A commonly cited truism is that smartphones are fracturing news reading into fast, intermittent spates of attention – so-called “snacking” or “grazing” on news. But is this really the case, asks Logan Molyneux, of Temple University. Molyneux conducted two online surveys, to which over 2 600 Americans responded. The author expected the audience to spend … Continued

If the audience is increasingly able to select the news sources they follow, how come so many still perceive the media as biased? An American team of researchers investigated the matter by surveying 538 residents of the state of Wisconsin, US. They wanted to see whether fiercely partisan individuals are more selective in their news … Continued

When Americans are asked whether they trust “the news media”, an overwhelming majority will say they do not. However, when they are asked about the particular news sources they use themselves, the distrust diminishes. The results come from a survey of over 2 000 Americans, conducted for a collaborative study by the American Press Institute … Continued