Do Facebook users curate their news feed?
As known from many studies on the issue, algorithms in social media shape what kind of news are users exposed to. The new study “Taming the News Feed on Facebook: … Continued
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Best practices for journalists as inclusive media educators
How can journalists foster audience participation and journalism literacy? The new article “Journalists as Media Educators: Journalistic Media Education as Inclusive Boundary Work.” by Maarit Jaakkola of University of Gothenburg … Continued
How people make sense of incidental news
A new study by Manuel Goyanes of University Carlos III de Madrid and Marton Demeter of National University of Public Service, Budapest, contributes to the ongoing research on incidental news … Continued
News sharing on apps is more about social ties than spreading the news
New research by Antonis Kalegoropoulos of the University of Liverpool compared news sharing habits of mobile messaging application users in four countries: US, UK, Germany, and Brazil. Employing comparative and … Continued
Eye tracking study of news interaction on Facebook
The new article by Adrian Vergara, Ignacio Siles, Ana Claudia Castro, and Alonso Chaves, all of Universidad de Costa Rica, explores how Facebook users consume news incidentally through their news … Continued
ARTICLE: Exposure to falsehoods in news and attempts to verify, from publics’ point of view
Falsehoods circulating online, such as fake news websites, rumours spread on purpose and political deceit, cause considerable concern for contemporary democracies. How do publics react to these concerns? And what … Continued
ARTICLE: Empowering women in Niger with radio journalism
Radio can be used for reaching marginalised and isolated communities in many regions in the Global South. It is important to see whether information broadcasted is accurate, independent and aligned … Continued
ARTICLE: Gatekeeping news after publication
Gatekeeping processes online are changing constantly and being affected by so-called secondary gatekeepers. The new article by Alfred Hermida of the University of British Columbia, presents a conceptual framework on … Continued
ARTICLE: “News-finds-me” perception is linked to social media use and political knowledge across countries
Social media has become the most important news source for many, and its use for finding news has increased tremendously over the past years. The “news finds me” perception (NFM) … Continued
Deepfakes do not fool people, but still undermine trust in news
So-called deepfake videos do not deceive the audience, but they increase uncertainty and thus decrease trust in news. The result is reported by Loughborough University researchers Cristian Vaccari and Andrew … Continued