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Journal Article 1: Reich, Z. (2013). The impact of technology on news reporting: A longitudinal perpsective. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 90, 417–434. Article first published online: July 26, 2013; Issue published: September 1, 2013.

Abstract: Based on measurements across the past decade, this paper challenges common wisdom about new technologies’ transformative impact on news reporting. The telephone still reigns as queen of the news production battlefield, while use of the Internet and social media as news sources remains marginal. In face-to-face reconstruction interviews, news reporters at three leading national Israeli dailies detailed reporting of recently published items. Findings conform to the Compulsion to Proximity theory, in which technological impact on professional and lay actors is restrained by the need to maintain richer interactions based on copresence.

Journal Article 2: Robinson, S. (2017). Teaching journalism for better community: A deweyan approach. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 94, 303–317. Article first published online: December 22, 2016; Issue published: March 1, 2017.

Abstract: This research used interviews with producers and sources in news about racial disparities to understand obstacles in covering issues involving race. These data along with a Deweyan framework informed the creation of a service-learning class called “Journalism for Racial Justice: Amplifying Voices in Local Communities” aimed at better aligning the journalism profession with more inclusive democracy. Students explored how their privileges affected reporting, redefined roles of “source” as relational in collaborative work, and worked to build trust with wary citizens to knit communities together in conversation. It promotes a relational journalism, positioning reporters as within community as opposed to apart.