The iPhone effect: Social interactions and a constant state of “poly-consciousness”
2014 study in the journal Environment and Behavior showing how the mere presence of mobile devices can influence the quality of human interactions.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Massive and growing volume of free research on the Web: 27 million documents and counting
2014 study from Pennsylvania State University published in PLoS One that uses computer-science techniques to estimate the total amount of research knowledge available on the Web.
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What’s new in digital and social media research, September 2014: Citizen journalism, news transparency, Wikipedia, Twitter and politics
August-September 2014 review of recent academic studies, covering topics ranging from citizen journalism and transparency to Wikipedia and social media.
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Research chat: Sarah Cohen of the New York Times on the state of data journalism and what reporters need to know
2014 conversation with a leading practitioner of data journalism. Cohen is editor of computer-assisted reporting at the New York Times and board president of Investigative Reporters & Editors.
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Does media fragmentation contribute to polarization? Evidence from lab experiments
2014 study in Public Opinion Quarterly that suggests that political polarization cannot be explained by media diversity and the fragmenting of audiences.
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The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Advantages of longhand over laptop note taking
2014 paper published in Psychological Science that uses three experiments to compare the ability of students to remember and understand information depending on how they take notes.
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What’s new in digital and social media research, July 2014: Online incivility and offensive content, Twitter and fact-checking, new media civics
July 2014 review of recent studies relating to online comment threads, media fact-checking on Twitter, social media content flagging and more.
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Geography and high-tech employment growth in U.S. counties
2014 study in the Journal of Economic Geography showing urban clustering and proximity to educational institutions are associated with high-tech sector growth.
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Journalists’ insights on the evolving nature of the media: Spring 2014 highlights at the Shorenstein Center
Spring 2014 highlights from talks by journalists and media thinkers, including David Carr, Julia Angwin, Andrew Revkin, Deborah Amos, Brian McGrory, Ben Smith and Andrea Mitchell
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Who gets a press pass? Media credentialing practices in the United States
2014 study from Harvard’s Berkman Center and Shorenstein Center examining patterns of media credentialing and denials of press passes across the United States.
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