The portrayal of sex on television influences audiences’ sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. As a result, it can be assumed that how lesbian, gay or bisexual characters are being televised is likely to shape audiences’ perception about them. Bradley James Bond, associate professor in the Department …
The data journalists use in their reporting often comes from sources like large government agencies, but concerns arise over whether this “black-boxed” data decreases on-the-ground reporting and local source cultivation. Wilson Lowrey, professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama, Ryan Broussard, assistant professor …
Magazines in the U.S. have been witnessing a constant decline in circulation since 2008. In response, many magazines have intensified their presence through digital media, but they find it hard to retain readership. Parul Jain, assistant professor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio …
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 …
Obesity has been a pressing problem among Americans in the last two decades. Research has shown that African Americans have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity, followed by Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites and Asians. Health journalists play a crucial role in providing news and information about obesity and all aspects …
Visual journalists often take photographs of strangers and include them in videos. This interaction between them can be in-depth, shallow or nonexistent. People are usually reactive to cameras. So, tension exists between the ways people want to be depicted and how journalists visually render them. T. …
Local TV newsrooms face no shortage of challenges these days in the digital era: audience, revenue, technology and more. According to eMarketer, more than 22 million US adults canceled their cable and telco services in 2017. The figure was 15.4 million in 2016. They did …
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 …
Though television remains the predominant supplier of local news in the US, online media has become a serious competitor. According to a study of the TV news industry, there are two things to consider in understanding news media trend lines clearly: One is news consumption …
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 …
Which interactive features engage more readers?
Being an important facet of audience engagement, interactivity allows readers to comment and debate the content they get in online newspapers. The interactivity features of news content enhance readers’ positive attitudes toward the news website and influence users’ behavior in terms of sharing the content …