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Joshua BentonJune 16, 2022

Facebook looks ready to divorce the news industry, and I doubt couples counseling will help

Out of every 1,000 times someone sees a post on Facebook, how many of them include a link to a news site? Four. No wonder Facebook doesn’t want to write publishers big checks anymore.

John SullivanMay 19, 2022

How corporate takeovers are fundamentally changing podcasting

“One of the recent shifts in podcasting has been the introduction of paywalls and exclusive content. It has since become a standard feature of the medium.”

Angie Waller and Colin Lecher, The MarkupMay 18, 2022

Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind.

Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people.

Teresa CarrMay 4, 2022

Why researchers want broader access to social media data

What could journalists and social scientists shed light on if they had a better view of the digital world?

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Sarah Anne GanterApril 27, 2022

How can publishers respond to the power of platforms?

“We may not like them, but they have been absolutely essential in expanding our reach and building our digital business.”

Stephan Lewandowsky and Anastasia KozyrevaApril 7, 2022

Algorithms, lies, and social media

Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.

Shraddha ChakradharApril 6, 2022

People mistrustful of news make “snap judgments” to size up outlets

From headlines to familiarity with news brands, people generally not tuned into the news use six main cues to decide which stories to trust.

Shraddha ChakradharMarch 23, 2022

If someone shares your politics, you’re less likely to block them when they post misinformation

“People give a pass to their like-minded friends who share misinformation.”

Joshua BentonMarch 2, 2022

How many people really watch or read RT, anyway? It’s hard to tell, but some of their social numbers are eye-popping

But the numbers that suggest a huge international reach are also some of the easiest to manipulate.

Shraddha ChakradharFebruary 23, 2022

Facebook is letting a lot of climate change denial slide despite promises to flag it, study finds

“[Labeling] was the major intervention that Facebook said it was going to do, and it hasn’t done it.”

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