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Electronic News Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Electronic News in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Electronic News format

Electronic News is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics, Public Relations and Crisis Communication.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Electronic News, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Social Media and Politics Public Relations and Crisis Communication Media Influence and Health Media Influence and Politics
ISSN1931-2431
Citation impact (2-yr)1.15
h-index24
i10-index89
Total citations2,615
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Electronic News per year

26
2014
25
2015
22
2016
22
2017
13
2018
13
2019
14
2020
20
2021
21
2022
14
2023
14
2024
15
2025

Citation impact of Electronic News by publication year

222
2014
271
2015
199
2016
243
2017
67
2018
49
2019
70
2020
167
2021
100
2022
34
2023
33
2024
10
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Electronic News

Now Tweet This: How News Organizations Use Twitter

Cory L. Armstrong, Fangfang Gao · 19 Nov 2010

This content analysis examined how Twitter is used as a content dissemination tool within the news industry. Using Gans’ conception of news values as a theoretical framework, this study looked at tweets of nine news organizations during a 4-month period to determine how individuals, links, news headlines and subject areas were employed within the 140-character…

Influence of User Comments on Perceptions of Media Bias and Third-Person Effect in Online News

J. Brian Houston, Glenn J. Hansen, Gwendelyn S. Nisbett · 24 May 2011

As online and mobile information technologies continue to become more commonplace, Americans are increasingly turning to these sources for news. Online news sites often allow readers to post comments about news stories. Using an experiment, the authors of this study sought to understand how user comments influence individual perceptions of media bias and third person…

Elements of News Literacy

Stephanie Craft, Seth Ashley, Adam Maksl · 5 Jul 2016

Focus groups with teenagers (ages 15–18) were conducted to understand how they define news; what motivates them to consume news; what news sources they use; and how much knowledge about the news media industry, content, and effects they bring to the task of consuming and thinking critically about the news. Findings suggested exposure to news…

Facebook and Twitter in the Newsroom

Suzanne Lysak, Michael Cremedas, John Wolf · 1 Dec 2012

This article examines the role social media is playing in local television newsrooms. The authors used a web-based national survey of news managers at network affiliated stations to look at what forms of social media are being used in the newsroom, who is using it and how it is being applied. The results show stations…

Comparing Flagship News Programs

Andrew C. Billings, Brittany D. Young · 23 Feb 2015

A total of 118 hr of sports news broadcast programming was subject to gender clock-time analysis, half from Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN’s) SportsCenter and half from 2013 startup network Fox Sports 1’s Fox Sports Live. Results showed that both programs featured women’s sports less than 1% of the time, with only modest gains…

Electronic News template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Electronic News format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Electronic News template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Electronic News use?
Electronic News uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Electronic News, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Electronic News?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Electronic News document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Electronic News template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Electronic News format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Electronic News?
Electronic News is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Electronic News template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Electronic News PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Electronic News template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Electronic News template cost?
You can start writing in the Electronic News template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Electronic News PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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