by Julieta Nassau | Mar 26, 2023 | Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Journalism
During the month of International Women’s Day, La Nacion newspaper in Argentina launched Genie, its Gender Gap Tracker (GGT) based in artificial intelligence (AI) that detects the gender of the people mentioned and/or quoted in the stories produced in their newsroom,...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Mar 26, 2023 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Issues, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, Sustainability, WPI Activities
Agriculture and environment reporters from Iowa share the challenges of covering the politically sensitive topic of climate change, and how it impacts the state’ communities and people’s daily...
by Bridget Rollason | Mar 26, 2023 | Journalism in the era of "fake news"
Melbourne, Australia received the unenviable title of being the most “locked down” city in the world after enduring more than 260 days of tough COVID-19 restrictions. The Victorian state government’s strict “stay at home” orders including a 9pm curfew and 5km travel...
by Muhammad Saqib Tanveer | Mar 24, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
One of the biggest challenges we have in our newsrooms is bringing the younger audiences to our platforms. The general assumption is that youth isn’t really interested in news. But I say we haven’t packaged news for our younger audiences, the Gen Zs, the teenagers. I...
by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Mar 24, 2023 | Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Politics
Student interest in journalism is on the rise across the United States. But some attribute this increase to the deepening polarization in the country, and not to a keen interest in promoting the principles of a free press. Behind the resurgence of student interest in...
by Tarek KAI | Mar 24, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics
Tea was already ready when I reached Terry Wolkerstorfer’s home in St. Paul on that windy but sunny afternoon. It was a few hours before an awaited match of his favorite football team, the Minnesota United FC, also known as the Loons. On the wall facing us in his...
by Fauziyya Tukur | Mar 22, 2023 | Democracy, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Social Media in Politics and Journalism
Section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act is a provision of the U.S. law that provides a legal framework for social media companies to operate. The law shields online platforms from legal liability for user-generated content. Essentially, this...
by Alexander Uggla | Mar 22, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism
Local news outlets remain an integral part of small American societies. But when the news stories become too sensitive, reporters have to leave out some information out of respect for the community. In Grand Marais, a tiny community of 1,400 inhabitants in north...
by Milena Kirova | Mar 22, 2023 | Democracy, Politics
Stolen, forged, falsified – these are the words heard in many countries around the world, in talk about elections. In September CNN reported that аuthorities in Michigan were investigating how a missing voting machine from the state wound up for sale on eBay for...
by Bridget Rollason | Mar 20, 2023 | Police & Community Tensions, Politics
After years of covering crime as a television journalist, ABC Wisconsin reporter Sarah Thamer found herself struggling to get out of bed and go to work. The tipping point came after someone tried to run her over on live TV in 2020. She was covering the protests that...