The Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS) is a peer-refereed journal. It is devoted to research with an applicable angle, tackling issues and practices related to the output, organization, information gathering, field work, coverage, internal guidelines, ethical codes, and the financing and marketing of media outlets in our digitized age. Its main purpose is to bridge the gap between media and communication scholarship on the one hand and media practitioners on the other. Contributions by scholars should test and apply media and communication theories to the day-to-day practices of media firms and the issues and problems they confront.
The journal has a particular focus on and interest in contemporary issues and practices of media firms as they are experienced by their actors – journalists, executives, publishers and proprietors, among others. Besides scholarly submissions, the editors are interested in articles written by media actors focusing on topics including their activities, problems, strategies, guidelines, ethics, management and editorial issues, organization, coverage, distribution, marketing, handling of user-generated material, etc. The journal is the first scholarly publication giving due consideration in publishing to material by media actors. Practitioners, for the first time, will have their articles printed alongside academic papers within the pages of the same journal.