Mass Media

COVID-19 is an urgent crisis that makes careful communication about it even more important In a new JAMA editorial, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher and a health research journalist outline common ways that…

Authors of the new Springer book identify mass psychogenic illness as the likely cause of Havana Syndrome, a mysterious condition affecting American and Canadian diplomats stationed in Cuba between 2016 and 2019. Dozens of embassy staff…

MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media sites -- Facebook -- has allowed "anti-vaxxers" to gain a stronger voice against the use of the…

Parents may worry that spending time on their smartphones has a negative impact on their relationships with their children. However, a new comprehensive analysis published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that this…

Surprising findings have implications for public health and economic marketing TROY, N.Y. -- Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effective. If public health officials present this…

World Scientific publishes 'China's Millennium Transformation, the Belt and Road Initiative,' an unusual book by Da Hsuan FengCredit: World Scientific Ever since President Xi initiated the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, it…

New Orleans, LA - Bradley Spieler, MD, Vice Chairman of Radiology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of a Radiology Research Alliance paper examining the usefulness of social media in Radiology. It…

Experts release a statement on eve of UN talks that calls for the governing of the digital sector to support transformations to a climate-safe, sustainable, and equitable world Montreal -- On the eve of UN talks to assess progress…

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unique challenges for public health practitioners and health communicators that warrant an expansion of existing health communication principles to take into consideration. In an article…

Discourse in and about Spanish was present on both sides of the political spectrum, more so leading up to the 2016 presidential election than in previous cycles, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University,…

Millions of websites, including some of the largest Internet companies (e.g., Google, Yahoo), depend on advertising as their main source of revenue, allowing them to offer their content for free. The use of software that blocks ads…

Bullied victims' experiences differ by their ability to handle their own emotions It is well-known that victims of bullying can have higher risks of future health and social problems. However, different victims experience a broad…

UCLA research uses artificial intelligence to analyze differences between a true story and a completely fabricated one A new study by UCLA professors offers a new way to understand how unfounded conspiracy theories emerge online.…

Study reveals how type and location of protest influence coverage shared on social media Credit: University of Houston As anti-racism solidarity protests continue around the world, new research suggests mainstream media have…

Those who lack trust in media, and one another, also share it Facebook is a more fertile breeding ground for fake news than Twitter, and those on the far ends of the liberal-conservative spectrum are most likely to share it,…

FAU's College of Engineering and computer science machine learning project receives NSF rapid grantCredit: Florida Atlantic University Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, in…

New service helps RightsLink publishers empower researchers and strengthen author programs without adding staffCredit: Cactus Communications (CACTUS) Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating…

Beverage companies continue to disproportionately target Black and Hispanic youth with TV ads for soda, sports drinks and other sugary drinks Hartford, Conn. -- Beverage companies spent $1.04 billion to advertise sugary drinks and energy…

University of Missouri study looked at ethical issues in US presidential election press coverage between 2000-2016Credit: University of Missouri The 2016 U.S. presidential election is considered a "game changer" for journalists…

We need to do more than reminiscence historyCredit: World Scientific "This is a timely publication, which commenced as Singapore was celebrating our bicentennial, and launched while Singapore is battling COVID-19, one of the…