Laura Hazard Owen | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Laura Hazard Owen

Laura Hazard Owen is the editor of Nieman Journalism Lab.

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$4 for one week? $7? $10? The Washington Post tests “flexible payments”

September 13, 2024

An AI chatbot helped Americans who believe in conspiracy theories “exit the rabbit hole”

“It still works even for people who strongly distrust AI.”

Nearly half The New York Times’ digital subscribers pay for more than one Times product

August 5, 2024

What’s a Black journalists’ convention for? Trump’s appearance at NABJ raises questions

“Across the board, in all contexts in journalism, there needs to be an emphasis to make sure that you’re not creating harm to journalists.”

July 29, 2024

There’s a 77% chance you’re gonna see more news betting in your news reading

Are prediction markets “the best tool we have to fight back against bullshit, clickbait, and propaganda” — or “just a euphemism for online gambling”?

Now you can get news on your vape

We always thought The Epoch Times was sketchy, but this is really something

This local stingray story deserves an immaculate reception

May 14, 2024

People who got off Facebook for 6 pivotal weeks in 2020 may have been less likely to vote for Trump

“We do think our results can inform readers’ priors about the potential effects of social media in the final weeks of high-profile national elections.”

May 8, 2024

Screenshots are one big winner of Meta’s news ban in Canada

“We observe a dramatic increase in posts containing screenshots of Canadian news stories in the post-ban period.”

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