ARTICLE: How do people view Black Lives Matter?
Lanier Frush Holt, of the Ohio State University, studied people’s opinion of the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) and how credible they see different sources writing about the topic. Two … Continued
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ARTICLE: Consuming news from multiple platforms is good for civic engagement
Logan Molyneux, of Temple University, examined how civically engaged individuals consume various types of news content across multiple platforms. The data was collected using an online survey for US adults, … Continued
ARTICLE: Political news sites attract ideologically diverse audiences
Partisan selective exposure to news or echo chambers seems not to be the main driver for political polarization, a new study finds. Researchers Jacob L. Nelson and James G. Webster, … Continued
ARTICLE: In Sweden, newspapers are still agenda setters
It has been argued that the increasing choice in media outlets would dilute the agenda setting power of traditional news media. The assumption was put to the test by Monika … Continued
ARTICLE: Rethinking media’s responsibility towards refugees
Lilie Chouliaraki and Tijana Stolic, both of the London School of Economics and Political Science, studied newspaper headline images from five European countries. They created a typology of visibilities of … Continued
ARTICLE: Four types of “fake news”
So-called fake news have become a widely discussed topic especially since the 2016 presidential elections in the United States. The concept and the term, however, are older, write Edson C. … Continued
ARTICLE: Breaking news stories drive direct traffic
The importance of social media and search engine referrals reduces during breaking news events, Nic Newman and Antonis Kalogeropoulos, both of Oxford University, write. The authors analysed the desktop and … Continued
ARTICLE: Both audience and journalists unsure of fact checkers
Both journalists and lay social media users have mixed opinions on fact checking and information verification services, write Petter Bae Brandtzaeg and Asbjørn Følstad, both of the Norwegian research company … Continued
ARTICLE: Millenials’ definition of “news” is becoming broader
The so-called Millenial generation considers as “news” a wider selection of information than what journalists and scholars usually do. This finding is reported by Natalia Rulyova, of University of Birmingham, … Continued
PAPER: Design and features on news websites can affect perceived bias
With news websites increasingly adapting to individual users, the experience of each user is becoming more tailored. User characteristics, website design and technical features of websites impact users’ perception of … Continued