🇬🇧 JRP UK Team secures British Academy grant for Third Wave fieldwork
Congratulations to the UK team of the (JRP) Project 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
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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.
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.
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.
The best part is working with old friends and making new ones! I am also delighted 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!" 3/3
I know that the findings will be groundbreaking as there are no 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. 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. 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, and 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 and 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]
which is a great increase from the two countries that took part in the second wave. With this data, we will be able to do a solid comparison between journalistic role performance in African countries versus the rest of the world"
Terje said: "I am excited to begin the data collection for JRP 2026, especially for the reason that the number of African countries is higher than ever. We're now eight countries from Africa participating in the study
The day has arrived! 🚀
After a full year of preparation, today we officially launch the fieldwork for the Third Wave of our Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) Project.
To all our amazing teams: thank you. Now, let’s get to work. 🌍📊
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Please join us in welcoming Hannah Greber, a new member of our Austrian team! As she joins the team for Wave 3, Hannah brings valuable expertise in journalism and media studies. We’re thrilled to have you on board, Hannah
her participation strengthens our network in the Middle East.
Welcome, Noha! We are very excited to work with you and to have you join our international team.@University of Sharjah
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Please join us in warmly welcoming Noha Mellor to the JRP Project! Noha joins us in this 3rd Wave as our Principal Investigator for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Noha brings extensive expertise and an impressive academic trajectory in journalism and media studies.
#MediaResearch #Newsrooms #RolePerformance #Colombia #UniversidadDelNorte #Uninorte
We’re thrilled to introduce Jesús Arroyave, who joins the Colombia team as a co-researcher in the 3rd Wave! Jesús is a Full Professor at @uninorteco. Welcome to the project—we’re excited to have you on board!
#JournalisticRolePerformance #JRP #JRPWave3
#JournalismStudies
We’re delighted to have Dan continuing with us for the Third Wave. Thank you for your ongoing dedication and insight!
Since the Second Wave, Dan Jackson has been a central figure in the JRP Project. As a member of our Executive Committee, he has played a key role in advancing our work—particularly through his leadership in the UK.
