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The International Journal of Press/Politics (IJPP) is an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the press and politics in a globalized world. The Journal publishes theoretical and empirical research which analyzes the linkages between the news media and political processes and actors. View full journal description

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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Evaluating the Impact of China’s “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy” in East Asia: An Experimental Approach

  • Yuan Zhou
  • Tetsuro Kobayashi
  • Lungta Seki
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Book Review: How Media Ownership Matters by Rodney Benson, Mattias Hessérus, Timothy Neff, and Julie Sedel

  • Hendrik Theine
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Harnessing Star Power: Sequential Political Cooptation of Entertainment Celebrities in China

  • Guo Li
  • Chengli Wang
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Book Review: Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda by Ruth Moon

  • Mekhala Saran PhD student
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Most read articles in this journal in the last 6 months.
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When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries

  • Petter Törnberg
  • Juliana Chueri
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Who Relies on Social Media Influencers for Political Information? A Cross-Country Study Among Youth

  • Darian Harff
  • Desiree Schmuck
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Do (Microtargeted) Deepfakes Have Real Effects on Political Attitudes?

  • Tom Dobber
  • Nadia Metoui
  • Damian Trilling
  • Natali Helberger
  • Claes de Vreese
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News Can Help! The Impact of News Media and Digital Platforms on Awareness of and Belief in Misinformation

  • Sacha Altay
  • Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
  • Richard Fletcher
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A New Protest Paradigm: Toward a Critical Approach to Protest News Analyses

  • Summer Harlow
  • Danielle K. Brown
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“Or They Could Just Not Use It?”: The Dilemma of AI Disclosure for Audience Trust in News

  • Benjamin Toff
  • Felix M. Simon
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After Deception: How Falling for a Deepfake Affects the Way We See, Hear, and Experience Media

  • Teresa Weikmann
  • Hannah Greber
  • Alina Nikolaou
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Women’s Month Collection
News Coverage of Protests
Black History Month Collection
European Elections and Political Communication in the European Union
Freedom of the press and violence against journalists in Latin America (A joint collection with articles from International Journal of Press/Politics and Journalism)
Media and Politics in the Global South and in Global Perspective
Research Perspectives on UK Politics and Elections
The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award
The International Journal of Press/Politics Jay Blumler Best Article Award
Global Myth and Magic around AI: Enchanted Determinism and Folk Theories in Public Discourses on AI

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IJPP Book Award 2025 Winner

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New Special Issue Call for 2026

IJPP is gathering abstracts for a new special issue entitled: “An Emotional Divide: The Relationship between Media and Politics in Times of Perpetual Crisis." Deadline for abstracts is Feb 2 2026.

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IJPP 2024 conference call for papers

The October conference will focus on academic research on the relationship between media and political processes around the world. Deadline for abstract submissions is June 14, 2024.
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