The last few years the news media has been criticized as being biased or producing fake news. However, it appears Americans are finding coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic more to their liking and evenhanded. That is what a recent survey …
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Americans Okay with COVID-19 News Coverage
March 24, 2020 – 10:37 am
Sadly, Newseum Set to Close
December 6, 2019 – 1:20 pm
For those of us who love news and journalism, the announcement that the Newseum in Washington, D.C. will be closing was met here with great sadness. If you have not visited this wonderful institution, December 31 will be the last …
Robots Writing News v. Journalists Writing
August 31, 2018 – 11:49 am
Our headline is a little misleading. It’s not robots writing news that is taking place, but software algorithms that are being used to write news, also known as automated content. The College of Journalism and Communications at the University of …
BuzzFeed Site Shows Journalism Heft
July 23, 2018 – 12:18 pm
BuzzFeed Spotlights its Commitment to Reporting
A development in the ever-changing world of journalism: BuzzFeed has set up a separate site for its news stories. According to TechCrunch, the organization wants to make it clearer that it does in-depth …
News Fact or News Opinion
June 26, 2018 – 10:13 am
The line has become so blurred between news fact and news opinion today that most people have a hard time determining the difference, according to research by Pew Research Center. A news fact and news opinion, as defined by …
Facebook Brings News Powerhouses Aboard
June 7, 2018 – 9:30 am
Facebook Pays for News Content
ABC, Anderson Cooper, Shepard Smith, Jorge Ramos and more: News powerhouses are coming aboard Facebook’s Watch, its section of proprietary video content. As TechCrunch points out, what’s especially notable is that the social media giant …
Politicians Are Setting Up Their Own Media
June 1, 2018 – 11:57 am
Politicians aren’t just tweeting
Politicians are setting up their own media. They’re establishing live streams, blogs with catchy names and more to reach voters directly. According to the New York Times, it’s partly to promote themselves. It’s also a …
Publishers Wary of Facebook’s Change
January 17, 2018 – 1:33 pm
Facebook’s announced change to its news feed algorithms to create more personal content for users has been in the news the last few days. Facebook’s news feed has been crucial to publishers’ efforts to increase clicks. Publishers are concerned that …
Science News on Social Media Not Trusted
December 12, 2017 – 10:37 am
Americans have mixed opinions on science news seen on social media websites. For the most part they are distrustful according to Pew Research Center. “Twice as many social media users distrust science posts on these sites than trust them.” However, …
Information Literacy Has Americans Divided
September 18, 2017 – 10:19 am
There is a large digital divide in America when it comes to information found online and how we assess it. A great tension exists between trusting digital information and wanting to learn new information. Pew Research Center has survey Americans …