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Newswise:Video Embedded live-event-for-april-26-fake-news-effect-on-media-relations
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Released: 27-Apr-2023 4:30 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Live Event for April 26: Misinformation and Media Relations
Newswise

We are forming a panel to discuss misinformation and how it affects media relations. For the last two years, we have been looking at how Newswise can tackle issues around spreading and consuming fake news.

       
Released: 24-Apr-2023 4:05 AM EDT
Bank of England media coverage is an "effective” additional channel for accountability, study shows
University of Exeter

News coverage about the Bank of England is closely linked to the parliamentary oversight of the institution and to the Bank’s own account-giving activities, analysis shows.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded live-event-for-april-21-sleeping-pill-reduces-levels-of-alzheimer-s-proteins
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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Newswise: Will the Fox News Settlement with Dominion Change the Network?
Released: 21-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Will the Fox News Settlement with Dominion Change the Network?
Tufts University

Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts political science professor and author, is interviewed about the implications of the Fox News - Dominion settlement and its likely impacts on Fox's business model and coverage of future elections.

   
Newswise: Fox News settlement will do little to change perceived credibility of coverage, expert says
Released: 21-Apr-2023 2:00 AM EDT
Fox News settlement will do little to change perceived credibility of coverage, expert says
Virginia Tech

The most anticipated media trial in recent years ended with a $787.5 million settlement, and while it had the opportunity to set the tone for future defamation litigation, Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan says the outcome will have little impact on the perceived credibility of Fox News.   “Few people are willing to reassess their perceptions of the credibility of Fox News — whether they side with the news organization or believe it was in the wrong — because politically active people associate partisan news brands with their political identity,” Duncan says.

Newswise: Physics Today Appoints Richard Fitzgerald as Editor-in-Chief
Released: 20-Apr-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Physics Today Appoints Richard Fitzgerald as Editor-in-Chief
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

AIP has selected Richard Fitzgerald as the new editor-in-chief of Physics Today, the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world and a unifying influence for the diverse areas of physics and related sciences. Fitzgerald moves into this role after nearly 25 years of increasing leadership on the Physics Today team.

Newswise: Social media expert gives bird’s-eye view on Twitter spat with NPR, PBS
Released: 20-Apr-2023 2:00 AM EDT
Social media expert gives bird’s-eye view on Twitter spat with NPR, PBS
Virginia Tech

The decision of social media platform Twitter under ownership of tech mogul Elon Musk to label National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service as “U.S. state-affiliated media” caused the prominent news outlets to respond by ending use of Twitter. This conflict is the latest in an escalating series of conflicts between Musk and media outlets of multiple stripes.

Released: 4-Apr-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial
British Ecological Society

Today (4 April) the British Ecological Society has published the results of a three-year randomised trial comparing double and single-anonymous peer review in the journal Functional Ecology. The findings indicate a reduction in reviewer bias when author identities are anonymised.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:15 PM EDT
American Society of Retina Specialists’ Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases Granted Indexing in PubMed Central
American Society of Retina Specialists

The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) is pleased to announce that its official peer-reviewed scientific journal, Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases (JVRD), has been granted indexing in PubMed Central (PMC).

Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EDT
NASA Media Call on Upcoming Air Quality Satellite Launch
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Media are invited to participate in a teleconference discussing the upcoming launch of TEMPO on Wednesday, April 5. TEMPO will soon provide the first-ever hourly scans of air pollution over greater North America.

Released: 27-Mar-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Pacira’s Lawsuit Against ASA and Authors
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is extremely pleased that the decision in the lawsuit filed against ASA, the editor-in-chief of Anesthesiology – the official peer-reviewed scientific journal of ASA – and 11 contributing authors by Pacira Biosciences Inc., which was originally dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2022, has been affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Newswise: New Editorial Leadership at American Cancer Society Flagship Journal
Released: 21-Mar-2023 10:00 AM EDT
New Editorial Leadership at American Cancer Society Flagship Journal
American Cancer Society (ACS)

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is proud to announce a new editor-in-chief and editor to lead its flagship journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, which publishes the latest information about the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer, as well as nutrition, palliative care, survivorship, and additional topics of interest related to cancer care.

