The internet has created new ways to buy and sell just about anything. People no longer need to leave their homes for groceries, and overnight shipping has saved many a procrastinator. Researchers Yuchi Zhang, Michael Trusov, Andrew T. Stephen, and Zainab Jamal wanted to know …
Carrie Kahn is NPR's international correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Kahn’s reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition. Kahn joined NPR in 2003, and before taking …
Even veterans in the fields of journalism and marketing communications can benefit from stopping once in a while to consider some common writing mistakes that copy editors fix all the time. None of us are immune to the pitfalls of our language. (Or should that …
The Knight Foundation’s Beyond "Live at Five": What's Next for Local News? summarizes research the organization commissioned from University of Mississippi journalism school Assistant Dean Debora Wenger and Professor Emeritus Bob Papper of Hofstra University's j-school. The study titled, Local TV News and the New Media Landscape, focuses …
Social media can be a powerful communication tool. Within hours, important information can be spread to thousands. An article by Kellie E. Carlyle of Virginia Commonwealth University discusses the topic of social media and sharing information about violence as a public health issue. Carlyle believes that …
Social networking sites are increasingly becoming popular platforms for traditional news outlets to reach and engage readers. A study conducted by Ahmed Al-Rawi of the Communication Studies department at the Concordia University in Canada examined Facebook pages of Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabia, two television channels in …
The U.S. Surgeon General has reported that the likelihood of violence from people with mental illness is low. In fact, “the overall contribution of mental disorders to the total level of violence in society is exceptionally small.” The vast majority of people with mental illness …
Researchers at Google News Lab conducted ethnographic research over a period of six months to study the ways in which people experience storytelling via Virtual Reality (VR) and how this particular method of storytelling distinguishes itself from other methods. Researchers observed and interviewed 36 participants …
The use of alluring headlines, or clickbait, to tempt readers is not new, but a recent study found mainstream media are increasingly active participants in the practice. The research found 33.54 percent of headlines from mainstream media could be considered clickbait, while in unreliable media it’s …
Thanks to the internet and social media, putting a protest together and even finding people who will join is easier than ever before. In a 2016 study, researchers José Alberto Simões and Ricardo Campos wanted to explore the relationship of social media and protesters. Over the …
Do newspaper stories deviate from its corresponding Twitter updates? Three researchers looked for the answers, examining US media coverage of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Xueying Zhang, Bijie Bie and Andrew C. Billings from the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama examined …
The shooting of Michael Brown in the summer of 2014 sparked a wave of public protest. Twitter also exploded with videos, photographs and messages. A study examined how news organizations framed the events in Ferguson on Twitter in the unrest following the shooting of African-American …
