Government leaks, prosecutions and the news media: Recent research
2013 review of new report for the Committee to Protect Journalists and a Harvard Law Review article that shed light on the issue of leak prosecutions and the news media.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Reporters talking shop and the issues: Fall 2013 highlights at the Shorenstein Center
2013 highlights from talks by journalists and media thinkers, including Bart Gellman, Maggie Haberman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ethan Zuckerman, Chuck Todd and Joan Walsh.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: November 2013
November 2013 review of scholarly articles that look at a variety of digital topics, from gender and reporting on Twitter to the Internet and American political campaigns.
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U.S. Internet broadband speed and pricing: Data, research and comparisons
2013 review of recent reports that provide data-driven perspective on U.S. broadband speeds and their relative value compared to international standards.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: October 2013
October 2013 review of six studies and reports that speak to issues such as Web analytics and news, social media data and balancing financial concerns with editorial standards.
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“Illegal,” “undocumented,” “unauthorized”: Issue frames and perceptions of immigrants
2013 study by Claremont Graduate University and University of California-Riverside on the role of language in framing immigration policy.
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Open government and conflicts with public trust and privacy: Recent research ideas
2013 review of academic papers and articles relating to basic tensions between government openness and other competing public interest values.
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Misrepresentation of randomized controlled trials in press releases and news coverage
2012 study in PLoS Medicine on studies, associated press releases and media coverage to understand how accurately the research results were conveyed.
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Framing in news coverage of major U.S. natural disasters, 2000-2010
2013 study from of the University of Missouri and University of Oklahoma in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly on press accounts of 11 major events.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: September 2013
September 2013 review of new studies on news, social media and Internet-related behavior and patterns.
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