by Kristy Roschke | May 16, 2019 | Blog, Engagement
Kristy Roschke I have a somewhat unique vantage point in my position at the News Co/Lab because I work in both the academic and professional space of engagement journalism. I regularly attend events focused on one or the other, but it’s not often that they...
by Eric Newton | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog, Metrics Survey, News literacy, Research
News literacy Our community surveys provide insight about the public’s perception of local news organizations and their ability to differentiate fact from opinion. This week we’re releasing the results from our first batch of community surveys, designed to help...
by Kristy Roschke | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
engagement Dan and Kristy discussed the importance of promoting community news literacy and engagement at the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication conference in Washington D.C. Dan and I had the opportunity to talk about the work the News Co/Lab has been...
by Kristy Roschke | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
research I say peanut butter, you say jelly; I say hot, you say cold. Word association tells us a relationship exists between two words. We may not know how or why, but we know there’s a connection. And when it comes to the word “news,” nearly one in five people...
by Pat Poblete | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
Pat Poblete Pat Poblete reflects on lesson’s he’s learned during his time at the lab, including the prevalence of motivated reasoning, the impact of science misinformation and the importance of transparency between journalists and their community. “The...