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This news release is embargoed until 20-Mar-2023 4:15 PM EDT Released to reporters: 27-Jul-2022 1:40 PM EDT

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 20-Mar-2023 4:15 PM EDT The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

       
Newswise:Video Embedded newswise-live-event-for-march-15-what-can-we-expect-from-ai-and-chatbots-in-the-next-few-years
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Released: 16-Mar-2023 10:55 AM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?
Newswise

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming expert panel on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on journalism. As a platform for verified news, Newswise often hosts such panels on trending topics. We invite both reporters and the public to join us and interact with our panelists.

     
Released: 15-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Tune in, wash hands: COVID-19 TV coverage added momentum to hand hygiene boom
Osaka University

Long before COVID-19, washing and sterilizing hands were known to help prevent the spread of infections such as influenza, and hand hygiene practices were especially important in high-risk areas, such as hospitals. So it was something of a public health boon that COVID-19 abruptly increased hand hygiene awareness.

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This news release is embargoed until 13-Mar-2023 5:00 PM EDT Released to reporters: 7-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EST

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 13-Mar-2023 5:00 PM EDT The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

Newswise: Mass media campaigns can be effective in promoting safer crop pest and disease control, new study reveals
Released: 13-Mar-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Mass media campaigns can be effective in promoting safer crop pest and disease control, new study reveals
CABI Publishing

A new CABI-led study has found that mass media campaigns aimed at changing pesticide use to fight crop pests and diseases are more effective when farmers are exposed to multiple forms of communication.

Released: 9-Mar-2023 1:30 PM EST
You can't put a price tag on knowledge. Read the latest news on finance and the world economy in the Economics channel
Newswise

The U.S. economy is on people's minds as the government prepares for a showdown on the deficit and government spending. Find the latest research and expert commentary on money issues here. Below are some of the latest headlines in the Economics channel on Newswise.

       
6-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EST
Americans share fake news to fit in with social circles
American Psychological Association (APA)

Both conservative and liberal Americans share fake news because they don’t want to be ostracized from their social circles, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 2-Mar-2023 1:15 PM EST
Study finds political campaigns may change the choices of voters – but not their policy views
Oxford University Press

A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, measures the overall impact of electoral campaigns and finds that televised debates have little effect on the formation of voter choice.

22-Feb-2023 11:15 AM EST
What distinguishes fans from celebrity stalkers?
PLOS

A survey study of U.S. college students provides new insights into factors associated with the tendency to engage in celebrity stalking behaviors.

Released: 28-Feb-2023 2:00 PM EST
Researchers’ Model for TV Ad Scheduling Reaps Revenue Increase for Networks
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Whether it’s Flo from Progressive or the Geico gecko, the average TV viewer may not give much thought to commercials outside of whether they’re entertaining or not. However, there is a rather complex science behind what commercials you see and when you see them.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
The claim that U.S. temperatures are not trending upward is false
Newswise

It is simply false to claim that data from the Climate Reference Network show no warming over the last 18 years. There is a warming trend. Even if it was true, the US represents only 1.9 % of the Earth's surface.

Newswise: Journalists invited to premier global event in integrative psychological science
Released: 28-Feb-2023 5:05 AM EST
Journalists invited to premier global event in integrative psychological science
Association for Psychological Science

ICPS is designed to surmount artificial disciplinary boundaries that can impede scientific progress and to highlight areas of investigation in which those boundaries have already been overcome.

Released: 24-Feb-2023 2:15 PM EST
We cannot predict earthquakes with accuracy, despite claim
Newswise

The claim a Dutch researcher predicted the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria would happen three days before it occurred is misleading. Despite the accuracy of his prediction, scientists cannot predict when and where an earthquake will occur.

