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Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 17 Philadelphia parents about how their family uses digital media. Here they offer tips to promote healthy, balanced media habits for kids.
Social media is a lifeline for community radio, helping it grow by being shaped by young listeners.
The latest data shows a dramatic generational shift in the way people consume news.
Scholars, preservationists, archivists, museum educators and curators, fans and the public are meeting in late April in the nation’s capital to figure out how to preserve broadcasting’s history.
Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
What’s the connection between #EatWithMe videos and mukbang? And what are we to make of claims they could help people overcome a fear of eating?
Efforts to create a pan-European media outlet have found it tough going, but there are signs that a new digital player may well be finding success.
AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who studies crisis fatigue explains why that is so and what we can do.
“Always reliable, readable and short. Perfect.” Our readers offer their thoughts on the fifth anniversary of The Conversation Canada.
Canada is home to a growing number of new digital-born journalism organizations, even though government policy aimed at helping the news industry has focused mostly on the decline of legacy media.
Many countries are experimenting with different forms of government support for journalism, but the question is about what works best and is sustainable.
Tabloids traditionally have gone after the rich and famous. On TikTok, anyone can be a target.
The iPod was a marvel: a sleek device that let you pocket your favourite tunes and roam around town. Today it’s more or less obsolete — but its impact has been evident.
Facebook used to be a goldmine for news media companies. But since the tech giant changed its algorithm in 2018, news firms have drifted away from Facebook, particularly digital-native publications.
Analysis of 46 studies indicates that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts of digital device use on cognition.
In the second phase of the Growing Up Digital study, researchers surveyed nearly 2,500 parents, grandparents and caregivers about children’s use of digital media and technologies.
As the internet continues to alter traditional journalism practices, Nigerian universities must adapt to the times.
News organisations are wracking their brains on how to get people to their sites.
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Senior Lecturer, Co-Director Research Centre for Journalism, Media & Democracy, Auckland University of Technology
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Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Journalism, Leeds Beckett University
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Director of the Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine
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Doctoral Researcher, George Mason University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
