Uber, Airbnb and consequences of the sharing economy: Research roundup
2015 selection of research that helps define, understand and analyze the sharing economy, those who participate in it and its economic impact.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Highlights from 2016 speaker series: Election 2016, health care, Supreme Court and more
2016 highlights from the spring semester speaker series at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
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Role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle: Research roundup
2016 roundup of research focusing on the role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle.
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What should I be following to keep up with technology and news media issues? 10 suggested sources
2016 tip sheet offering 10 sources of information to help journalists stay informed on issues related to news media and technology.
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Media multitasking: Factors that influence audience use of multiple media platforms at once
2015 study published in Media Psychology that examines media multitasking and the conditions under which people are likely to use more than one media platform at a time.
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The journalistic method: Five principles for blending analysis and narrative
Columbia Journalism School’s Nicholas Lemann explains a series of rules that can help journalists successfully integrate research and reporting.
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Vox editor Sarah Kliff on how media influences public opinion of ‘Obamacare’
A 2016 recorded talk by Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, about media coverage of the Affordable Care Act and what’s next for health care policy.
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The Post-Scalia Supreme Court: Award-winning Linda Greenhouse of the NYT weighs in
2016 discussion in which Linda Greenhouse, who reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for three decades, weighs in on the polarization of the nation’s highest court and other issues.
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Radio news: How the pace, density of broadcasts affect what audiences understand, remember
2015 study in Media Psychology that looks at how the speed of radio news and density of information impact what listeners understand, remember.
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Reporting with Web and social media data: Some helpful tools
2016 tip sheet explaining several online tools that journalists can use to analyze Web traffic and social media patterns, including patterns related to popular search terms, hashtags and URLs.
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