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Getting news from the Internet not as divisive as many assume

The Internet is changing the way people get their news, but there's little proof that it is fragmenting or polarizing the news audience the way many assume, says professor David Tewksbury, the head of the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Online tool can detect patterns in US election news coverage

The US presidential election dominates the global media every four years, with news articles, which are carefully analysed by commentators and campaign strategists, playing a major role in shaping voter opinion. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Online news portals get credibility boost from trusted sources

People who read news on the web tend to trust the gate even if there is no gatekeeper, according to Penn State researchers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Philly papers offer Android tablets with paid apps

The city's two major newspapers announced Monday that they will give free Android tablet computers to paid digital subscribers as part of a new venture designed to shore up readership and revenue nearly a ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online local news does not replace traditional newsroom sources, study shows

For those who hoped that online local news sources could take over for shrinking newspaper organizations, the prognosis is grim. According to a new study authored by George Washington University Professor Matthew Hindman ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds major U.S. newspapers are warming up to Wikipedia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Major newspapers in the United States are referencing Wikipedia more often and framing the online encyclopedia more positively in stories, according to a study by a pair of faculty researchers in the Virginia ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Europe's first 'personalised paper' rolls off the presses

Billed as Europe's first "personalised paper", "niiu", a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 08:00 am, made its first appearance in Berlin on Monday.

Technology / Other

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0