Though YouTube has been around since 2005, local TV stations have been slow to embrace the platform in any substantive way. There are exceptions, though, such as the FOX and ABC affiliates in Phoenix. Kevin Clay is the digital director for the Scripps-owned KNXV in Phoenix. …
News dissemination and consumption pattern are changing drastically thanks to news consumers who spread the news by sharing links on social media. That’s because people increasingly follow links on social network sites rather than visiting the news sites directly. Three researchers from University of Amsterdam, The …
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 …
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 …
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 …
For more than 200 years, newspapers delivered information to readers the exact same way: every day, on newsprint, in black and white (and then color) and on the doorstep. In the last 20 years, news organizations and newsrooms have needed to evolve faster, and in more diverse …
