Alessio Cornia
Dr
Alessio Cornia is Assistant Professor at Dublin City University and Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford.
His research interest is comparative research on political communication and journalism, with a focus on the relationship between media and politics, news industry developments, digital news, social media platforms, media coverage of corruption, and EU journalism.
He is the DCU research team lead for the EU-funded project ‘CO.R.E.: COrruption Risk indicators in Emergency’ and Co-PI for the H2020 project ‘MEDIATIZED EU: Mediatized Discourses on Europeanization and Their Representations in Public Perceptions’.
He was previously Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute and Researcher at the University of Perugia, where he completed a PhD in Social and Political Theory and Research.
He has published a monograph on EU journalists in Brussels and several articles in academic journals including Media, Culture and Society, the International Journal of Press/Politics, the European Journal of Communication, Journalism, Journalism Studies, and the Journal of Risk Research.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sehl, A.;Cornia, A.;Nielsen, R.K. (2021) 'How Do Funding Models and Organizational Legacy Shape News Organizations’ Social Media Strategies? A Comparison of Public Service and Private Sector News Media in Six Countries'. DIGITAL JOURNALISM, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Danzon-Chambaud, S.;Cornia, A. (2021) 'Changing or Reinforcing the “Rules of the Game”: A Field Theory Perspective on the Impacts of Automated Journalism on Media Practitioners'. JOURNALISM PRACTICE, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Sehl, A.;Cornia, A. (2021) 'How Do Public Service Media Innovate? An Analysis of Product Development by European PSM'. Journalism Studies, 22 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Fletcher R.;Cornia A.;Nielsen R.K. (2020) 'How Polarized Are Online and Offline News Audiences? A Comparative Analysis of Twelve Countries'. International Journal of Press/Politics, 25 (2):169-195. [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Cornia A., Sehl A. and Nielsen R.K. (2018) 'We no longer live in a time of separation: A comparative analysis of how editorial and commercial integration became a norm'. Journalism, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Sehl A., Cornia A., Graves L. and Nielsen R.K. (2018) 'Newsroom Integration as an Organizational Challenge: Approaches of European PSM from a Comparative Perspective'. Journalism Studies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Cornia A.;Sehl A.;Kleis Nielsen R. (2018) 'Comparing legacy media responses to the changing business of news: Cross-national similarities and differences across media types'. International Communication Gazette, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Cornia A., Sehl A. and Nielsen R.K (2018) 'Comparing legacy media responses to a changing business of news: Cross-national similarities and differences across media types'. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION GAZETTE (ONLINE), 81 (7):1-21. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Brüggemann M.;Humprecht E.;Kleis Nielsen R.;Karppinen K.;Cornia A.;Esser F. (2016) 'Framing the newspaper crisis: How debates on the state of the press are shaped in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States'. Journalism Studies, 17 (5):533-551. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Cornia A.;Dressel K.;Pfeil P. (2016) 'Risk cultures and dominant approaches towards disasters in seven European countries'. Journal of Risk Research, 19 (3):288-304. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Cornia A.;Ghersetti M.;Mancini P.;Odén T. (2016) 'The Partisans, the Technocrats and the Watchdogs: Domestication in media coverage of the swine flu pandemic in 2009'. Journalism Studies, 17 (8):1030-1050. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Mancini P., Mazzoni M., Cornia A., Marchetti R. (2016) 'Representations of Corruption in the British, French, and Italian Press: Audience Segmentation and the Lack of Unanimously Shared Indignation'. International Journal of Press/Politics, 22 (1):67-91. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Cornia A. (2016) 'TV-centrism and politicisation in Italy: obstacles to new media development and pluralism'. Media, Culture and Society, 38 (2):175-195. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Cornia A. (2015) 'In search of an Italian risk culture: Prevalent approaches towards disasters among experts, survivors and people at risk of natural and industrial hazards'. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 18 (2):125-139. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Cornia A. (2014) 'Restituire l'Imu versata: una proposta shock, ma anche credibile? Analisi dei sondaggi e del dibattito su Twitter'. 15 (1). [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2010 | Cornia A. (2010) 'The europeanization of mediterranean journalistic practices and the italianization of brussels: Dynamics of the interaction between eu institutions and national journalistic cultures'. European Journal of Communication, 25 (4):366-381. [DOI] | |
