Journalists perpetuate myth about suicide during winter holidays
Most news stories that discussed suicide and the holiday season last winter perpetuated the myth that suicides rise during the holidays, finds a University of Pennsylvania analysis.
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Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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New research suggests journalists should defend their profession
“The big takeaway is that it’s actually good to speak up in defense of the profession,” said lead author Ray Pingree.
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Interviewing white-collar criminals: 6 tips from Harvard Business School’s Eugene Soltes
Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and fraud, offers tips on interviewing white-collar criminals such as Bernie Madoff from behind bars.
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Readers respond: Pro tips from scholars for journalists (and vice versa)
Among the main takeaways: Journalists would like academics to understand their tight deadlines. And academics would like journalists to take a statistics class.
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5 fascinating digital media studies from fall 2018
In this piece we wrote for Nieman Lab, we spotlight five studies on topics such as how Twitter affects journalists’ news judgment and how often we remember where we read a news story.
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Political polarization increases after local newspapers close
After local newspapers close, political polarization among voters increases, according to new research in the Journal of Communication.
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Partisanship of journalists’ Twitter networks tends to show in their work
There’s a clear link between the accounts journalists follow on Twitter and the partisanship of their work, finds a new study from researchers at Northeastern University and the University at Buffalo.
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Academic experts cited more in “horse race” election coverage
Journalists were much more likely to rely on academic experts when their coverage of midterm congressional elections focused on political strategy than when it focused on policy issues, according to a new study.
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The margin of error: 7 tips for journalists covering polls and surveys
To help journalists understand margin of error and how to correctly interpret data from surveys and polls, we’ve put together a list of seven tips, including clarifying examples.
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Beyond Gab: The widespread social problem of online extremism
“If it’s not Gab, it’s going to be another platform… the sentiment and the ideas fostered by these communities are not going to be fazed by technology.”
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