The appetite for smart local news is there. The challenge is figuring out how to make it profitable.
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Americans truly value local news. But 71% think that their local news outlets are doing just fine financially – which might explain why only 14% paid for a local news source in the past year.
A whopping 12% of the population aged 13 to 38 consider themselves social influencers, according to marketing company Morning Consult.
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Increasing numbers of children, and adults, want to be social media influencers. They would be better off aspiring to be astronauts.
They need to have it to fit in, but social media is probably doing teens more harm than good.
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We asked five experts if social media was damaging to children and teens, and four out of five said yes.
Australian media coverage of China can feel alienating to Chinese migrants, but most still hold a positive view of their adopted country.
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In a recent survey, a majority of Chinese migrants said they rarely share negative stories about Australia on their social media platforms, and actually side with Australia more on human rights.
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It looks as if the Conservative P\arty has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017.
Competing voices: alt-media personalities Tom Harwood of Guido Fawkes, left, and Ash Sarkar of Novara Media.
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A new genre of political media is influencing people that mainstream commentators seem unable to reach.
Rivals: UK prime minister Boris Johnson, right, and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn at the Remembrance Day ceremony in London, November 11 2019.
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As the election campaign hots up we explore how the parties are exploiting videos on their social media accounts.
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From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
We spend on average four hours a day looking at our phones.
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The relationship between our smartphones and levels of the stress hormone cortisol isn’t yet clear, but people report feeling more stressed than they were before they had a smartphone.
Anna Soubry has spoken out about the abuse she receives.
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No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
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Political parties don’t use Twitter anywhere near as much as Facebook. But at least someone is talking about this problem.
Twitter should get credit for its sensible move, but the microblogging company is tiny compared to Facebook and Google.
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Until the two giants change, Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Boris Johnson recording a television interview before a leadership hustings event in July 2019.
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Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It’s more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
Can online posts help scholars – or police – tell the difference between people who are just ranting and those who plan real violence?
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Researchers look for signals that might distinguish people who are upset and ranting online from those who intend to do real physical harm.
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Our research into drag cultures and performances found that despite the common idea of two schools of drag, it is much more diverse.
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The vast emissions caused by these individuals suggest that a very small share of humanity has a very significant role in global warming.
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A call for greater transparency.
Best friends forever? Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy in happier times.
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We might lap up the spectacle of two high-profile women fighting publicly, but when do you ever hear about men having ‘cat-fights’?
On Facebook, we like what other people have already liked before us.
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Research shows that hiding the popularity of posts can change what people consume, and even improve the overall quality of content.
Between email, Slack and social media, you may need three devices to handle all the interruptions.
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Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.