The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public. These include print media, broadcast news, and more recently the Internet.
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WhatsApp is working on self-destructing pics and videos
WhatsApp might soon become a lot safer when it comes to exchange risqué pics and video as it appears the company is working ...
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Donald Trump is threatening to punish Twitter. Here's why everyone should take this seriously
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday afternoon declaring social media companies to ...
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Research: political hashtags make online news discussions more extreme
Whether you’re a conservative or a liberal, you have most likely come across a political hashtag in an article, a tweet ...
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How the coronavirus led to a rise in online Islamophobic hate speech
Communities coming together to help those in need has been a strong theme of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time ...
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Will a coronavirus vaccine change the minds of anti-vaxxers?
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic began, hopes for a vaccine were raised. Even US president, Donald Trump, a former vaccine ...
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New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog
I'm about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's blog and – spoiler alert – it's ...
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Facebook offers $100 million to help news outlets during coronavirus
Facebook is giving $25 million in emergency funds to news organizations trying to report on the coronavirus, and $75 million ...
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6 cringeworthy mistakes founders make when pitching journalists
Here are some of the most cringeworthy mistakes founders make when they pitch journalists — and how you can avoid them. ...
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The future of AI journalism is less hyperbole and smarter readers
Today we launched Neural, our new home for human-centric AI news and analysis. While we're celebrating the culmination of ...
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Facebook plans to clarify when pro-Bloomberg posts come from staffers
Former New York City mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is spending an unprecedented amount of money on his ...
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'Cool candidate' Mike Bloomberg begs for your vote with Instagram memes
Mike Bloomberg wants internet-savvy voters to know there's a "cool" guy in the running — and what better way to appeal ...
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What I learned about PR pitching from the reporters I keep spamming
I surveyed journalists to find out how exactly they want to be pitched, so if you're in PR or have a startup, make sure to ...
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Twitter posts first billion-dollar quarterly revenue despite political ad controversy
Jack Dorsey's Twitter generated over a billion dollars in revenue for the very first time last quarter, as its monetizable ...
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You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election ...
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[Best of 2019] I miss blind, dumb enthusiasm for new tech
Today marks 10 years since Google stoked great excitement in the tech community by unveiling a new product called Wave. I ...
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4 simple things social media marketers can do to improve social responsibility
While large CSR initiatives are impressive, there are smaller efforts that all businesses can make to practice social responsibility ...
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Traditional and digital news organizations need to band together to fight ‘fake news’
Fake news, Facebook News, Brexit, WhatsApp hacks, and the “enemy of the people.” These are just some of the fast-changing ...
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Study: Taking a break from Facebook (and news) makes people less depressed
A study found that people who spent a week away from Facebook consumed less news, and ultimately experienced greater well-being. ...
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Report: Telegram token sale could enable more cryptocurrency-funded terrorism
Telegram’s upcoming token launch has caused researchers to become increasingly concerned about its potential use in cryptocurrency-funded ...
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Twitter announces complete advertising ban on state-run media outlets
Twitter earlier today announced it's banned more than 900 accounts purported to be linked to a China-sponsored disinformation ...
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Study: Teens get the news from YouTubers and not news outlets
A recent study found that more than 75 percent of teens say it’s important to keep up with world events, yet over half of ...
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Binance offering up to $290,000 bounty to catch cryptocurrency KYC extortionist
An unknown individual has been terrorizing cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its users by attempting to extort 300 Bitcoin ...
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The New York Times wants to fight fake news using blockchain – good luck to it
The New York Times has announced that it's working on a "news provenance project" based on blockchain technology in an attempt ...
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Here are the Senate's sickest burns dished out to Facebook's Libra
My favorite bit about the Facebook Libra Senate hearing, the sick burns dished out by members of the questioning board. Here's ...
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Research: The best way to stop the spread of fake photos is education
It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in our recent research did, these two images ...
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This terrifying AI generates fake articles from any news site
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has an interesting new tactic in the war on fake news: make more of it. A ...
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People with disabilities are finding empowerment from Instagram communities
When I search for “bipolar mother” on Google Images, I find a lot of women with their heads in their hands, their crying ...
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Autumn is coming: Expert says hype cycle will give way to 'rich harvest' of useful AI
Winter isn't coming. At least not for the world of artificial intelligence. Jeff Bigham, program director of the Human-computer ...
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For better or worse, we’re still obsessed with Bitcoin’s price
Over the past decade, the mainstream press has largely ignored Bitcoin, generally focusing its coverage on the digital currency's ...
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No, a Swiss media ‘giant’ is not paying salaries in Bitcoin
A string of cryptocurrency news outlets have fallen for a "prank" pulled by a Swiss media outlet, which said it would be ...
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Women were fighting against sexual harassment online long before #MeToo
Just two months after allegations of sexual abuse against Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light in a 2017 New ...
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Q4 2018 internet report: Almost 4.2 billion humans are online
The data in Hootsuite and We Are Social’s new Q4 Global Digital Statshot report reveal that the ‘Next Billion’ is fast ...
