptions about User-Generated Content among Local British Newspaper Journalists. Boston, USA (2009).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the International Communication Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Interactive Ethics: Overlapping Norms of Practitioners and the Public in a Shared Media Space. Boston, USA (2009).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • UGC in the Newsroom: How User Participation Is Reshaping Online Journalism Practices. Barcelona, Spain (2008).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Steve Paulussen to European Communication Research and Education Association Co-authors: S. Paulussen (lead author), D. Domingo, A. Heinonen, T. Quandt, Z. Reich and M. Vujnovic
  • Studying Readers' Participation Channels in Newspapers. Barcelona, Spain (2008).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Ari Heinonen to European Communication Research and Education Association Co-authors: A. Heinonen (lead author), D. Domingo, T. Quandt, S. Paulussen, Z. Reich and M. Vujnovic
  • Hearts in the Highlands, Fingers on the Keys: Online Discourse and the 2007 Scottish Elections. Montreal, Canada (2008).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Political Communication Division International Communication Association
  • "Comment Is Free, but Facts Are Sacred": User-Generated Content and Ethical Constructs at the Guardian. Chicago, USA (2008).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-author: I. Ashman
  • Cultural Fluidity: Weekly Newspaper Editors' Strategies for Building Knowledge and Managing Change. Chicago, USA (2008).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Management and Economics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-author: F. Nel (lead author)
  • Barbarians at the Gate? Journalism in a Shared Space. Leeds (2008).
    Description: Invited research presentation Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds
  • Teaching Ethics in an Online Interactive Multimedia World. Chicago, USA (2008).
    Description: Invited speaker, Media Ethics Division pre-conference workshop Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Are We Lost in Cyberspace? Editing, Ethics and End-Users of Online Journalism. Chicago, USA (2008).
    Description: Invited panellist, Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Participatory Journalism Practices in the Media and Beyond: An International Comparative Study of Initiatives in Online Newspapers. Cardiff (2007).
    Description: Juried paper presented by David Domingo to Future of Newspapers conference Co-authors: D. Domingo (lead author), T. Quandt, A. Heinonen, S. Paulussen and M. Vujnovic
  • New Media in the Twenty-First Century: Beginning of a New Ethic. Cheltenham (2007).
    Description: Juried paper presented by Ian Ashman to the European Business Ethics Network / UK Conference on Ethics and Human Resource Management Co-author: I. Ashman (lead author)
  • If You Build It, Will They Come? Blogs in the Journalism and Mass Communication Curriculum. Washington, DC, USA (2007).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Five Ws and an H: Questions about a Digital Future. Cardiff (2007).
    Description: Invited speaker, Future of Newspapers conference
  • Paradigms of Journalism Research in the United States. Paris, France (2007).
    Description: Invited panellist, Professional Education of Journalists Section International Association for Media and Communication Research
  • The Ethics of Participatory Journalism. Tampere, Finland (2007).
    Description: Invited seminar speaker, "Towards Participatory Journalism" University of Tampere
  • 40 Years of Mass Communication and Society Research: Trends and Future Directions. Washington, DC, USA (2007).
    Description: Invited panellist, Mass Communication and Society / Visual Communication divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • New Media, New Scholarship: The Internet's Potential in the World of Ideas and How Tenure Committees Might Recognize It. Washington, DC, USA (2007).
    Description: Invited panellist, JHistory Internet Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The Watchdog's Bark: Professional Norms and Institutional Routines. Dresden, Germany (2006).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to Journalism Studies Interest Group International Communication Association Co-author: F. Durham (lead author)
  • Boundaries: The Credible Journalist in a Digital Age. Minneapolis, USA (2006).
    Description: Juried paper presented to the Media Ethics Colloquium Co-authors: A. Hayes (lead author) and J. Ceppos
  • Truth and Transparency: Bloggers' Challenge to Professional Autonomy in Defining and Enacting Two Journalistic Norms. San Francisco, USA (2006).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Top faculty paper award Winner, professional relevance award
  • Preparing for the Participation Age. Dresden, Germany (2006).
    Description: Invited panellist, Journalism Studies Interest Group International Communication Association
  • Harnessing the Active Audience: The Challenge for Journalism. San Francisco, USA (2006).
