Mass media
Report
Media habits and misinformation susceptibility of adults aged 55 years and older
Studies suggest that a significant number of adults aged 55 years and older are online and that they may be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of false and misleading information. To explore this topic, the authors of this report conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 adults aged 55 years and older from across the United...
Report
Are donors taking the journalism crisis seriously?
Renewed attention to media development, press freedom, and freedom of expression as priority areas of international cooperation has yet to translate into substantial increases in aid to the media sector. This study analyses trends in media development funding between 2010 and 2019 and looks at donor priorities for the future.
Report
Regional news media
In the second of their regional media reports, the Centre for Media Transition has been examining the flow of narratives between metro and regional news media on important policy discussions.
Report
Navigating the risks of artificial intelligence on the digital news landscape
The author of this report argues that as artificial intelligence becomes more ubiquitous, the news industry will need to carve out space in a more crowded, more chaotic, and less original information ecosystem. While the relationship between technology platforms and newsrooms will continue to evolve, the author suggests that robust data governance frameworks are necessary...
Journal article
Awareness about tobacco causing head and neck cancers via mass media: a case-control study from India
This study assessed the awareness of people about the adverse effects of tobacco (smoking and chewing) consumption causing head and neck cancers via mass media channels like television, cinema, radio and newspapers or magazines, wall painting or billboards / hoardings, public transportation and packets of chewing tobacco, bidis or cigarettes.