Feature Channels: Media and Journalism

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Today, Mayo Clinic publicly responded to the inaccurate, incomplete and irresponsible reporting by CNN in this week’s “Escape from Mayo Clinic” series, noting that the series lacks context that CNN was provided, but chose not to investigate or report. Mayo also sent a letter directly to CNN leadership expressing its profound disappointment.

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Violence has fallen in nearly all major U.S. cities since 1991. However, recent fluctuations in violence in selected cities point to temporary disruptions in this 17-year decline.

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Thinking developed in childhood makes people vulnerable, researchers say

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Across 1,100 popular films from 2007 to 2017, new report finds little change in representation for women, underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, LGBT community, or people with disabilities.

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The latest research on the environment in the Environmental Science News Source

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Go here for the latest political experts, features and research in U.S. Politics

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It can be difficult to keep up with the avalanche of medical news that comes each week from medical journals and studies. But one important source for discussion of the week’s medical news comes from TTUHSC El Paso: The weekly podcast PodMed Double T.

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When tragic or violent events occur, parents may wonder about how to help their kids understand the graphic images and emotional video footage that they may see. Stephanie Marcy, PhD, psychologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles suggests a few guidelines to keep in mind so parents can be better equipped to help their children handle scary news.

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Harvard Medical School’s Media Fellowship program, now entering its 21st year, is accepting applications for its fall 2018 session.

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New research from the University of Notre Dame shows the loss of city newspapers affects more than those nostalgic for print — it also leads to poorly run government and higher costs.

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New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute has named three recipients of its 2018 Reporting Award.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and social media infiltration expert Dr. Nitin Agarwal has been selected as a member of the U.S. State Department’s Tech Demo program to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation. Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science, leads COSMOS (Collaboratorium for Social Media and Behavioral Studies) at UA Little Rock. Agarwal’s team of researchers is one of 14 groups throughout the country that is participating in the program, which is organized by the Global Engagement Center that is charged with leading the U.S. government’s efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation from international terrorist organizations and foreign countries.

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Felsten Fishman Family Foundation are funding new fellowships for students in the Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

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Researchers at the IU Observatory on Social Media have upgraded two tools playing a major role in countering the spread of misinformation online.

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A lot of people are excited to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married, even though they’ve never met them. Some people might think that parasocial attachments to celebrities and royalty is bizarre, but research suggests it’s actually quite normal and can even be healthy.

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Applications are now open for the American College of Radiology (ACR) Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship in scholarly publishing. This year, for the first time, residents and fellows are also welcome to apply in addition to staff radiologists.

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Non-White scholars continue to be underrepresented in publication rates, citation rates, and editorial positions in communications and media studies, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and published in the Journal of Communication. This has negative professional implications both for non-White scholars, in terms of contract renewals, tenure and promotion, and for the field in general, in terms of the visibility of and attention to the knowledge produced.

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Issues of race and racism permeate American culture and media more than ever. The University of Washington's Center for Communication, Difference and Equity will hold a three-day conference to explore these issues and foster engagement and support among academics.

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The Latest News On Marijuana Research

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The latest research and experts on Wildfires in the Wildlife News Source

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Rowan faculty and students from the College of Communication & Creative Arts will be honored this week with five awards

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Findings suggest real news is failing as a corrective to false information perpetuated by fake news

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NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute has named Jessica Camille Aguirre, a freelancer writer who has served as a foreign correspondent in Europe and Africa, the winner of its Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award.

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This year’s recipients—David Bornstein and Tina Rosenberg, Co-Founders of the Solutions Journalism Network, and Jeffrey Brown ’86, CEO of Brown's Superstores and Founder of Uplift Solutions, were recognized on the Wellesley campus on March 28, 2018.

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The American Institute of Physics is accepting nominations for the 2018 AIP Science Writing Awards through March 30, 2018. These awards were established in 1968 to recognize some of the best examples of science writing in the previous year. Winners will receive $3,000, an engraved Windsor chair, a certificate of recognition, and a trip to the awards ceremony at an upcoming national science meeting where the prizes will be presented.

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The award is in memory of a Medill associate professor who was a leader in audio journalism and a member of NAHJ. It will recognize Latinx and Hispanic audio and video journalists who bring light to issues that affect Latinx and Hispanic communities.

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Northwestern University’s Medill School and the Institute for Nonprofit News will collaborate on a new course this spring offering graduate students experience building an audience for news and helping nonprofit publishers build engagement.

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MIT Knight Science Journalism Program Director and Undark Magazine publisher Deborah Blum received the Endocrine Society’s annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism, the Society announced today.

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California State University media and journalism students representing 13 campuses took home multiple awards from both the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Midwinter Journalism Convention, which recognizes higher education institutions across the U.S., and the California College Media Association (CCMA) awards banquet.

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An Indiana University faculty member who studies the spread of misinformation online is joining prominent legal scholars, social scientists and researchers in a global "call to action" in the fight against fake news.

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Sherri Williams, assistant professor of race media and communication at American University teams with Wake Forest University professor Melissa Harris-Perry and The Nation to launch "Black On Campus," a new effort to train the next generation of black journalists.

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Twelve Northwestern University journalism students got to cover the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The five graduate and seven undergraduate students wrote print pieces and took on a variety of roles with major media covering the global sporting event.

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A new Baylor University study published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture looks at the value that outside observers place on social media cues (followers, likes, etc.) and measures the perceived likability of the people whose profiles were viewed.

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NBC's primetime broadcast of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games has highlighted men's events significantly more than women's events, according to research co-conducted by the University of Delaware.

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Need an expert in a hurry? Need to pitch an expert in a hurry? Find experts and manage your experts in the Newswise Expert Directory. Our database of experts is growing daily. Search by institution, name, subject, keywords, and place.

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E.J. Graff, award-winning journalist, commentator and author focused on gender, sexuality and social justice, will give a lecture at Northwestern’s Evanston campus on the rise of the #MeToo movement.Graff’s talk will take place 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Walter Annenberg Hall, 2120 Campus Drive in Evanston.

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Conrad Tucker, associate professor of engineering design and industrial engineering, has received funding from the U.S. Air Force to investigate whether crowd-sourced data from social media can be used to not only detect threats, but also prevent catastrophic events from happening in the future.

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Mike Baker and Justin Mayo of the Seattle Times have won the 2018 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their series “Quantity of Care.”

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