JRP

The project is led by Dan Jackson (Bournemouth University) and brings together a strong research team including Julie Firmstone, Imke Henkel (University of Leeds), Jamie Matthews and Einar Thorsen (Bournemouth University), who will contribute to the project’s fieldwork.

🇬🇧 JRP UK Team secures British Academy grant for Third Wave fieldwork Congratulations to the JRP UK team for receiving a British Academy / Leverhulme Small Research Grant for the project “Performing the News: Assessing Journalistic Roles in the UK’s Changing Media Landscape.”

Exploring the media environment in Greece with researcher Michael Nevradakis. 🇬🇷💻 Stay tuned for more at journalisticperformance.org. #Greece #Journalism #JRP

Meet our team from Argentina✨ Philip Kitzberger and Natalí Schejtman, who bring deep expertise and rigorous analysis to our research. #Argentina #JournalismStudies #JournalisticRoles #Research

Big news! 🗞️ Congratulations to María Luisa Humanes on joining the Editorial Board of Prensamedia Group. Her expertise will align JRP research with industry practice via @EditoRed. #MediaIndustry #JournalismResearch #Prensamedia aquieuropa.com/prensamedia-cr…

Proud to have David Nolan and Aljosha Karim Schapals leading the JRP research in Australia! 🇦🇺 Discover more at journalisticperformance.org. #JournalismResearch #Australia #JRP

Additionally, we will address the temporal evolution of roles to identify patterns of change or stability and recognize variables associated with shifts in the manifestation of professional roles at the news level in longitudinal studies”

I am delighted to work again with such exceptional colleagues from around the world. With renewed energy in this third wave, the Spanish team continues its journey in the JRP expanding the research focus to include AI use and fact-checking as key forces shaping today’s journalism

📢 #CFP ICA Preconference @JRPproject 2026! Theme: "Journalistic roles in context: Global views and local realities". 🌍 Cape Town, South Africa!. 📅 Event Date: June 3 ⏳Submission Deadline of 1000 to 1500 word abstracts: Jan 30 icahdq.org/resource/resmg…

With more Asian countries participating in this wave, the project will enable a more comprehensive cross-national understanding of journalistic role performance in Asia. By Misook Lee, Japan and South Korea PI, Asia representative on the Executive Committee

The third wave of the JRP project officially kicked off in January 2026! We look forward to exploring how journalistic roles are performed across different societies amid AI-driven digital transformation and growing political uncertainty. [1/2]

We invite you to join the JRP preconference at hashtag#ICA2026 in Cape Town. The deadline for submitting your extended abstract is 30 January 2026. Find detailed information and submission instructions by clicking the lnkd.in/eafnC_pD

The JRP project is a gamechanger in terms of understanding how journalism is produced worldwide and the best methodological approach to do so.

Nicole commented: With this latest wave of @jrpproject in Canada, it’s not just the evolution of journalistic roles that we’re exploring, but how we might use AI to make this type of invaluable content capture and analysis more feasible for more researchers.

that I will be working alongside my PhD student who is leading the Indonesian team. It shows how inclusive the project is with established and early career scholars working together!"

quantitative studies to date that have examined how journalists perform their roles in Bulgaria. Our team is excited to collaborate with colleagues from across Eastern Europe and beyond. The best part is working with old friends and making new ones! I am also delighted 2/3

Lada Price said "This project is the most comprehensive exploration of how journalistic roles are performed across the world and I am thrilled that Bulgaria is now part of the third wave of this global endeavour. I know that the findings will be groundbreaking as there are no 1/3

borders, cultures, and disciplines. It’s a space where collaboration thrives, ideas are exchanged, and lasting friendships are formed. JRP is not just an academic endeavour—it’s a global community working together to understand and shape the future of journalism.”

Dan said: “The third wave of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project is now underway, and for me, this is about more than research. While we continue to explore how journalistic roles evolve in a changing media landscape, this initiative also connects people across [1/2]

across countries, topics, & platforms. But this wave goes even further: we are now measuring AI usage, solutions journalism, and fact-checking practices in newsrooms worldwide. Understanding how these roles adapt to new technologies & contexts is vital to the industry's future."

Mireya commented: "I am thrilled to officially kick off the third round of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project! We are continuing our deep dive into how journalistic roles—from the watchdog and civic service to interventionism and infotainment are evolving [1/2]