Study finds that people watch negative TV to relieve the stress of daily life
The research was published in the Journal of Communication.
New research shows how cable news outlets are increasingly polarizing
The research was carried out at the University of Pennsylvania.
Researchers established red flags to detect hyperpartisan speech of online echo chambers
The research team analyzed the style of communication in internet forums such…
New research finds some influence of media exposure on an individual’s radicalization risk
The new report included 53 studies and 23 media-related factors.
French researchers explain why disinformation thrived during the global pandemic
Their findings appeared in Nature Human Behavior.
Study indicates India and U.S. were breeding grounds for the dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation
Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman of the University of Alberta examined nearly 10,000 bits…
A substantial number of Americans regularly get their news from social media
The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center between July and…
Close to half of Americans believe social media is vital in catching up on COVID-19 vaccine news
The survey was conducted between July 26th and August 8th, 2021.
Americans are now more open about the restriction of misinformation online
The Pew survey involved more than 11,000 adult participants who were recruited…
Many Americans consider the news organization itself when deciding if a news story is trustworthy
As many 55 percent of survey respondents who stood by this belief…
Excessive television consumption may lead to cognitive decline
Moderate television consumption may be associated with cognitive decline as one begins…
A third of newspapers in America were hit with rising layoffs in 2020
A Pew report examined layoffs within large newspapers, starting from 2017 through…