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I need a well-being check on Bri Hatch, stat x.com/Ticketmaster/s…

How does covering protests affect the journalists themselves? New research highlighted in this month's RQ1 newsletter, plus research on why women journalists leave the industry, susceptibility to disinformation, and lots more. Read and subscribe! rq1.substack.com/p/how-risky-is…

Every year I get just a little excited for my Spotify Wrapped, until I remember that my kids use my account to play all their music

If you are a college student who likes to nod intently at your professors while they're talking in class, just know that all of them adore you and think you are the absolute greatest

I've sometimes wondered what Twitter would look like if you took it out of the for-profit realm entirely. Nik Usher (they/them) fleshes that idea out a bit, and I like Nikki's New Twitter a lot more than what we have: slate.com/technology/202…

I submitted no papers to #ICA23, but I’m coming to Toronto anyway! Excited to see many of you for the first time in four years!

A lot of media trust research in this month's RQ1 newsletter - why whistleblowers' trust in journalism is fading, plus research on podcasting, populism, and covering suicide. rq1.substack.com/p/why-whistleb…

Come work in an amazing department at W&L! We're hiring a visiting professor of strategic communication. Teaching would include crisis communication, communication theory and research, and some digital skills. Questions? Just let me know! apply.interfolio.com/121966

This month's RQ1 newsletter features new research by Jay Nelson on the lack of management support for journalists on social media. Plus soft news as a propaganda gateway, and how involved should news orgs be in news literacy education? rq1.substack.com/p/social-media…

I’m pretty sure this envelope is going to my in-laws

Maybe you're like me in wishing journalists would adjudicate source claims before writing, rather than presenting contradictory statements and throwing up their hands. Turns out it's a pretty tall order, Mark Coddington and I find in this new study 🚨 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Young adults explain in a new study why they don't pay for online news - not exclusive, too time-consuming, too much commitment. That and other new journalism research in this month's RQ1 from me and Seth C. Lewis rq1.substack.com/p/why-news-sub…

This is so disappointing from Texas A&M. I literally cannot imagine anyone better than Kathleen McElroy to lead the revival of their journalism program, and they ran her out before she even started. An absolute shame. texastribune.org/2023/07/11/tex…

Excited to help Mark Coddington and Seth C. Lewis with the latest edition of RQ1. This must-read roundup offers invaluable insights into the latest research on news and journalism. Check it out! rq1.substack.com/p/what-women-p…

Last night was the most fun I've had watching a sporting event in years. I kind of feel like my years of futile efforts to explain the phenomenon that is Husker volleyball to my friends were finally vindicated. So proud to be a Nebraskan today! x.com/TheAthletic/st…

After we developed the concept of "source proximity," Mark Coddington and I wondered if outlets could be distinguished by their mix of sources and evidence: Do alternative media also have alternative epistemologies? Our research suggests yes: tandfonline.com/eprint/BA2FNWD…

New research about news in this month's RQ1 newsletter with Seth C. Lewis: Scholars looked at 1.7M recommended videos on YouTube, and it will probably not surprise you to learn that its algorithm is much more likely to pull you away from news than toward it. rq1.substack.com/p/how-youtubes…

🚨 NEW REPORT: If you study journalism, work in journalism, or care about the future of journalism, this report is for you. It charts how journalists and scholars can more effectively work together on vital problems. See americanpressinstitute.org/the-research-p… Full PDF: journalismbridgingproject.com/_files/ugd/797…