Redefining local: How young Americans engage with television news across platforms
A survey of younger news consumers offers valuable insights for local TV reporters and station managers about how to reach this surprisingly engaged audience.
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Research: 3 in 4 US adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones
Has the death of truth been greatly exaggerated? New research suggests people in the U.S. are, overall, good at identifying true political news headlines from fake ones — but there are some stark socioeconomic differences. PLUS, 3 tips for covering political misinformation online.
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FBarchive: A searchable repository of Facebook whistleblower documents
Journalists, researchers and the public can now access a searchable database of Facebook whistleblower documents, including internal chat threads, reports, presentations and more.
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Instagram eye-tracking study sheds light on how women view images of other women
The young female participants in the study paid more attention to Instagram posts that included bodies rather than just faces, and they preferred looking at underweight and average weight images to the images of overweight people.
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Epidemiological models: 10 things journalists covering coronavirus research should know
Experts told us if journalists do these 10 things they will improve their coverage of new coronavirus research based on epidemiological models.
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Fake news and fact-checking: 7 studies you should know about
We spotlight seven research studies published in 2019 that examine fake news from multiple angles, including what makes fact-checking most effective.
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9 tips for getting people to share or republish your content: Insights from Joel Abrams
Joel Abrams, an expert in online content strategy who manages media outreach for The Conversation US, offers nine quick tips for getting people to share or republish your articles, videos and other content online.
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How public transportation predicts social media connections in New York City
In New York City, travel time and cost more strongly predict social media connectedness than geographical distance, according to a recent working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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New research: Russian trolls used Twitter to attack liberals, conservatives and news media
New research forthcoming in Computers in Human Behavior offers insights into how Russia’s elections-interference operation played out on Twitter.
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Covering viral research: Tips from Harvard’s ‘6 french fries’ guy
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
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