“The bureaucrats we interviewed said that, in some circumstances, sudden and intense news coverage did increase levels of humanitarian aid — regardless of whether or not the crisis merited it.”
“Journalists go to some lengths to construct symbolic boundaries that allow them to incorporate metrics into their work while preserving their professional self-conception.”
Including how research into sports fandom explains Trump supporters’ claims of voter fraud: “One’s degree of team identification is a major predictor for attributing a loss to external forces such as referees and opponents’ cheating, resulting in denial of the outcome.”
Journalist’s Resource sifts through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here’s their latest roundup, including research into how Twitter impacts reporters’ news judgment, how often we remember where we read something, and why Facebook makes you feel bad.
“If we let media change deniers drive the conversation, the result will be dumber journalism, less-informed public debate, and ineffective and counterproductive public policy. Even if what they say sometimes ‘feels right.'”
We sift through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here are 10 of the most interesting studies about social and digital media published in 2015.
Wihbey, John. "Investigating the network: The top 10 articles from the year in digital news and social media research." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Dec. 2015. Web. 19 Jan. 2022.
APA
Wihbey, J. (2015, Dec. 11). Investigating the network: The top 10 articles from the year in digital news and social media research. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/12/investigating-the-network-the-top-10-articles-from-the-year-in-digital-news-and-social-media-research/
Chicago
Wihbey, John. "Investigating the network: The top 10 articles from the year in digital news and social media research." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 11, 2015. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/12/investigating-the-network-the-top-10-articles-from-the-year-in-digital-news-and-social-media-research/.
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