The 2014 World Cup Will Be The Biggest Media Event Ever
This post recognizes it is adding to the noise—but remains hopeful that it also says something valuable about the future of media coverage.
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Rethinking Viral: Why the Digital World Is Not as Democratic as We Think
We often judge the Internet based on the relatively few stories of success—where democratization seems to operate—rather than the millions of failures. Viral is the exception, big broadcasts—and lonely voices whistling in the digital hurricane—are the norm.
Gender at the ‘New York Times’: The Most Comprehensive Analysis Ever
At the paper of record, female bylines only appear on about one-third of all stories.
Why Make Stuff Up? The Incredible Demand on Campaign Reporters to Keep Things Interesting
Will the recent incorporation of some working political scientists into legacy media outlets help curb the use of misleading headlines and made-up stories of momentum in campaign coverage?
The Media Is Only Telling You Half of the Climate Change Story
Network news outlets are tricking us into thinking there's nothing we can do about climate change.
When Will a Deadly Pandemic Put an End to Worrying About Deadly Pandemics?
Fear-inducing headlines—kind of like this one—might not be such a bad thing.
What Red Deer Tell Us About Our Dangerous Iron Curtain Obsession
The way the media mishandled a years-old story about the behavior of wildlife where Germany and the Czech Republic meet feeds and legitimizes many people’s visions of impermeable physical borders or solid inter-ethnic lines.
Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War
The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.
What Causes Inequality? Systemic and Individual Frames for Racism in Media
Race Forward takes a close look at how newspapers and cable television outlets cover one type of inequality.
Questioning Media Portrayals of Female Drunkenness
Why is modern female binge drinking still all about the men?