The Reuters Institute 2020 Digital News Report found that the coronavirus crisis has increased news consumption for traditional news sources. Most of the data was collected in January before the virus hit, but the Reuters Institute conducted a follow-up survey in April in select six countries …
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 …
