by Delaney White | May 9, 2019 | Blog, News literacy, What We're Reading
Delaney White UC Davis study finds viewers’ digital literacy skills, social media use and digital imaging experience are “significant predictors of image credibility evaluation.” Fake images: The effects of source, intermediary, and digital media literacy on...
by Serena O'Sullivan | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, News literacy, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan We’ve covered research on how news literacy messages can change the way people consume news media — here’s a study on how repeated news literacy messaging can mitigate the spread of misinformation. Designing and Testing News Literacy...
by Celeste Sepessy | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog, News literacy, What We're Reading
Celeste Sepessy PEN America addresses how misinformation has — and will — shaped American elections in its newest report, “Truth on the Ballot.” Truth on the Ballot: Fraudulent News, the Midterm Elections, and Prospects for 2020PEN AmericaMarch 13, 2019 Where does...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, News literacy, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Researchers studied how learning about news media literacy impacts different sides of the bipartisan line. They found that people’s aversion to news that contradicts their beliefs can be changed through media literacy lessons. Engaging with the...
by Celeste Sepessy | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog, Conversation, Engagement, News literacy, Transparency
Conversation Founder Sally Lehrman discusses how research is helping mold the organization’s future efforts. Journalists: It’s time to show your work. Improving transparency is a clear way to build trust in journalism — and it may have financial benefits, according to...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog, News literacy, What We're Reading
News literacy A new study from The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds relevancy is the key factor in how people choose news stories to read. What do news readers really want to read about? How relevance works for news audiencesThe Reuters Institute...
