Economic impact of stadiums and teams: The case of minor-league baseball
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Professional sports stadiums are typically built with significant public assistance, despite the fact that they are primarily used by a single, for-profit...
View ArticleTherapeutic value of adolescents’ blogging about social-emotional difficulties
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Why do young people use social media and the Internet? One reason is to keep up with the news, particularly about entertainment and celebrities. Another is to...
View ArticlePew Research: Partisan polarization surges in Bush, Obama years
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email It’s no secret that American politics have become more polarized over the last several decades, particularly when it comes to hot-button issues such as taxation,...
View ArticleCognitive pitfall! Videogame players are not immune to dual-task costs
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Doing several things at once is often considered a necessary skill in modern society, but with media multitasking — and multitasking involving demanding tasks...
View ArticlePolitical polarization on Twitter
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email People increasingly get their news from social networks, and social networks are increasingly politically polarized. While both liberals and conservatives use...
View ArticleNew media and conflict after the Arab Spring
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email What role did social media play in the Arab Spring? Cyberskeptics and cyberoptimists alike debate the degree to which the 2010-2011 revolutions in Arab countries...
View Article“Social science done on deadline”: Research chat with ASU’s Steve Doig on...
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View ArticleExplaining journalists’ trust in public institutions across 20 countries
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email If journalists do not trust government institutions, this is likely to be reflected in their reportage and may ultimately shape the opinions of citizens about...
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Research chat: Harvard’s Gary King on data, social science and media connections
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View ArticleDoes March Madness lead to irrational exuberance in the NBA draft?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The NBA draft is just three months after March Madness every year, and NBA executives have to decide how a player’s performance over the games in March — a...
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Understanding data journalism: Overview of resources, tools and topics
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The notion that journalism should become more data-driven — and get a little closer to social science — is not a completely new idea. The journalistic sub-field...
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John Huey, former Time Inc. editor-in-chief: Research chat
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email John Huey was the editor-in-chief of Time Inc. from 2006 until December 2012, overseeing the editorial content of all Time Inc.’s U.S. magazines, websites, and...
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News apps and data: A brief primer and overview
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In the age of Big Data, journalists are now using new digital tools to better visualize and present information. One approach is to build “news apps” —...
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Research chat: Martin Nisenholtz on the New York Times and digital journalism
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Martin Nisenholtz is a senior advisor for the New York Times Company and an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia Journalism School. One of the pioneers in...
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Sports-related concussions and traumatic brain injuries: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The issue of concussions in sports has attracted considerable media coverage in recent years. Understandably, the early focus was on professional football, a...
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