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Facebook’s ad interactions drop 20% — here’s everything you need to know
As I mentioned in my last post, the data in my new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot – produced in partnership with We Are ...
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Report: Facebook ad clicks tumble, but the internet keeps on growing
The new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social shows that there was plenty of change in ...
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Will the algorithmic timeline be the death of social media?
A built-in stopping point provided a sense of control over our social timelines and newsfeeds. Do you miss the days of chronological ...
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The only way to stop fake news is for you to take responsibility
Trump has made a lot of things buzzworthy, but perhaps none more than “fake news.” Everyone has strong opinions about ...
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Here's who has the most juice in Twitter's AI influencer community
The most influential people in the world of AI on Twitter might surprise you. We examine an Onalytica study on the reach ...
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Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social ...
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Who's afraid of OpenAI's big, bad text generator?
Have you heard about this new AI that makes fake news? It's supposedly so dangerous the developers had to lock it up! Not ...
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Viral images of the Nairobi terror attack victims failed journalism
An article by the New York Times on the Riverside terrorist attacks in Nairobi has provoked fury and consternation in Kenya. The ...
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Trump's media bias poll might be the most biased thing I've read in 2019
President Trump continues to fire shots at the press, claiming biased coverage, misrepresented facts, and sometimes entirely ...
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The 'female blackout' protest didn't work — it silenced women
A viral post flooded women's direct messages on Facebook urging them to leave Facebook for the day and "black out" their ...
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This fake news detection algorithm outperforms humans
With global ignorance apparently on the rise, brave researchers from the lands of Michigan and Amsterdam raise algorithms ...
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Why AI and advertisers should team up to fix fake news
Can technology, and artificial intelligence in particular, be the foil that will prevent the eventual fakenewspocolypse?
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This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...
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How social media dilutes scientific discoveries into clickbait
Scienceploitation is embodied in especially egregious “click-bait” headlines. For example, equating a glass of red wine ...
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Swiss hotel chain offers a 'social media sitter' to handle your Instagram while you relax
Ibis, A popular European hotel chain, just introduced the world to the "social media sitter." It's the answer to a problem ...
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Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell
George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on November 30th. Only a few hours after his death, a parody Twitter account called @georgeisinhell tweeted out: The account kept tweeting as George Bush Sr. from the ...
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Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media
If social media sites want to avoid becoming vectors for hate speech, plagues of hateful ideas, and memes, they need to step ...
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Don’t post your kid online
As we set out on a two-hour drive, my pregnant girlfriend told me she didn’t want anyone, including ourselves, to share ...
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The Facebook ad-pocalypse is coming, so spend your budget on creativity
Brands pour billions of dollars into Facebook advertising, but the social media giant isn’t going to last forever. So, ...
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A woman won a Nobel Prize, but science is still sexist
The most recent Nobel Prize winner, Donna Strickland, is the third women to become a Nobel laureates. This has raised questions ...
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How will AI affect my faith and religion in general?
It's thought that AI could have three possible effects on religion: it enhances religion, it becomes religion, or it invalidates ...
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This study wants to help you spot 'fake news'
The study is based on a subtle psychological mechanism called the “confidence heuristic." It helps us make decisions and ...
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Why trying to regulate social media is a political mess
Free speech is a key aspect of the internet, but it has become obvious that people push the freedom to extremes. But regulating ...
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People keep dying taking selfies, this study reveals how
A new study revealed common selfie-related deaths. Including drowing, animal attacks, and falling off a cliff. It suggested ...
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How the new mosquito emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease
The mosquito emoji was released as a part of the iOS 12.1 update. It's hoped that it will help battle mosquito-bourne diseases ...
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Viral video of woman pouring bleach onto manspreaders is staged Kremlin propaganda
The viral video filmed by Anna Dovgalyuk showed a Russian “feminist” pouring bleach on men’s crotches in a protest ...
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Apple's move to shake up the newspaper industry offers little upside
Apple is making a play at the publishing business. In March, the company acquired Texture, a subscription-based magazine ...
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Google's definitely biased, but not in the way Trump thinks
In two tweets early Tuesday morning, President Trump reignited the debate about censorship on America's most popular tech ...
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Cryptocurrency media outlets banned from WeChat for spreading hype
Several prominent media outlets in China have had their WeChat accounts permanently frozen for hyping cryptocurrency too ...
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Censorship machines removed my article warning people about censorship machines
A few days ago, about a dozen articles and campaign sites criticizing EU plans for copyright censorship machines silently ...
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And then there was Twitter
Having been banned by Apple, Spotify, Facebook, and YouTube -- and having a significant amount of his content removed on ...
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Facebook and Instagram officially announce new tools to fight social media addiction
Facebook and Instagram have announced a selection of tools to help their users combat social media addiction and manage the ...
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No, Twitter isn't 'shadow banning' conservative voices. Here's what's really going on.
President Trump today took to Twitter to do what he does best: Make false, inflammatory statements as loudly as possible. ...
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