Examining the role of media coverage after mass shootings
"21 dead in Texas elementary school shooting."
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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News tagged with media organizations
Countries with well-funded public media have healthier democracies
Thousands of newspapers across the U.S. have shuttered or downsized in recent years, leaving many communities without—or with highly diminished—local news outlets. The collapse of local journalism and rise of 'news deserts," ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2022
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How young Nigerians' distrust of political leaders fuels COVID misinformation
Ever since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency in January 2020, there's been a need for studies that help explain what people understand by public health messages.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2022
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EXPLAINER: How China got blue skies in time for Olympics
The blue skies greeting Olympic athletes here this month are a stark change from just a decade ago when the city's choking air pollution was dubbed an "Airpocalypse" and blamed for scaring off tourists.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Graphene: 'Miracle material' singled out for COVID conspiracies
Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the topic of much disinformation by coronavirus anti-vaxxers claiming it can be used to "magnetize" and "control" ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 2, 2021
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Facts, fears and the evolution of masking throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Do you remember the beginning of the pandemic, when for months a major debate was whether people should or shouldn't wear a mask?
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2021
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Those who view TV and social media as trustworthy sources of COVID news—less informed
People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study, which assessed people's knowledge of the virus in ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2021
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A new goal for soccer: Improving attitudes toward refugees
Around the globe, 26 million people have been displaced from their home countries by civil war, drought, political persecution, and other crises. At the same, attitudes against refugees are hardening in many countries; a ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2021
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Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north.
Environment
Dec 31, 2020
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Here's why conservatives and liberals differ on COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, political ideology has been perhaps the strongest predictor of consumers' perceptions of the coronavirus' threat. According to a new study from Lehigh University's College of Business, the ...
Political science
Nov 13, 2020
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