    Description: Invited panellist, Communication Technology Division / Grad Education Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Stepping Back from the Gate: Online Newspaper Editors and the Co-Production of Content in Campaign 2004. San Antonio, USA (2005).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The Existential Fiduciary: Normative Emphasis for Journalists in a New Media Environment. New York, USA (2005).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Journalism Studies Interest Group International Communication Association
  • Innovative Uses of Blogs in the Industry and the Academy. San Antonio, USA (2005).
    Description: Invited panellist, Communication Technology and Policy / Public Relations divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Convergence and the Newsroom. San Antonio, USA (2005).
    Description: Invited panellist, Media Management and Economics / Newspaper divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Convergence: How Organizational Culture Affects Cross-Media Partnerships. Las Vegas, USA (2005).
    Description: Invited panellist Broadcast Educators Association
  • Blogging, Journalism and Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2005).
    Description: Invited participant Conference: Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Harvard University
  • The Political J-Blogger: "Normalizing" a New Media Form To Fit Old Norms and Practices. Toronto, Canada (2004).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Partnerships and Public Service: Normative Issues for Journalists in Converged Newsrooms. New Orleans, USA (2004).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to Mass Communication Division International Communication Association
  • Critical Perspectives on Media Convergence. Toronto, Canada (2004).
    Description: Invited panellist, Cultural and Critical Studies / Media Ethics divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Casting a Wider Net: US Journalism Research Paradigms and Their Application to a Changing Profession. Erfurt, Germany (2004).
    Description: Invited participant Conference: Journalism Research in an Era of Globalization
  • Strange Bedfellows: Diffusion of Convergence in Four News Organizations. Kansas City, USA (2003).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to Media Management and Economics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Top three faculty paper award
  • Sociology of Convergence: Challenges and Change in Newspaper News Work. Kansas City, USA (2003).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Convergence: Pitfalls and Possibilities. Kansas City, USA (2003).
    Description: Invited participant, pre-conference workshop Communication Technology and Policy / Newspaper divisions Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Emerging Areas in Mass Communication Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Kansas City, USA (2003).
    Description: Invited panellist, Communication Theory and Methodology Division / Grad Education Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Who Are Those Guys? The Online Challenge to the Notion of Journalistic Professionalism. Seoul, South Korea (2002).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Mass Communication Division International Communication Association
  • Social Dimensions of Journalism Ethics Decisions: An International Comparative Study. Seoul, South Korea (2002).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Dan Berkowitz to the Mass Communication Division International Communication Association Co-authors: D. Berkowitz (lead author) and Y. Limor
  • In Search of the Forest amid a Growing Number of Trees: Online Journalism Scholarship at the 10-Year Mark. Miami Beach, USA (2002).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-author: S. Thiel
  • Ethics as a Cross-Cultural and Cross-Boundary Bridge: American and Israeli Journalists' Views of Ethical Issues. Miami Beach, Florida (2002).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Dan Berkowitz to the Media Ethics Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: D. Berkowitz (lead author) and Y. Limor
  • Exploring Social Dimensions of Journalism Ethics: An International Comparative Study. Budapest, Hungary (2001).
    Description: Refereed paper presented by Dan Berkowitz to the Media Education Research Section International Association for Media and Communication Research Co-authors: D. Berkowitz (lead author) and Y. Limor
  • Campaign Contributions: Online Newspapers Go Beyond Shovelware in Covering Election 2000. Washington, DC, USA (2001).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Envisioning the Caucus Community: Newspapers Consider Their Online Role. Acapulco, Mexico (2000).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Political Communication Division International Communication Association Co-author: M. Gonzalez-Velez
  • Information and Interaction: Online Newspaper Coverage of the 2000 Iowa Caucus. Phoenix, USA (2000).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The Metro Wide Web: How Newspapers' Gatekeeping Role is Changing Online. New Orleans, USA (1999).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Online Journalists: Foundations for Research into Their Changing Roles. Jerusalem, Israel (1998).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Mass Communication Division International Communication Association Top faculty paper award
  • Superstars or Second-Class Citizens: Management and Staffing Issues Affecting Newspapers' Online Journalists. Baltimore, USA (1998).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: M. Tharp and A. Haruta
  • A Big Enough Web for the Both of Us? Online Coverage of the 1996 Election by Denver's Warring Newspapers. Chicago, USA (1997).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Fitting the Pieces Together: The Complementary Use of Q Method and Case Studies To Explore Journalists' Attitudes Toward New Communication Technology. Columbia, Missouri, USA (1996).
