Global investigative journalism collaborations: Insights on a new media paradigm
2015 paper from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center exploring the increasing need for, and impact of, global collaborations among news outlets to investigate complex stories.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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How is the Internet fueling economic growth in the developing world? New research
2015 study from the OECD and Switzerland’s Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies on the potential of the Internet to improve businesses’ performance.
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Social media sharing, news and opinion leadership: Recent research
2015 review of recent research on how influential recommendations from friends on social networks can be in terms of trusting news outlets and guiding future information-seeking choices.
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Algorithms, journalistic investigations and holding digital power accountable
2015 paper from the University of Maryland highlighting the emerging field of reporting on algorithms and laying out definitions, strategies and key issues for reporters.
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The rise of mobile and social news: Oxford Reuters Institute’s 2015 report
2015 summary of findings from the Reuters Institute’s latest report on the state of digital news across a dozen countries. Further research context is also provided.
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Gender disparities and journalism: Research perspectives
2015 roundup of reports relevant to women and news media, with an emphasis on emerging trends and continuing problems with retention and promotion.
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Racial bias and news media reporting: New research trends
2015 research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign published in Communication Research highlighting how portrayals of racial minorities are changing in television news.
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Does Facebook drive political polarization? Data science and research
2015 study published in Science showing that Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has a limited effect on the kinds of political posts users view and consume.
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Civil damage awards, courts and news media power: Reviewing research on judiciary dynamics
2015 study in the American Law and Economics Review examining the relationship between the intensity of media coverage in courts and the monetary awards of cases in the state systems.
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Open data, government and citizen perceptions: First national survey, by the Pew Research Center 2015
2015 report from the Pew Research Center based on the first national survey testing responses to government openness projects and measuring public perceptions.
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