Dr Kostas Saltzis

I am a scholar of journalism and communication, with a research and teaching focus on the digital transformation of journalism and news production. I joined the University of Leicester in 2008. After serving as School Director of Teaching and Learning and I am currently Director of Distance Learning. Prior to this, I was Senior Lecturer in Journalism at De Montfort University and previously worked as a journalist.

My primary scholarship is in the field of digital media and news production. Much of my previous and current work focused on technological innovation in the newsroom, the implications of digital technologies for news organisations and journalism. I am particularly interested in the changes in the journalistic profession and working practices in the digital environment. My publications have discussed the changing media context and presented original research findings on the impact of digitisation and technological innovation on journalistic working practices, the managerial responses to convergence in production and delivery of news, and the timeliness of online news. 

Saltzis K (2018) The history of Social Media in Mair J, Clark T & Fowler N (eds) ‘Anti-Social Media?: The Impact on Journalism and Society’, Abramis

Gunter, B., Saltzis, K., & Campbell, V. P. (2015). ‘The Changing Nature of Party Election Broadcasts: The Growing Influence of Political Marketing’. Journal of Political Marketing: political campaigns in the new millennium, 14(3), 229-250. doi:10.1080/15377857.2012.693060

Dickinson, R., Matthews, J., & Saltzis, K. (2013). ‘Studying journalists in changing times: understanding news work as socially-situated practice’, International Communication Gazette, 60(3):216-228 (Special Issue on Changing Journalistic Practices). doi: 10.1177/1748048512461759

Saltzis, K. (2012). ‘Breaking news online: How news stories are updated and maintained around-the-clock’. Journalism Practice, 6(5-6), 702-710. doi:10.1080/17512786.2012.667274

Saltzis, K. (2012). Doing Journalism Online: How UK News Organizations have Adapted in the Age of the Internet,  in Siapera E. & Veglis A (eds) The Handbook of Global Online Journalism, Wiley (pp 462-477)
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Saltzis, K., & Dickinson, R. (2008). Inside the changing newsroom: journalists' responses to media convergence. ASLIB PROCEEDINGS, 60(3), 216-228. doi:10.1108/00012530810879097

I am interested to hear from prospective research students who wish to undertake projects related to my research interests and particularly the following areas: News production/ Digital journalism, AI in news.

Current PhD students as first supervisor:

Arta Berisha. Public trust in the digital era: Simulated news portal and the state of online information.

Completions as first supervisor:
- Ghada Al Waily. Evaluating Saudi Public Diplomacy Communication Strategies by Utilising Social Media

- Ioannis Papadopoulos. Entrepreneurial journalism in Greece: a study on journalistic practices; can they restore the lost credibility and trustworthiness of journalism?

- Tunde Olugboji. UK Media Representation Of Africa: A Framing And Agenda Setting Analysis Of Corruption And British Foreign Aid

- Osazee-Odia OU. A Study of University Students Perceptions and Usage Behaviour of Mobile Media Technologies in Nigeria

- Ikon AO. UK Newspaper Coverage of Africa: A Content Analysis of The Guardian, The Daily Mail from the years 1987-1989 and 2007 to 2009

- Adetokunbo-Edmund AV. Africa In The Face Of A Global Media, National Image And Nation Branding: A Content Analysis Of The Coverage Of Nigeria By The British Press From 2007 To 2010

I currently teach the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

• MS7079 Public Relations, Journalism & Networked Media (convenor)
• JO1001 Key Concepts in Journalism (convenor)
• MS7002 Media and Communication Theory (convenor)
• MS2010 Journalism Studies (convenor)
• JO2010 Researching Journalism (convenor)
• MS7043 Digital Media and Everyday Life (contributor)
• MS7060 Sociology of Digital Media (contributor)
• MS7012/MS7620 PGT Dissertation (supervisor)

In the past I have taught a wide range of subjects in Media and Journalism including: Digital Journalism, Political Communication, Media Audiences, Media Research Methods, Strategic Communication, Writing for PR, Contemporary Issues in Media and Cultural Studies, Digital and Social Media Journalism, Reporting Panics, Digital Media Theories and Concepts, Digital Media Cultures

I would be happy to talk to journalists as an expert on digital technologies, journalistic practices, politics social network communication and the future of technology.

Selected conference presentations include:

- 2018  “Digital Media Storms: A review of recent research on how digital journalists cover crises” In IAMCR, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.

- (2017) “Technology ‘braking’ journalism: The role of technology as a constraining rather than enabling force in news production” In IAMCR, Cartagena, Colombia.

- (2011) ‘Breaking news online: A study on the patterns of news story updates in UK websites’. In Future of Journalism. Cardiff University, UK.

- (2010). ‘Breaking news online’. 3rd European Communication Conference ECREA. Hamburg, Germany.

- (2008). ‘News production & convergence’. In Merging Media, Converging Newsrooms Conference. Lucerne University Switzerland.

- (2008). ‘How convergence affects the management and the production of news organisations’. In IAMCR, Global Divides Conference. Stockholm, Sweden.

- (2008) ‘Managing convergence in the newsroom: The end of single media journalists?’ Conference paper, 2nd European Communication Conference, ECREA, 25-28 November, Barcelona, Spain.

• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (2019), UK
• PhD Media and Communication, Centre for Mass Communication Research (2006), University of Leicester. Thesis title: Media convergence in News organisations
• MSc Media Management (2000), University of Stirling 
• BA (Hons) in Journalism & Mass Communication (1998), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki