by Sayo Akao | May 1, 2018 | What We're Reading
Day: May 1, 2018 We are taking a look at a large selection of reports and curated insights from American Press Institute. The institute helps advance journalism through a combined effort to improve both the journalist’s side and audience’s side. In curating this...
by Molly Stellino | Apr 1, 2018 | What We're Reading
Day: April 1, 2018 Transparency can no longer be a choice for social media platforms, the Shorenstein Center argues. That boils down to companies sharing more data with the public. Transparency: What’s Gone Wrong with Social Media and What Can We Do About...
by Sayo Akao | Mar 30, 2018 | What We're Reading
research In an article from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, Entrepreneurship Fellow Wael Ghonim explores social media’s past and the necessary changes for a future in which social media is a “productive, responsible and ethical force.” He breaks down how social...
by Pat Poblete | Mar 25, 2018 | What We're Reading
science Paul Hitlin and Kenneth Olmstead of the Pew Research Center studied the type of information that the 30 largest science-based Facebook pages posted, and found that people are far more likely to see practical tips and promotions than “new developments in the...
by Pat Poblete | Mar 25, 2018 | What We're Reading
Pat Poblete In this review of scientific literature, the Hewlett Foundation offers an overview of what is known about the relationship between social media, political polarization and political disinformation, and addresses opportunities to close gaps in the research....
by Sayo Akao | Feb 9, 2018 | What We're Reading
Day: February 9, 2018 At the basis of media literacy is critical thinking, as can be seen in an article in The Daily Universe from Brigham Young University journalism student Laura Spilsbury. Spilsbury’s analysis of a Stanford study on students’ media literacy in...
