Harini CalamurTikTok isn’t silly. It’s seriousverified_publisherThe Economist“WHEN YOU gaze into TikTok, TikTok gazes into you,” wrote Eugene Wei, a tech blogger, in 2020, explaining the almost clairvoyant nature of TikTok. …
Harini CalamurWhy do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggestsNieman Lab - Denise-Marie OrdwayAmericans who share fake news on social media might not lack media literacy skills. Chances are they don’t stop to check accuracy, a new study suggests. Many Americans share fake news on social media because they’re simply not paying attention to whether the content is accurate — not necessarily …
Harini CalamurHow journalists learned to stop worrying and love the audienceNieman Lab - Mark Coddington and Seth LewisPlus: Journalistic norms vs. right-wing populism, what journalists think about deleting their tweets, and the unfulfilled promise of augmented reality for news Editor’s note: Longtime Nieman Lab readers know the bylines of Mark Coddington and Seth Lewis. Mark wrote the weekly This Week in Review …
Harini CalamurHow much political news do people see on Facebook? I went inside 173 people’s feeds to find outNieman Lab - Laura Hazard OwenOctober 2020 was one of the craziest news months in recent history, but you wouldn’t know it by looking in people’s Facebook feeds. What do people see in their Facebook feeds? How much news do they encounter there — from legitimate outlets or from those known for sowing misinformation? Are most …
Harini CalamurWomen’s rights suffer a double whammy in the pandemicFree Press Journal - Harini CalamurIt’s not just job losses, women across the world have been victims of domestic violence while at home during the lockdown The victims of COVID go …
Harini CalamurThe media is broken and broke – and it needs to be fixedFree Press Journal - Harini CalamurThe need to scoop others on a story has been a long-running tradition in news media – but what exactly are you scooping when you ask a grieving …