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Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Preparing students for professional work in the complex and critically important media world and for informed, thoughtful engagement in their communities and in public life.
Comments and Imagined Audiences on News Websites vs. Facebook
News organizations worldwide are trying to figure out how to manage the wide range of comments on their stories. Most of us have seen trolls, cyberbullies and opinionated individuals leave their negative thoughts and comments online–as early as 2016, The Guardian published a project featuring journalists’ reactions to “the dark side” of online commenting.
As…
“Fake News” and Informational Moral Panic
According to Dr. Matt Carlson, the term “fake news” really blew up in 2016.
In an article published in Information, Communication & Society called “Fake news as an informational moral panic: the symbolic deviancy of social media during the 2016 US presidential election,” Dr. Carlson explores how the term “fake news” is used, who is…
Local News is Not What it Used to Be
In the age of the internet, what does “local” mean for local news organizations? As described by Dr. Matthew S. Weber, local news outlets are covering distances and audiences far beyond their traditional reach, changing the way they operate and the audiences they target. This complicates traditional understandings of how news organizations define “local.”…
‘I Don’t Know What to Believe:’ News Avoiders' Consumption Habits
Research from Dr. Benjamin Toff looks at why people avoid the news and what journalists can do about it.
Studying Better Business Behavior at the Minnesota State Fair
Dr. Amy O’Connor is studying what people expect from corporations at the great Minnesota get-together!
Learning from Political Splits in Spain
Clara’s research focuses on the role of media in the construction of Spanish and Catalan identities in light of the Catalan secessionist movement.
Politics, Public Discourse and the Press
Dr. Sid Bedingfield shares his recent work on the history of journalism in political struggles for racial justice.
Multiple Screens Are Not Always Bad For Attention
Research shows many devices can be distracting, but actively using one to engage with another can boost attention and memory.
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