Measuring Venezuelan Emigration with Twitter
Venezuela has seen an unprecedented exodus of people in recent months.
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The Science of Fake News
The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global.
No Funeral Bells: Public Reason in a ‘Post-Truth’ Age
The label ‘post-truth’ signals for many a troubling turn away from principles of enlightened government.
Using Data Science Tools for Email Audience Analysis: A Research Guide
Email is a crucial vehicle for media companies to generate reader revenue, yet the ways we talk about and measure email have not changed for almost two decades.
Report on Network Sunday Morning Talk Show Content and Ratings, Comparing 1983, 1999, and 2015
We studied the content and Nielsen ratings for interviews on the three network Sunday morning talk shows—Meet the Press (henceforth MTP), Face the Nation (FTN), and This Week (TW).
News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days
“The press is your enemy,” said the president. “Enemies. Understand that?
Historians Shouldn’t Be Pundits
Donald Trump might be disastrous for most Americans and a danger to the world, but he has been a boon to historians.
Ideological Congruence and Citizen Satisfaction: Evidence from 25 Advanced Democracies
Ideological congruence is an important and popular measure of the quality of political representation.
Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action
Recent shifts in the media ecosystem raise new concerns about the vulnerability of democratic societies to fake news and the public's limited ability to contain it.
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
Criticism dogged Hillary Clinton at every step of the general election. Her “bad press” outpaced her “good press” by 64 percent to 36 percent.
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