Journalism students now need training for ‘vile’ online abuse they will face, study find
By Charlotte Tobitt Source : Press Gazette It is “necessary” to better prepare journalism trainees for the realities of increasingly “vile” …
Tag Archives: social media
It’s not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation
By Chirag Shah Source : The Conversation Search engines are one of society’s primary gateways to information and people, but …
Storyful’s new investigative reporting unit helps publishers dig into social media
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN , Source : Nieman lab Storyful clients work with the company by buying a “bank” of hours …
Could WordPress + Tumblr create an alternative to Facebook?
By Mathew Ingram Source: Columbia Journalism Review As Twitter and Facebook rose in popularity, blogging—which took more time and effort—declined, …
WhatsApping the Indian election
By Rishi Iyengar Source : CNN Business WhatsApp has a new strategy for tackling misinformation during India’s election: crowd sourcing. …
3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts — if they wanted to
By ANTHONY NADLER AND MATTHEW CRAIN , Source : NiemanLab Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other social media companies are causing society-wide damage. But …
What happens when your Instagram-famous pet dies?
By : Olivia Solon in San Francisco , Source : The Guardian Chloe the bulldog, who had 180,000 followers and several brand …
The Media Needs to Look in the Mirror After Harvey Weinstein
By Ryan Holiday , Source : Observer “The paper had a story on mogul’s sexual misconduct back in 2004 — but …
Is social media making the young less happy?
By :Marjorie Kehe, Source : cs monitor ‘The Happiness Effect’ author Donna Freitas answers questions on the role that social media …
Social media is creating a paradox effect
By: Clarissa Silva, Source : Huffingtonpost Social media has been linked to higher levels of loneliness, envy, anxiety, depression,narcissism and decreased …
