Should the media tell you when they use AI to report the news? What consumers should know

Media companies should set up guidelines for how they are using AI.

François Nel, Reader in Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 14, 2023 ~6 min

The Jan. 6 hearings are tailor-made for social media – that doesn't mean they're reaching a wide audience

Today’s media landscape is a far cry from the days of Watergate. A media scholar looks at the challenge the Jan. 6 committee faces in getting the hearings to break through in the age of TikTok.

Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama • conversation
June 17, 2022 ~8 min


Australia, fighting Facebook, is the latest country to struggle against foreign influence on journalism

The battle between media companies and foreign governments over who controls the news dates back some 150 years, to when European and US wire services dictated the world's headlines.

Vanessa Freije, Assistant Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
Feb. 19, 2021 ~10 min

Climate crisis: news outlets still giving a platform to dangerous and outdated views

Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there's still room for improvement.

Sharon Coen, Senior Lecturer in Media Psychology, University of Salford • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 ~6 min

How to read coronavirus news and learn what you actually need to know about staying safe in the pandemic

Journalists use real people's stories to 'humanize' the news. But these tales – whether harrowing or heartwarming – can be misleading about the pandemic's greatest threats.

Thomas J. Hrach, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, University of Memphis • conversation
Sept. 2, 2020 ~7 min

4 tips to help kids to cope with COVID-19 anxiety

Watching coronavirus coverage can cause anxiety in your child. An expert offers some tips that will help.

Steven Siegel, Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 11, 2020 ~6 min

3 ways the coronavirus pandemic is changing who we are

The coronavirus pandemic alters who we are, writes a psychologist. It affects how we think, how we relate to others and what we value.

Arie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland • conversation
March 20, 2020 ~6 min

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