    Description: Juried paper presented to the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity
  • Have You Heard the News? Newspaper Journalists Consider Audiotex and Other New Media Forms. Anaheim, California, USA (1996).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Newspaper Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Changes and Consistencies: Newspaper Journalists Contemplate an Online Future. Anaheim, California, USA (1996).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Facing an Uncertain Future: Newspaper Journalists Consider Their Place in an Online World. Chicago, USA (1996).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication and Technology Division International Communication Association
  • "Virtual Anonymity": Online Accountability in a Political Bulletin Board and the Makings of the Virtuous Virtual Journalist. Washington, DC, USA (1995).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Qualitative Studies Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Top student paper award
  • Facing the Future: Attitudes of Journalism Educators and Students about New Media Technology. Washington, DC, USA (1995).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-authors: D. Craig, C Allen, G. Whitehouse, A. Dimitrova and K.P. Sanders
  • The Greens Go Online: Interactive Media and the Environmentalist. Atlanta, USA (1994).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Science Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Play Theory and the News Content of Interactive Media. Atlanta, USA (1994).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Theory and Methodology Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Integrating Theory and Practice in Teaching Multimedia. Atlanta, USA (1994).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Division Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-author: A. Brill (lead author)
  • Fight for the Future: Congress, the Brooks Bill and the Baby Bells. Kansas City, USA (1993).
    Description: Refereed paper presented to the Communication Technology and Policy Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Keynote lectures/speeches (11)

  • Journalism Disrupted. Winterthur, Switzerland (2015). Re-inventing Journalism conference / joint annual conference of the Journalism sections of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and the German Association for Communication Research (DGPUK)
  • The Journalist as Entrepreneur: Rethinking Skills, Practices, Roles and Relationships (Again). Groeningen, The Netherlands (2014). Conference: Rethinking Journalism II: The Societal Role and Relevance of Journalism in a Digital Age
  • The Journalist as Entrepreneur: Response to Disruption. Vienna, Austria (2014). Conference: Confronting Austerity European Federation of Journalists
  • Ethics as Identity: Journalists' Definitional Use of Professional Norms. Natal, Brazil (2013). International Conference on Structural Changes in Journalism
  • Social Journalism. Porto, Portugal (2012). International Conference on Online Journalism (by videoconference)
  • Social Journalism Ethics: Newsroom and Classroom. Adelaide, Australia (2011). Conference: Journalism Education Association of Australia (by videoconference)
  • Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers. San Diego, USA (2011). International Symposium for Communication in the Millennium
  • The Online Journalist 2.0: Ethics Amid Structural Change. Oslo, Norway (2010). Seminar: Journalism, Blogs and New Media Platforms Nordic Research Network in Journalism Studies (by videoconference)
  • Structural Change and Journalism Ethics. Lubbock, Texas, USA (2010). Conference: New Media Theory: How Far Have We Traveled? (by videoconference)
  • Journalism Ethics and Structural Change. Columbia, Missouri, USA (2010). Invited speaker, Kappa Tau Alpha lecture On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of KTA (national US journalism honour society, of which I was president at the time) University of Missouri School of Journalism http://www.rjionline.org/presentations/stories/jane-singer/index
  • The Ethics of Participatory Journalism. Barcelona, Spain (2007). International Conference on Communication and Reality

Online articles (4)

  • Future of Online News: Winners and Losers. (2010). AEJMC Hot Topics Invited participant, live online chat
  • Studying Newspapers in a Time of Change. (2009). Poynter Online http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=172895
  • Birds-Eye View. (2009). Feedback 50 Main component of "Jane Singer Wins Future of Journalism Contest" In publication of Broadcast Education Association
  • Creating an Integrated Newsroom: The Lancashire (UK) Evening Post. (2008). Trends in Newsrooms 2008 Annual publication of the World Editors Forum / World Association of Newspapers