ARTICLE: Russians use VKontakte for humour, not for news
Only a minority (14.7 per cent) of the users of Russian social media website VKontakte follow a news page. Aleksandra Urman, of University of Bern, conducted a network analysis on … Continued
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ARTICLE: Calling minor gaffes scandals hurts journalism’s credibility
When journalists try to exaggerate and scandalize a small transgression, they undermine the public’s trust in journalism, a team of Radboud University researchers discovered. Paul Graβl, Gabi Schaap, Flavia Spagnuolo … Continued
ARTICLE: Sensational news coverage contributes to Islamist radicalization
Mainstream news media can contribute to the radicalization of Muslims into violent Islamists, write Philip Baugut and Katharina Neumann, both of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. They interviewed 34 … Continued
ARTICLE: American elite uses media to manipulate public opinion
The wealthier the richest 1 per cent is, the more individualistic the news supply is – especially if rest of the population is liberal, Hamilton College researchers Ann L. Owen … Continued
ARTICLE: News about Donald Trump’s presidency make readers unhappy
Following the coverage of the first ten months of Donald Trump‘s presidency made American citizens feel negative emotions. María Celeste Wagner, of University of Pennsylvania, and Pablo J. Boczkowski, of … Continued
ARTICLE: Online journalism rarely meets all audience expectations
When it comes to sourcing practices, online journalism often fails its audience’s expectations, a study from Finland suggests. Ville Manninen, of University of Jyväskylä, compared the expectations of young adult … Continued
ARTICLE: The impact of socioeconomic status on news use has changed over the years
Socioeconomic status does affect how people consume the news, but there is little knowledge on how this impact has changed over the years. Annika Bergström, Jesper Strömbäck and Sofia Arkhede … Continued
ARTICLE: Swedish teenagers feel confident about identifying credible news, but often fail at it
Many teenagers fail to identify the credibility of false or biased news online, a new research article finds. Using an online survey with a test, Thomas Nygren and Mona Guath … Continued
ARTICLE: Mobile apps have become increasingly important for news personalisation
Newsrooms are changing with personalisation of news. “Whether personalisation reinforces the relationship between users and news outlets in the long run is open to debate”, a new study discusses. Jessica … Continued
ARTICLE: Chinese media has a limited effect on Kenyan and South African students
The growing number of Chinese-owned media in different African has demonstrated how Beijing wants to create a stronger mediated relationship with Africa. Some of the media projects in recent years … Continued