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.
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012
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BBC History Cold Case team solve mystery of Norwich bodies in the well
History Cold Case is returning for a second series on BBC TWO. In the third episode of this new series on Thursday, 14th July, 2011 at 9pm, investigators reveal the extraordinary possible reason that 17 skeletons were discovered ...
Archaeology
Jul 14, 2011
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Next generation FeliCa contactless IC chip to be launched
Sony Corporation announces today the launch of the next generation FeliCa IC chip with enhanced security adopting the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. The new IC chip will support AES as well as the existing ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 13, 2011
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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 ...
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2011
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Television drove viewers to the Web to explore Obama-Muslim rumors
A study examining Americans' interest in the rumor that Barack Obama is a Muslim shows that the mainstream media - particularly television - still influences the topics that engage the public.
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2010
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Study explores belief in rumor that Obama is Muslim
Exposure to news media has long been thought to help create a more informed and politically educated citizenry, but a new University of Georgia study finds that media exposure did little to correct a significant misperception ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2010
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Study: Bloggers' reasons for writing change over time
(PhysOrg.com) -- While political bloggers were initially inspired to post their thoughts online as a way to help them blow off steam or articulate new ideas, over time they're driven to blog by a desire to influence mainstream ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2010
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UGA researchers find e-readers fall short as news delivery tool
(PhysOrg.com) -- Portable e-readers such as the Kindle are unlikely to win readers back to the newspaper habit unless they include features such color, photographs and touch screens, according to research conducted at the ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2010
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Journalism still finding recruits if not profits
(AP) -- At 21, Alana Taylor has already seen her career in journalism transformed and perhaps cut short by the technology reshaping the news business.
Internet
Sep 21, 2009
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'Too much money is spent on jails and policing': What Aboriginal communities told us about funding justice reinvestment
Justice reinvestment emerged in the United States more than 20 years ago as a way to reduce mass incarceration and its vast costs by addressing the social drivers of imprisonment.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2023
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