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Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 & Seaton, J. (2024). Introduction: Where Next for Public Service Broadcasting?. The Political Quarterly, 95(1), pp. 8-11. doi: 10.1111/1467-923x.13381

Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320, Zachos, K. ORCID: 0000-0003-1977-7090, Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 , Nyre, L. & Linden, C-G.view all authors (2023). Automating science journalism tasks: emerging opportunities. Journalism Practice, pp. 1-21. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2023.2226116

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 (2023). Wigginton, Nancy [known as Nan Winton] (1925–2019), broadcaster and newsreader. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, doi: 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380954

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 (2023). Challenges of Reporting Africa for an International Audience. Media International Australia, 193(1), pp. 148-149. doi: 10.1177/1329878x231167889

Joubert, M., van Zuydam, L. & Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on science journalists in South Africa: Investigating effects, challenges, quality concerns and training needs. Journal of African Media Studies, 15(1), pp. 111-129. doi: 10.1386/jams_00095_1

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Joubert, M., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & van Zuydam, L.view all authors (2022). Beyond Cheerleading: Navigating the Boundaries of Science Journalism in South Africa. Journalism Studies, 24(14), pp. 1734-1753. doi: 10.1080/1461670x.2022.2141820

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320 (2021). Using computational tools to support journalists’ creativity. Journalism, 23(9), pp. 1881-1899. doi: 10.1177/14648849211010582

Davies, S. R., Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Roche, J. , Schmidt, A. L., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Zollo, F.view all authors (2021). The Landscape of European Science Communication. Journal of Science Communication, 20(03), article number A01. doi: 10.22323/2.20030201

Olesk, A., Renser, B., Bell, L. , Fornetti, A., Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Mannino, I., Roche, J., Schmidt, A. L., Schofield, B., Villa, R. & Zollo, F.view all authors (2021). Quality indicators for science communication: results from a collaborative concept mapping exercise. Journal of Science Communication, 20(03), article number A06. doi: 10.22323/2.20030206

Mannino, I., Bell, L., Costa, E. , Di Rosa, M., Fornetti, A., Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Iasillo, C., Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320, Olesk, A., Pasotti, J., Resner, B., Roche, J., Schofield, B., Villa, R. & Zollo, F.view all authors (2021). Supporting quality in science communication: insights from the QUEST project. Journal of Science Communication, 20(03), article number A07. doi: 10.22323/2.20030207

Franks, S. (2018). “Please send us your money”: The BBC’s evolving relationship with charitable causes, fundraising and humanitarian appeals. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 38(4), pp. 863-879. doi: 10.1080/01439685.2017.1412919

Franks, S. & O'Neill, D. (2018). This sporting life. Why so few women sports writers. Journalism Education, 6(3), pp. 42-53.

Franks, S. (2017). We have seen his type before. British Journalism Review, 28(1), pp. 27-29. doi: 10.1177/0956474817697584

Franks, S. & O'Neill, D. (2016). Women reporting sport: Still a man’s game?. Journalism, 17(4), pp. 474-492. doi: 10.1177/1464884914561573

O'Neill, D. & Franks, S. (2016). A sporting chance for women? Gender imbalance on the sports desks of UK national newspapers. Media Report to Women, 44(1), pp. 12-24.

Franks, S. (2014). Reporting famine; changing nothing. British Journalism Review, 25(3), pp. 61-66. doi: 10.1177/0956474814550602

Franks, S. (2013). Inserting political understanding into the humanitarian narrative. Sociologia Della Comunicazione, 45(45), pp. 22-36. doi: 10.3280/sc2013-045003

Franks, S. (2012). BBC reporting in India in the 1970s and 1980s: globally connected media ahead of its time. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 32(2), pp. 207-224. doi: 10.1080/01439685.2012.669885

Franks, S. (2010). The neglect of Africa and the power of aid. International Communication Gazette, 72(1), pp. 71-84. doi: 10.1177/1748048509350339

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Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 & Howell, L. (2019). Seeking women's expertise in the UK broadcast news media. In: Carter, C., Steiner, L. & Allan, S. (Eds.), Journalism, Gender and Power. (pp. 49-62). Oxford, UK: Routledge.

Franks, S. (2017). Reporting Humanitarian Narratives: Are We Missing Out on the Politics? In: Andersen, R. & de Silva, P. L. (Eds.), The Routledge companion to media and humanitarian action. (pp. 189-199). UK: Routledge.

Bunce, M., Franks, S. & Paterson, C. (2016). INTRODUCTION: A New Africa’s Media Image? In: Bunce, M., Franks, S. & Paterson, C. (Eds.), Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the ‘Heart of Darkness’ to ‘Africa Rising’. (pp. 1-14). UK: Routledge.

Bunce, M. (2016). The International News Coverage of Africa: Beyond the ‘Single Story’. In: Bunce, M., Franks, S. & Paterson, C. (Eds.), Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the ‘Heart of Darkness’ to ‘Africa Rising’. (pp. 17-29). UK: Routledge.

Tasiu Abubakar, A. (2016). Communicating violence: The media strategies of Boko Haram. In: Bunce, M., Franks, S. & Paterson, C. (Eds.), Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the "Heart of Darkness" to "Africa Rising". (pp. 200-210). UK: Routledge.

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Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320, Zachos, K. ORCID: 0000-0003-1977-7090, Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 , Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Stallard, S.view all authors (2020). Designing Digital Content to Support Science Journalism. In: NordiCHI '20: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society. Nordi CHI 2020, 25-29 Oct 2020, Tallinn, Estonia. doi: 10.1145/3419249.3420124