Biased local news coverage contributes to rape culture
When the news media reflects a "rape culture" in communities, more rapes occur but few arrests are made by local police, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2018
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Feeding frenzy—public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear
Are you scared of sharks? If you never read or watched the news, would you still be?
Ecology
Jun 22, 2018
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Mass killings happen randomly, yet rate has remained steady, study finds
Mass killings may have increasing news coverage, but the events themselves have happened at a steady rate for more than a decade, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. Furthermore, some types of ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2017
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Panda Watch: Tokyo zoo says new cub in good health
A baby panda whose birth this week delighted Japan and has dominated news coverage ever since appears to be in good health, the zoo said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2017
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'Bots' step up for 2016 election news coverage
If you're reading about the US election, some of that news is likely to come to you from a "bot."
Internet
Nov 5, 2016
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News coverage of Hillary Clinton often emphasizes gender over competency, study shows
Though much progress has been made toward gender equality, news coverage of female politicians typically follows gendered lines that often disregards women's competence in political affairs, a University of Texas at Arlington ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2016
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Swedish newspaper websites shut down in hacker attack
The online editions of Sweden's main newspapers were knocked out for several hours by unidentified hackers at the weekend, police said Sunday as they launched an investigation.
Security
Mar 20, 2016
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Implications of gene editing non-human organisms
The prospect of gene editing has brought on a controversial debate about the ethics of human modification, prompting much news coverage and commentary. But according to The University of Manchester's Professor Matthew Cobb, ...
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2016
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Study reveals why men receive much more media coverage than women
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
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Half of biomedical research studies don't stand up to scrutiny – and what we need to do about that
What if I told you that half of the studies published in scientific journals today – the ones upon which news coverage of medical advances is often based – won't hold up under scrutiny? You might say I had gone mad. No ...
Other
Jul 28, 2015
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