Category / Research
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People hardwired toward local and negative news
Well, waddaya know? Journalism’s traditional and much-criticized tendency to attract readers by emphasing negativity and localism appears to have measurable, scientific merit. According to a study from the University of Missouri School of Journalism that measured physiological responses to different … -
In Journal: Media depictions of Bosnian war babies, UK politics, mental health and criminal behaviour
Articles recently published in academic journals that may be of interest to the journalism community: “A Fresh Crop of Human Misery’: Representations of Bosnian ‘War Babies’ in the Global Print Media, 1991—2006”, by R. Charli Carpenter, Millennium – Journal of… -
Study of online news distribution underway
“The OECD is conducting a study on the Future of News to which this discussion session contributes. Independent journalism and newspapers play an indispensable role in informing citizens. Yet currently the newsgathering and distribution process is undergoing deep changes. In… -
Teen media usage not so different, study argues
For many in the traditional media business, attracting young readers and viewers is like searching for the Holy Grail, a quest that never quite succeeds as hoped. However, according to How Teens Use Media, a new “myth-debunking” study by the … -
In Journal: Online stories often unedited and selling news with slogans
Selected stories from the most recent issue of the Newspaper Research Journal that may be of interest to the journalism community: Copy Editing Not Great Priority for Online Stories, by John Russial An Analysis of Slogans Used to ‘Sell the… -
Most Canadians think tweeting is for birds
Twitter may be a hot subject in many newsrooms, but in the real world … not so much. A recent survey of Canadians by Ipsos-Reid found just 26 per cent of respondents had ever heard of Twitter and only a… -
News media pigged out on these ‘junk food’ stories
The folks at Project Censored, who usually decry serious issues underplayed by mainstream media, have just released a top-ten list of “junk food stories” served and served again by the press during the past two years. See how many you… -
In Journal: Journalistic truth, the limits of competition and covering the 2008 presidential campaign
Selected articles from the June 2009 issue of Journalism Studies that may be of interest to the journalism community:Claiming Journalistic Truth, by Burton St. John Is More Always Better?, by Lee Becker, Ann C. Hollifield, Adam Jacobsson, Eva-Maria Jacobsson and… -
Why newspapers don’t innovate
Newspapers have come under a lot of criticism for not being innovative enough in transitioning from dead-tree to digital and social media. A new survey of editors by the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) group may help explain why newsrooms … -
The future of news: Two perspectives
Here’s something to ponder: Two new investigations into the future of news that couldn’t be more different. 1. Moving Into Multiple Business Models: Outlook for Newspaper Publishing in the Digital Age. This report authored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers asserts that newspapers…
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