How important is the media in remote areas?
A Deakin researcher is investigating how the media shapes the way we perceive "community" in rural areas.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2018
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EU copyright war 'a shame', says big tech lobby
Tech giants and open-internet activists, not always natural bedfellows, are fighting a proposed copyright law that returns for approval at the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Internet
Sep 10, 2018
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Problem of local news deserts is widespread, study finds
Research from Duke University provides comprehensive new evidence of the magnitude of the problem of "news deserts"– communities where news and information about critical local issues is nonexistent or severely limited.
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2018
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Research shows social media is no substitute for local news coverage
Once, when discussing our changing habits online, Mark Zuckerberg told his colleagues, "a squirrel dying in your front yard may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa."
Internet
Sep 14, 2017
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Professors get $300,000 grant for digital fake-news detector
Two Penn State professors have received $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will enable digital devices to weed out fake news.
Internet
Aug 31, 2017
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Cultural backgrounds of media organizations affect international news coverage
For most major events around the world, public access is only available through the media. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism examined the photographic news coverage of a visit ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2017
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Study shows how information sources affect voters
For all the fact-checking and objective reporting produced by major media outlets, voters in the U.S. nonetheless rely heavily on their pre-existing views when deciding if politicians' statements are true or not, according ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2017
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When crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose
Humans are fascinated by potential disasters, legends or prophecies that promise the end of the world. There is even a word for the study of such things: eschatology, from the Greek eschatos for "last" and -ology "to speak" ...
Other
Jan 31, 2017
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Research focuses on how Canadian rapper Drake's 'hybrid identity' contributed to success
When Drake first broke onto the music scene, he climbed the charts. Fast.
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2017
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Archeologist claims to have found proof that Hebrew was the first written alphabet
(Phys.org)—Douglas Petrovich, an archaeologist with Ontario's Wilfrid-Laurier University in Canada has sparked controversy in the ancient history scholarly community by making claims that he has found proof that Hebrew ...
