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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Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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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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The state of Internet privacy in 2013: Research roundup
2013 collection of recent research on Internet privacy, including the ways that it can be breached, protection strategies and issues of responsibility.
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The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup
2013 roundup of recent studies and papers that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring and its roots.
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User-generated comments, uncivil news site threads and public understanding
2012 study published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on the impact of reader comments on perceptions of bias in online news articles.
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Bullying in a networked era: Research views on scope and frequency of cyberbullying
2012 and 2013 reports from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the University of New Hampshire examine and consolidate the research findings of recent studies.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: August 2013
August 2013 roundup of notable studies and reports in the areas of news, social and digital media technology scholarship.
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Impact of bullying in childhood on adult health, wealth, crime and social outcomes
A 2013 longitudinal study published in the journal Psychological Science examining the long-term effects of childhood bullying on victims and perpetrators.
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The decline of Big Media, 1980s-2000s: Key lessons and trends
2013 essay from BU professor Chris Daly’s book Covering America. He reviews the economics of the news business and key historical turning points.
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