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Joshua BentonFebruary 20, 2025

In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content

A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk’s Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to German users favored the party best known for its ties to neo-Nazis.

Joshua BentonFebruary 11, 2025

If you ask New York Times reporters to spend less time on Twitter, will they? (Spoiler: yes)

An analysis of more than 185,000 tweets by New York Times staffers showed they got less opinionated — and less frequent overall — when a management memo asked the newsroom to scale back the takes.

Sarah ScireDecember 3, 2024

Tuning out TV news might be behind the decline in media trust. (No, really!)

But: “Does falling trust cause people to change their media use, or do changing media habits cause lower trust?”

Hanaa' TameezDecember 2, 2024

News outlets push vertical video to the homepage

“It’s a much better experience if you’re not turning your phone. And people don’t turn their phones.”

Sarah ScireNovember 18, 2024

Two-thirds of news influencers are men — and most have never worked for a news organization

A new Pew Research Center report also found nearly 40% of U.S. adults under 30 regularly get news from news influencers.

Hanaa' TameezOctober 22, 2024

Israel has posted 1,200+ videos of airstrikes. This visual investigation shows the view — and the costs — on the ground in Gaza.

“By revealing the impact of these strikes, we were able to use footage released for one purpose to show a different perspective on the incidents.”

Joshua BentonOctober 1, 2024

You might discover a conspiracy theory on social media — but you’re more likely to believe it if you hear it from a friend

Partisanship, conspiratorial thinking, and IRL connections make for a potent mix — on both the left and the right.

Joshua BentonSeptember 25, 2024

What would Project 2025 do for (or to) journalism?

From defunding NPR and PBS to kicking reporters out of the White House, it’s an array of conservative priorities and Trumpian retreads.

Yangxueqing Mary Jiang, Eryn Newman, Kate Reynolds and Norbert SchwarzAugust 12, 2024

Repetition makes climate misinformation feel more true — even for those who back climate science

“As our social media feeds fill up with AI-driven bots, sheer repetition of lies may erode the most essential resource for action on climate change — public support.”

Did Taylor Swift really call Florida “racist”? (No she didn’t, no matter what that TikTok “news alert” says)

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