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 …
Although the U.S. Supreme Court granted the constitutional right to same-sex marriage in 2015, the nation remains greatly divided on the issue. Some people believe that same-sex marriage sacrileges the sanctity of family, religion and social institutions, while others believe that gay couples be granted …
Other than providing news, newspapers also have segmented opinion sections such as editorials, opinion columns, op-eds and letters to the editor. Members of the editorial board of a newspaper usually write editorials; as a result, no single journalist attaches his or her name to the …
In the past few years, the deplorable acts of ISIS became headlines in the global media–the endless killings, the turning of innocent women into sex slaves, the release of a series of chilling videos that show the beheadings of British and American hostages. This coverage …
A study by Jamie Colette Capuzza, a communication professor at Mount Union University Communication, looked at transgender coverage at three mass-circulation newspapers in the US: The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The New York Times. Capuzza’s two-part study—one on the news reports and another …
Good research can help guide great decision making. NewsLab has created a round-up of some of the most relevant academic research about the newspaper industry. From what happens to your publication when you go fully digital; to a review of what actually gets corrected when …
Ninety percent of local news organizations in the nation's biggest markets have mobile apps, so why aren't they making the most of them? Mobile devices are enabled with a global positioning system that works with wireless networks and cell phone triangulation to identify the location of …
