1 Transnational Journalism Lea Hellmueller University of Houston e-mail: leahellmueller@uh.edu Maria Konow-Lund Cardiff University e-mail: Konow-LundM@cardiff.ac.uk *(final submitted version June 2018, forthcoming entry in Wiley-Blackwell/ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication / The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies) Abstract The concept of transnational journalism entails journalistic ideas and practices that exceed national and geographic boundaries. Transnational journalism does not replace national journalism as a concept of scholarly inquiry, but rather adds a contextualizing and transnational perspective to research on emerging journalism practices and ideals. The nation in that sense is not treated as a taken for granted physical space, but as a logic among many others—such as the transnational logic—that constitute journalism. This entry provides a theoretical discussion of the concept of transnational journalism and includes empirical considerations. Keywords: Transnational Journalism; Transnational Collaboration; Global Media Ethics The concept of national journalism per definition is mainly concerned with national issues, while transnational journalism—as the Latin origin trāns implies (i.e., across, on the far side, beyond)—signifies journalism’s concern with journalistic issues, practices, and ideals that surpass national contexts. On one hand, historically journalism has been tied closely to democratic structures, rooted in local communities. On the other hand, journalism is crossing borders since the 17 th century as mass communication and nation- states emerged. This dual-logic of journalism confronted by increased globalization and digitalization processes accelerated the importance of studying transnational journalism phenomena. Nowadays, global markets, borderless information technology, and transnational conglomerates are increasingly shaping a transnational world and the work