Don’t tune out. Do be strategic about where, how and when you get your information. A media literacy expert explains how to have good ‘news hygiene.’
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Today’s anchors on politically slanted news programs feed anger and polarization with their wild claims. Their ancestor is a character from ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ – with one big difference.
During this time of disruption and transformation, surveys like the Digital News Report contribute to our understanding of professional news sources from the public’s point of view.
The decline of the news industry has been well documented. How did news organizations in the US heartland, facing potential extinction, survive – and even thrive – through the pandemic?
Facebook recently removed Australian news stories from its site. If Ottawa follows Australia’s lead, Facebook might do the same in Canada.
The code could require Google and Facebook to pay up for simply including links to news articles from other sites. This has never been a requirement on the web.
If the ACCC takes one of the tech giants to court for breach of the code, the penalty could be more than $10 million.
Reporters are trained to advance a story and report what is new. But that approach can end up shortchanging news consumers, who need greater context and persistent focus on an ongoing story.
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Professeur, École des médias, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professeure/Professor, Directrice/Director, Centre d'études sur les médias, Université Laval
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Lecturer/chargé de cours, Département d'information et de communication, Université Laval
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Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism, Northwestern University
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Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University