Journalism prof at Washington and Lee University teaching/studying sociology of digital news. @NiemanLab contributor, former newspaper reporter, Nebraskan.
Lexington, VA
Joined August 2008
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Hey, my book, Aggregating the News, is out! amazon.com/Aggregating-News-…
To give you a taste of a few of the main points with some excerpts, a quick thread:
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🚨 NEW REPORT: If you study journalism, work in journalism, or care about the future of journalism, this report is for you. It charts how journalists and scholars can more effectively work together on vital problems.
See americanpressinstitute.org/t…
Full PDF: journalismbridgingproject.co…
How can journalists and academics work together to improve news products? We are thrilled to announce, with @AmPress, our new white paper that answers that question. americanpressinstitute.org/t…
New research about news in this month's RQ1 newsletter with @SethCLewis: Scholars looked at 1.7M recommended videos on YouTube, and it will probably not surprise you to learn that its algorithm is much more likely to pull you away from news than toward it. rq1.substack.com/p/how-youtu…
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After we developed the concept of "source proximity," @markcoddington and I wondered if outlets could be distinguished by their mix of sources and evidence: Do alternative media also have alternative epistemologies? Our research suggests yes: tandfonline.com/eprint/BA2FN…
Last night was the most fun I've had watching a sporting event in years. I kind of feel like my years of futile efforts to explain the phenomenon that is Husker volleyball to my friends were finally vindicated. So proud to be a Nebraskan today! xitter.cf/TheAthletic/status/169…
The tunnel walk to a stadium filled with thousands of volleyball fans 🤩
🎥@BigTenNetwork | @HuskerVB
This is so disappointing from Texas A&M. I literally cannot imagine anyone better than @kathleeno to lead the revival of their journalism program, and they ran her out before she even started. An absolute shame. texastribune.org/2023/07/11/…
Young adults explain in a new study why they don't pay for online news - not exclusive, too time-consuming, too much commitment. That and other new journalism research in this month's RQ1 from me and @SethCLewis rq1.substack.com/p/why-news-…
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Maybe you're like me in wishing journalists would adjudicate source claims before writing, rather than presenting contradictory statements and throwing up their hands. Turns out it's a pretty tall order, @markcoddington and I find in this new study 🚨 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
I’m pretty sure this envelope is going to my in-laws
This month's RQ1 newsletter features new research by @jnelz on the lack of management support for journalists on social media. Plus soft news as a propaganda gateway, and how involved should news orgs be in news literacy education? rq1.substack.com/p/social-me…
Come work in an amazing department at W&L! We're hiring a visiting professor of strategic communication. Teaching would include crisis communication, communication theory and research, and some digital skills. Questions? Just let me know! apply.interfolio.com/121966
A lot of media trust research in this month's RQ1 newsletter - why whistleblowers' trust in journalism is fading, plus research on podcasting, populism, and covering suicide. rq1.substack.com/p/why-whist…
I submitted no papers to #ICA23, but I’m coming to Toronto anyway! Excited to see many of you for the first time in four years!
I've sometimes wondered what Twitter would look like if you took it out of the for-profit realm entirely. @nikkiusher fleshes that idea out a bit, and I like Nikki's New Twitter a lot more than what we have: slate.com/technology/2022/12…
If you are a college student who likes to nod intently at your professors while they're talking in class, just know that all of them adore you and think you are the absolute greatest
Every year I get just a little excited for my Spotify Wrapped, until I remember that my kids use my account to play all their music
How does covering protests affect the journalists themselves? New research highlighted in this month's RQ1 newsletter, plus research on why women journalists leave the industry, susceptibility to disinformation, and lots more. Read and subscribe! rq1.substack.com/p/how-risky…
I need a well-being check on @BriHatch1, stat
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Excellent NYT obit for Roger Welsch, Nebraska's legendary bard. In my years as a reporter there, Roger was always my favorite person to interview - funny, brilliant, and cheerfully withering in his cultural criticism. What a loss for the state. nytimes.com/2022/10/20/busin…
