The United Kingdom's general elections are in full swing. In this brief explainer I'll go into some detail about what's going on today, who's running, what's at stake, who's winning, and... Читать далее
Just as a heads up: I don't have a good working theory here, all I can tell you is what I do myself.
As a former journalist and current PhD-candidate in media studies, keeping up with the... Читать далее
Open Journalism is a way of bringing information to audiences that tries to transcend the traditional method of collecting information and reporting it as a finished product. Instead... Читать далее
First things first: the idea that social media users are prone to becoming part of an echo chamber seems to be correct. A study by Walter Quattrociocchi, Antonio Scala and Cass Sunstein... Читать далее
In my view, this question is, in its core, about the reliability of online information. There are so many sources of online news available to us at a mere click of the mouse that many... Читать далее
To answer this question properly, we need to look at each of its components individually. Therefore, I'll first look at lies by media outlets and politicians separately; the motivations... Читать далее
To answer this question, we must first establish whether or not people's trust in the media is actually in decline. Luckily, this is quite easy to do, since polling agencies in many... Читать далее
The question of how media influence public opinion began being asked in earnest after World War II, when researchers first tried to model the ways information reaches a mass audience... Читать далее