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    Alice Fleerackers and Lauren MaggioNovember 29, 2022
    How the Covid-19 pandemic pushed preprint-based journalism into the mainstream
    “Verifying preprints appeared to be a real challenge for journalists, even for those with advanced science education.”
    Mark Coddington and Nick MathewsOctober 12, 2022
    Were fears about the “infodemic” overblown?
    Plus: studies on race in the newsroom, hostility from sources, and why it’s hard to build a subscription habit.
    Shraddha ChakradharApril 27, 2022
    Anxiety and conflict avoidance keep people from calling out misinformation in messaging groups
    “It’s not simple media literacy. It’s a tough nut to crack.”
    Anthony Nadler and Doron TaussigApril 19, 2022
    Conservatives’ mistrust of media is rooted in the feeling journalists want to ostracize them
    “Our interviewees view mainstream news outlets as part of a group of liberal institutions dedicated to making conservatives into pariahs. The misinformation often at the heart of conservative responses to Covid-19 is a symptom, rather than a cause, of this distrust.”
    Stephan Lewandowsky and Anastasia KozyrevaApril 7, 2022
    Algorithms, lies, and social media
    Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.
    Taylor DotsonJanuary 18, 2022
    Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better
    “The more that a study looked like the real world, the less fact-checking changed participants’ minds.”
    William Thomas MariNovember 18, 2021
    How journalism in middle America helped get communities through the pandemic
    By talking to journalists in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, our project pushed back against the tendency to ignore the middle of the nation and its important journalism.
    Sarah ScireNovember 16, 2021
    About a third of news organizations have already adopted a remote or hybrid working model
    Just 9% of newsrooms plan to reject remote work and return to their pre-pandemic setup.
    Shraddha ChakradharNovember 9, 2021
    Conflict vs. community: How early coronavirus coverage differed in the U.S. and China
    Chinese outlets’ focus on Covid-19 was much more domestic, while the U.S. view was more focused on politics and the conflict between various levels of government on handling the crisis.
    John ZhuAugust 30, 2021
    Parents are desperate for useful info about Covid and schools. Local news isn’t really helping.
    In the three weeks leading up to my kid’s first day of class, there were literally zero stories in the News & Observer about most back-to-school matters in Durham. There were tons of stories about mask fights and an escaped cobra.
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