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News narratives can heighten compassion, increase willingness to act

How the news media tell a story can make those who consume the story more compassionate and willing to act and help others.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

How public should public records be? Increased availability sparks privacy concerns

Online technology has vastly increased citizens' access to public records such as political campaign contributions and real estate transactions. But that explosion of information availability also sparks privacy concerns ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tajikistan allows access to Facebook

Authorities in Tajikistan on Sunday allowed access to Facebook following an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pulitzer Prizes to require electronic entries

Two years after opening up to online-only publications, the Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious US journalism awards, are ending the submission of entries on paper.

Technology / Other

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

USA Today Twitter feed hacked

The Twitter account of USA Today has been hacked in the latest cyberattack on a US media outlet by a group calling itself the "Script Kiddies."

Technology / Internet

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Daily deal companies are here to stay, according to consumers

Despite recent news reports questioning the long-term viability of daily deal companies, a new study from researchers at Rice University and Cornell University shows that the companies are more popular than ever among consumers.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube channel honors fallen journalists

Google on Monday launched a YouTube channel honoring fallen journalists and enhanced its online news pages.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook launches page for journalists

Facebook has launched a media resource page to help journalists use the social network as a reporting tool and better connect with their audience.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physician-journalist guidelines proposed in wake of Haiti earthquake

In the wake of extensive television news reporting in Haiti by physicians such as Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN, guidelines for physician-journalists in covering disasters are proposed in the current issue of Electronic News.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PBS's 'NewsHour' to use reporting from GlobalPost

(AP) -- PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" plans to beef up its international coverage with help from the startup news outfit GlobalPost.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cost-cutting at NY Times, reorganization at WPost

The New York Times unveiled plans on Thursday to eliminate several weekly sections of the newspaper in the latest cost-cutting move at the prestigious but financially troubled daily.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US News & World Report rankings both discipline and punish law schools

Educational rankings such as those produced by U.S. News & World Report have an inescapable impact on law schools, according to research published in the February issue of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journa ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0