Valérie Bélair-Gagnon is an Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication and affiliated faculty at the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. She is also an affiliated fellow at the Yale Law School Information Society Project. Her research looks at how organizations adapt and respond to technology and how the business of journalism is changing the news media industry and its role. She is the author of Social Media at BBC News and her research has been published in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, Symbolic Interaction, Digital Journalism and Nieman Journalism Lab, and Columbia Journalism Review, among others. She is a past fellow at the Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism and OsloMet Digital Journalism fellow.Nikki (Nik) Usher is an Associate Professor at the University of San Diego. Prior to this, they were a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the College of Media, with affiliate appointments in Communication and Political Science. Their research looks at the connections between elite news media, politics, and technology through the lens of production studies. They are the author of Making News at The New York Times, Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data, and Code, and News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism. They are a past fellow at the Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism and an academic policy fellow with the Open Markets Institute.

An outstanding collection of cutting-edge research on journalism. This is a must-read for any contemporary course in Journalism Studies. A thought-provoking volume that paves the way to reinventing how we do and study journalism.

• AcknowledgmentsContributors Introduction: Improving Journalism with Academic Research Valérie Bélair- Gagnon and Nikki Usher Part I. The Research-Practice Gap 1. Recovering the Midwestern Ethos of Journalism Research Jane Yeahin Pyo and Nikki Usher 2. Groundwork for the Public: How Grey Literature Is Shaping What We Know about Local News Jesse Holcomb 3. Advocating for Journalism Studies' Impact on Policymaking Matthew S. Weber 4. Sharing Research Amidst the Cat Videos and Clickbait: You'll Never Believe What Happens Next Benjamin Toff 5. Critiquing Ethnocentrism and Hierarchy in International Journalism: Critical Research for More Equitable Practice Lindsay Palmer Part II. Answering the Crisis in Journalism: Key Research Areas 6. Why News Literacy Matters Melissa Tully 7. News Consumers (and Non- Consumers): A News Repertoire Approach to Understanding Audiences in a High- Choice Media Environment Stephanie Edgerly 8. Understanding Collaborative Journalism with Digital Trace Data and Crowdsourced Databases Yee Man Margaret Ng 9. The Business of Digital News: Understanding the Cross- Functional Orchestra Damon Kiesow 10. The Business of Journalism and Studying the Journalism Business Nikki Usher and Mark Poepsel Part III. Journalism Research's Hidden Challenges 11. Rebuilding Trust through Journalism Education: Teaching Multimedia Reporting with Local Communities Rachel R. Mourão and Soo Young Shin 12. What Is Data Literacy? And Why Should We Count on It Changing the News? Jan Lauren Boyles 13. Engaging the Academy: Confronting Eurocentrism in Journalism Studies Brian Ekdale 14. Beyond Ferguson: Re- Examining Press Coverage of Protests of Police Brutality Danielle K. Kilgo Part IV. Journalism Practice Matters 15. How Academics Can Work with Journalists (Hint: They Already Have) Chase Davis 16. Would We Do It Again? Opportunities in Journalism and Academic Collaboration Jennifer Moore 17. What Journalism Researchers Should Be Doing Derek Willis Conclusion: Betrothed or Belligerent: What Type of Engagement Do We Need? Matt Carlson BibliographyIndex

Valérie Bélair-Gagnon is an Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication and affiliated faculty at the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. She is also an affiliated fellow at the Yale Law School Information Society Project. Her research looks at how organizations adapt and respond to technology and how the business of journalism is changing the news media industry and its role. She is the author of Social Media at BBC News and her research has been published in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, Symbolic Interaction, Digital Journalism and Nieman Journalism Lab, and Columbia Journalism Review, among others. She is a past fellow at the Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism and OsloMet Digital Journalism fellow.Nikki (Nik) Usher is an Associate Professor at the University of San Diego. Prior to this, they were a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the College of Media, with affiliate appointments in Communication and Political Science. Their research looks at the connections between elite news media, politics, and technology through the lens of production studies. They are the author of Making News at The New York Times, Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data, and Code, and News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism. They are a past fellow at the Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism and an academic policy fellow with the Open Markets Institute.

An outstanding collection of cutting-edge research on journalism. This is a must-read for any contemporary course in Journalism Studies. A thought-provoking volume that paves the way to reinventing how we do and study journalism.

• AcknowledgmentsContributors Introduction: Improving Journalism with Academic Research Valérie Bélair- Gagnon and Nikki Usher Part I. The Research-Practice Gap 1. Recovering the Midwestern Ethos of Journalism Research Jane Yeahin Pyo and Nikki Usher 2. Groundwork for the Public: How Grey Literature Is Shaping What We Know about Local News Jesse Holcomb 3. Advocating for Journalism Studies' Impact on Policymaking Matthew S. Weber 4. Sharing Research Amidst the Cat Videos and Clickbait: You'll Never Believe What Happens Next Benjamin Toff 5. Critiquing Ethnocentrism and Hierarchy in International Journalism: Critical Research for More Equitable Practice Lindsay Palmer Part II. Answering the Crisis in Journalism: Key Research Areas 6. Why News Literacy Matters Melissa Tully 7. News Consumers (and Non- Consumers): A News Repertoire Approach to Understanding Audiences in a High- Choice Media Environment Stephanie Edgerly 8. Understanding Collaborative Journalism with Digital Trace Data and Crowdsourced Databases Yee Man Margaret Ng 9. The Business of Digital News: Understanding the Cross- Functional Orchestra Damon Kiesow 10. The Business of Journalism and Studying the Journalism Business Nikki Usher and Mark Poepsel Part III. Journalism Research's Hidden Challenges 11. Rebuilding Trust through Journalism Education: Teaching Multimedia Reporting with Local Communities Rachel R. Mourão and Soo Young Shin 12. What Is Data Literacy? And Why Should We Count on It Changing the News? Jan Lauren Boyles 13. Engaging the Academy: Confronting Eurocentrism in Journalism Studies Brian Ekdale 14. Beyond Ferguson: Re- Examining Press Coverage of Protests of Police Brutality Danielle K. Kilgo Part IV. Journalism Practice Matters 15. How Academics Can Work with Journalists (Hint: They Already Have) Chase Davis 16. Would We Do It Again? Opportunities in Journalism and Academic Collaboration Jennifer Moore 17. What Journalism Researchers Should Be Doing Derek Willis Conclusion: Betrothed or Belligerent: What Type of Engagement Do We Need? Matt Carlson BibliographyIndex