| 2008 | Cornia A.;Lönnendonker J.;Nitz P. (2008) 'European Councils as first encounters of trans-European media communication?'. Journalism, 9 (4):493-515. [DOI] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cornia A, Sehl A, Levy DAL and Nielsen RK (2018) Private Sector News, Social Media Distribution, and Algorithm Change. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2018 | Sehl A., Cornia A. and Nielsen R.K. (2018) Public Service News and Social Media. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2018 | Fletcher R., Cornia A., Graves L., and Nielsen R.K (2018) Measuring the Reach of “Fake News” and Online Disinformation in Europe. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | Cornia A., Sehl A., Simon F., and Nielsen R.K. (2017) Pay Models in European News. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | Sehl A., Cornia A. and Nielsen R.K (2017) Developing Digital News in Public Service Media. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | Cornia A., Sehl A. and Nielsen R.K. (2017) Developing Digital News Projects in Private Sector Media. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Sehl A., Cornia A. and Nielsen R.K. (2016) Public Service News and Digital Media. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Thurman N., Cornia A. and Kunert J. (2016) Journalists in the UK. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Nielsen R.K., Cornia A., and Kalogeropoulos A. (2016) Challenges and Opportunities for News Media and Journalism in an Increasingly Digital, Mobile, and Social Media Environment. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Cornia A., Sehl A. and Nielsen R.K. (2016) Private Sector Media and Digital News. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, . [Link] |
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cornia A. (2010) Notizie da Bruxelles. Logiche e problemi della costruzione giornalistica dell'Unione europea. Milan: FrancoAngeli. [Link] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alessio Cornia (2022) 'Social media and the news industry' In: Constitutionalising Social Media. London : Bloomsbury Publishing (Hart Publishing). | |
| 2022 | Cornia A. (2022) '“Polarization and Trust in Italian News Outlets: An International Comparison” (in Italian)' In: We Do Trust Journalism: Managing Relationships to Overcome Distrust (in Italian). Italy : Facoltà di Comunicazione-Iscom. [Link] | |
| 2019 | Cornia A. (2019) 'News Apps' In: The International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies. Massachusetts, USA : Wiley-Blackwell. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Cornia A. (2014) 'Will Italian political journalism ever change?' In: Political Journalism in Transition: Western Europe in a Comparative Perspective. London : I.B. Tauris. | |
| 2007 | Cornia A., Mancini P. and Marini R (2007) 'The Case of Italy' In: Understanding the Logic of EU Reporting from Brussels. Bouchum/Freiburg : Projekt Verlag. | |
| 2006 | Cornia A. and Marini R. (2006) 'The Case of Italy' In: Understanding the Logic of EU Reporting in Mass Media. Bouchum/Freiburg : Projekt Verlag. |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cornia A. (2014) '“Berlusconi’s shocking proposal on taxes and its credibility: An analysis of the polls and the debate on Twitter” (in Italian)' 15 (1) :97-114. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2010 | Cornia A., Maurizi V. and Petroselli A. (2010) '“The 2010 regional election campaign on TV newscasts. What has happened to the candidates and their manifestos?” (in Italian)' 11 (2) :309-316. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2009 | Gorelli S., Cornia A. and Palma C.T. (2009) '“‘Political’ newscasts across different legislatures” (in Italian)' 446 (6) :1014-1022. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2005 | Mancini P., Cornia A. and Mazzoni M. (2005) 'The role of surveys and political subcultures in the leadership selection process: the case of Umbria (in Italian)' 6 (2) :235-254. [Link] | |
| 2004 | Cornia A. (2004) '“In the wake of Azzurra. The impact of Berlusconi’s boat on the 2000 regional election campaign” (in Italian)' 5 (2) :315-345. [Link] |
Conference Contribution
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Comparative research; relationship between media and politics; media systems; political communication; journalism studies; social media platforms; digital news; media industry developments; disinformation; news organisations; EU journalism; risk cultures and communication;