Newswise: Myroslava Gongadze to be awarded 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize by Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
Released: 15-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
Myroslava Gongadze to be awarded 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize by Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
Case Western Reserve University

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Myroslava Gongadze, a journalist and free-press and human-rights advocate, with the 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize.

Released: 14-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
Fact-checking the reporting of the explosion in East Palestine, Ohio
Newswise

Expert cautions that the statement, "We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open," is irresponsible.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2023 12:35 PM EST
Cinema has helped ‘entrench’ gender inequality in AI
University of Cambridge

Study finds that just 8% of all depictions of AI professionals from a century of film are women – and half of these are shown as subordinate to men.

Newswise: Geography, language dictate social media and popular website usage, study finds
Released: 9-Feb-2023 6:50 PM EST
Geography, language dictate social media and popular website usage, study finds
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Since its inception, the internet has been viewed by technology experts and scholars as a way to access information at a global scale without having to overcome hurdles posed by language and geography.

   
7-Feb-2023 3:50 PM EST
ChatGPT can (almost) pass the US Medical Licensing Exam
PLOS

The AI software was able to achieve passing scores for the exam, which usually requires years of medical training.

     
Released: 1-Feb-2023 4:25 PM EST
Season two of Unraveled: A Dana-Farber podcast is now available
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The second season of Unraveled: A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute podcast is now available with six new episodes telling stories of the science and scientists behind some of the most important cancer discoveries, diving deep into the lab.

26-Jan-2023 3:15 PM EST
Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions
PLOS

An analysis of nearly 2 million Tweets made by people in London and San Francisco explores specific events and types of locations that are associated with different emotions.

Released: 1-Feb-2023 1:40 PM EST
War tourists fighting on a virtual front, since Ukraine-Russia war
University of Portsmouth

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, a new group of ‘war tourists’ has emerged - those who are fighting on a virtual front.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 3:15 PM EST
URI professor: Media literacy is an important tool in training police officers
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 31, 2023 – The horrific death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers has again spurred calls for reform in police training. One tool in that training should be media literacy, says Renee Hobbs, professor of communication studies in the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media and an internationally-recognized authority on media literacy education.

Newswise:Video Embedded jmir-neurotechnology-a-new-addition-to-the-jmir-publications-journal-portfolio
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Released: 31-Jan-2023 7:05 AM EST
JMIR Neurotechnology | A New Addition to the JMIR Publications Journal Portfolio
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is pleased to announce the expansion of their journal portfolio with JMIR Neurotechnology (JNT) a gold open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the intersection between clinical neuroscience and technology to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurological disorders.

     
Released: 26-Jan-2023 4:15 PM EST
Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions and other behavioral studies in the Behavioral Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 26-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
Attributing the rising costs of groceries to “price gouging” is not accurate
Newswise

Is putting the blame on grocery store managers for your rising costs of orange juice accurate? It’s not quite that simple.

Released: 25-Jan-2023 3:15 PM EST
COVID-19 conspiracy theories that spread fastest focused on evil, secrecy
Washington State University

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

   
23-Jan-2023 2:05 PM EST
It isn’t what you know, it’s what you think you know
PLOS

A survey of over 2,000 adults in the UK identifies potential pitfalls of science communication.

   
Newswise: The Latest From The American Astronomical Society Meeting And Other Space News
9-Jan-2023 4:20 PM EST
The Latest From The American Astronomical Society Meeting And Other Space News
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Space and Astronomy channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Released: 12-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
The Federal Government Is Not Going to Seize Your Gas Stove, but Environmental Health Concerns May Lead to Regulations
Newswise

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a federal agency, is not currently considering a ban on gas stoves. Therefore the claim that the government is banning gas stoves or that they plan on seizing people’s stoves is false.

     


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