The digital economy includes small holder farmers being able to access finance on a mobile device without having to go to a bank.
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The digital economy will, soon, become the ordinary economy as the uptake - and application - of digital technologies in every sector in the world grows.
Before an election the media closely follows polls.
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If you want to understand the American public, don’t look at national poll numbers.
Latin American communication scholar Antonio Pasquali warned us of many of today’s social challenges.
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The writings of Venezuelan scholar Antonio Pasquali contain warnings about how we communicate today.
The Conversation Canada recently conducted its first survey of readers and authors. The results were encouraging.
The more television people watch the more they prefer a thinner female body type.
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The more people watch TV the more likely it is that they prefer a slimmer female body size.
Actress Olivia Wilde plays reporter Kathy Scruggs in ‘Richard Jewell.’
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The persistence of this trope might say something about the barriers women in media continue to face.
Susan Stamberg interviewed President Jimmy Carter during a National Public Radio call-in program in 1979.
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From the beginning, National Public Radio vowed that it would speak with ‘many voices.’
News outlets sometimes use hashtags to promote their stories.
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When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important and more partisan.
Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, is the latest news company to announce job cuts.
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The nature of journalistic work in Canada has changed substantially. Data and trends shed some light on the current state of journalism in Canada.
A stairwell in the Bronx is the site of one of the movie’s most memorable scenes.
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Like the ‘Rocky Steps,’ the ‘Joker Stairs’ have become a mecca for moviegoers. But not all film-related tourism is the same.
More Americans say they now avoid the news altogether.
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Whether due to Trump or unhappiness with the mainstream media, Americans say that they are avoiding the news more than before.
Designating news articles as fake news serves to discredit mainstream news organizations and develop echo chambers.
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Studying Twitter in advance of the federal election has shown that the hashtag #FakeNews is being used to discredit Canadian mainstream media and create echo chambers.
The Coalition government has reintroduced a bill seeking to mandate the ABC devote more resources to covering regional Australia – a measure that has been defeated before by parliament.
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The latest proposals to amend the ABC Charter raise questions about media law reform. To be effective and sustainable, it needs to be strategic, not ad hoc and politicised.
Unsurprisingly, Australian politicians are happier than their constituents with the way our democracy works.
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New research shows parliamentarians believe the key to improving trust between them and their constituents is in improving links to the community and better educating the public about our democracy.
Senator Chuck Schumer holds up the White House transcript of a call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine.
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Members of Congress factor what the public thinks into their decisions. But it’s difficult to measure what the public is really thinking.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on holiday to celebrate his birthday in the Siberian taiga on Oct. 7.
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The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight US political weaknesses.
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The climate strikes have allowed young people to seize the narrative on climate change. Here’s how the media should empower them.
Melbourne’s ABC weather presenter Paul Higgins discussing a trend towards warmer April days.
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Politicians might get the most airtime when it comes to climate change, but Australians would rather hear about it from weather presenters.
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We asked a media studies researcher why climate change doesn’t make more of a splash in the press.
Conspiracy theories have been popular in the U.S. for decades.
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With the rise of internet groups for conspiracy theorists, it may feel like Americans live in a unique time. But conspiracy theories have been common for decades.