Young and first-time voters play a pivotal role in election results. While some show up to vote, others are not interested in the elections. In such situations the mass media is likely to play an important role in informing the voters about issues relating to …
As newspaper readership continues to decline and local TV news struggles to maintain its share of the audience, much is written about the impact on the business challenges for both. What can get lost in the conversation is the fact that local media are often …
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 …
NewsLab.org: Powered by the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism & New Media When Tim Kalich joined The Greenwood Commonwealth in April of 1982, it was with the intent of climbing the ladder and getting back to the big city. He left his job as …
Local newspapers more welcoming in commenting on news sites
Proximity is a strong driver for commenting on public news sites, and local newspapers are more likely to allow users to comment on articles than are national newspapers. A quantitative content analysis of 3,444 online news articles in nine Swedish newspapers has found the most engaged …