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 …
Despite what the numbers suggest, NBC reporter Vivian Salama says the media’s gender gap doesn’t reflect the roles and opportunities for women in the industry. The reliance of male experts has been ongoing, and a 2016 survey from the American Society of News Editors revealed that …
What are millennials reading, buying, watching? We asked a group of University of Mississippi students what their two latest media purchases were, and here are some of their answers. Mary Albert Hulu – Albert purchased the commercial-free Hulu unlimited package after seeing that many of her friends have Hulu. …
Backpack journalist, MMJ or SoJo. Any number of names are given to broadcast journalists who do it all, from reporting to shooting to writing and presenting. Juggling those tasks is hard enough, but throw in the solo live shot and you need some strategies. Morgan Burger …
Imagine a program that tests your news for accuracy before you see it. That’s what Robert Hendrickson hopes he can do with NewsCheck. The New York native has spent most of his adult life in the technology world, most recently with owning and operating The William …
