by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 17, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
The impact of technology on journalism can be both exciting and worrisome. The emergence of chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, promises to change the way news is reported, distributed and consumed. According to Jim Brady, vice...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 4, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
Seventy-one percent of Americans between ages 16 to 40 get their daily news from social media, according to the Media Insight Project. The survey was conducted between May 18 and June 8, 2022, and showed about a third of respondents get their news each day from...
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 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 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 DANILO ALVES SILVA | Mar 18, 2023 | Democracy, Journalism, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
What can local media offer that mainstream outlets cannot? According to Joe Friedrichs, a radio news presenter from WTIP Community Radio in Grand Marais, Minn., local media has a distinct advantage over national media companies because they are embedded in the...