Over the past decade, people have experienced a wave of social networking sites, offering them to experience unprecedented interactivity. A recent Pew Research Center study found that about 56 percent of adult social media users in the United States use more than one of these platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, …
Changes in audience behavior can have profound effects on media institutions, and that is why news organizations employ various techniques to engage readers. Neil Thurman of the Department of Communication Studies and Media Research of LMU Munich in Germany and Richard Fletcher of Reuters Institute for …
Fake news, which is false or misleading content intentionally dressed up to look like news articles, has been a much-talked topic since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Social networking sites, especially Facebook, have been a boon for its users to come across misleading items. More confusion arises when users …
In recent years, some news organizations have been applying algorithms to automatically generate news. For example, the Associated Press has started to automate the production of its quarterly corporate earnings reports. News organizations are using automation to create content on a large scale to save time and money and …
The rising popularity of social media as a distribution channel offers new ways to connect with audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. Media outlets often apply various techniques to engage readers on social networking sites. While sharing a news piece, journalists add a status …
Social media is an easy, cost-effective way to reach a large audience, making it a primary communication tactic for many health-related organizations. This article explores how these organizations can effectively use interactive social media networking to engage audiences with health-related topics and enhance their credibility online. Hyojung Park, Bryan H. …
More than half of mobile news consumers are using their devices daily to keep abreast of the news, a study shows. And they're more than happy to tell you why and what they're viewing. Jacqueline Soteropoulos Incollingo, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism …
A Pew Research Center study found that 73 percent of children aged between 13 and 17 in the United States have access to a smartphone and spend a substantial amount of time a day on it. This heavy use can expose children to risks such as accidental or intentional exposure …
The advent of mobile devices and the proliferation of social networking sites have changed how audiences watch television. As they watch, they use social media to talk about television content. But why do audiences engage in this media multitasking? An online survey with 618 respondents in …
Students follow news to understand the issues happening around the world, helping them engage with communities and participate in a democracy. Advances in technology offer various ways to get access to news. For example, one no longer needs to subscribe to a broadsheet. Social media pages of newspapers serve …
The use of drones is ubiquitous in contemporary media and news industry. Journalists have been using drones to add wider contexts to news gathering. It has been heralded as a “game changer,” particularly in news production. But critics warn that drones could be a passing …
An increasing number of readers in the United States are consuming news through social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 67 percent of American adults get at least some of their news on social media. Because of …
