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…
Treating the COVID-19 infodemic as an epidemic may help combat viral misinformation
The study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
How misinformation can also spread within scientific communication, not just social media
The paper was authored by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom.
Increased exposure to politicized television advertisements may raise anxiety levels
The study was conducted at Cornell University.
Preoccupation with online partisan news outlets may result in distrust of mass media
The negative impact on the media was evident even nearly one year…
Study finds news outlets are continuing to yank the plug on women’s sports
The inclusion of women's sports is rare among news media outlets, study…
How high emotional intelligence can aid in spotting false news stories
The findings appeared in PLOS One.
Many healthcare professionals and students are equally incapable of spotting fake news
The German-based study was published in PLOS One.
Increased trust and credibility for health information may reduce risk of depression in children
The more children trust their credible source for health information, the more…
Study finds men are more quoted than women in the media
The data showed that 71 percent of people quoted in the media…
Researchers built a method to spot the spread of propaganda for market manipulation
The study was authored by Michael Siering, Jan Muntermann, and Miha Grčar.
50 Biggest News Stories of 2020
Here are the most memorable headlines from 2020.