Violent media and real-world behavior: Historical data and recent trends
2015 study from Stetson University published in Journal of Communications that explores violence in movies and video games and rates of societal violence over the same period.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Spreading messages on Twitter: Best practices for wording and rhetorical craft
A 2015 review of studies and data relating to the spreading of messages on Twitter reveals some core best practices for encouraging the sharing information.
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Remembering David Carr of the New York Times: A meta-level conversation about power, networks and media
After the 2015 death of the New York Times media critic, we highlight his 2011 conversation with scholar danah boyd on the nature of media in the era of WikiLeaks and Occupy Wall Street.
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The contested field of violent video games: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine possible positive and negative outcomes of violent video game play, including links to aggressive behavior.
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Journalists’ public views about incivility in political news discourse
2015 Georgetown study in the International Journal of Press/Politics that explores journalists’ attitudes about the level of civility in political discourse as reflected in their published work.
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Measuring global transparency by data openness: Research on a new ranking method
2014 study in Political Analysis proposing a new method for ranking countries on transparency issues based on willingness to report internal data to outside institutions.
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Productivity and information technology: Research on slowdowns, growth and GDP
2014 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the contribution of information technology to productivity gains during the 1990s and mid-2000s, with insight on future GDP growth rates.
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The possibilities of digital discrimination: Research on e-commerce, algorithms and big data
2014 review of recent studies and reports on online discrimination and potential downsides of digital marketplaces featuring user profiles and data.
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How “good enough” technology can stifle innovation
2015 essay on how early adoption of technology can stifle later innovation, by Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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What’s new in digital and social media research? Some greatest hits from 2014
Year-end 2014 column featuring a dozen powerful studies on diverse topics across news, social and digital media areas.
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