by Celeste Sepessy | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, What We're Reading
Engagement New Pew research finds news consumers rate their local news outlets higher if they believe the journalists are connected to the community. For Local News, Americans Embrace Digital but Still Want Strong Community ConnectionPew Research CenterMarch 26...
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 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 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...