What’s new in digital scholarship: March 2013
March 2013 review of the latest studies in the areas of journalism, digital media and communications, cross-posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab.
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Innovation in hybrid spaces: 2011 U.N. Climate Summit and the expanding journalism landscape
2013 study in Journalism on the converging practices of journalistic and advocacy organizations, as seen through the case of climate change-related coverage.
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Veterans, jobs, wages and unemployment issues: Research roundup
2012 research review of data, studies and trends relating to employment for U.S. veterans, who often face critically high levels of joblessness among certain segments.
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State of the news media 2013: Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
2013 report from the Pew Research Center’s Project on Excellence in Journalism on troubling trends in the news industry, particularly the relationship between declining quality and negative consumer reaction.
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Research chat: Steve Coll of the New Yorker and the New America Foundation
Interview with author and journalist Steve Coll, named the new Dean of Columbia Journalism School, about the relationship between research and media.
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Effects of the Internet on politics: Research roundup
A literature review of studies in the past few years that shed light on issues such as online political polarization.
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Pew Research: Twitter reaction to events often at odds with overall public opinion
2013 report from the Pew Research Center demonstrating how discussions on Twitter often do not reflect more general national sentiment.
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The (non)violent world of YouTube: Content trends in Web video
2012 study in Journal of Communication showing how violence is less prevalent on YouTube than it is on network television.
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Six powerful examples of journalism’s importance: Recent civic impacts of the press
Six powerful investigative stories from 2013, finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, that make for a strong reading list for classrooms and those interested in journalism.
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Questioning the network: The year in digital media research, 2012-13
2012-13 review of 10 new interesting studies in the realm of digital media, social media and communications. A cross-post with Nieman Journalism Lab.
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