f Linking theory and practice: Changing the approach of media and journalism research

The Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies is a scholarly publication that seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice in media and journalism research. This editorial emphasizes the need to develop a praxis-oriented approach to deal with the questions we face during our ethnographic encounters with those we research; it sheds light on the new editorial arrangements introduced at the start of 2014; it discusses the issue of how to relate theory to practice; it examines why the gap between those who practise and those who theorize is still so wide; it touches on the type of learning most appropriate for media and journalism research; and it ends with a conclusion about the type of research the journal wants to promote in order to accomplish its praxis-oriented mission.