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Released: 11-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Misinformation, Deepfakes and Bias, Oh My! MSU Experts on Media Literacy During Election Season
Michigan State University

With little more than 50 days until the Nov. 5 presidential election and a debate to unpack, coverage of the candidates will continue to ramp up online, on TV and on social media. With so many different sources and modalities to receive information, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.

Released: 27-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
San Francisco’s Museum of the Eye to Host Free Author Lecture and Book Signing Event
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Award-winning writer host a free lecture on her book on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 2:30 p.m. PDT at the Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye in San Francisco. In addition to the author’s presentation, participants can purchase a copy of the book and have it signed at the event.

Released: 20-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Social Media Influencers to Speak at Democratic National Convention
George Washington University

Five social media influencers will be speakers at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. ...

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Released: 20-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
The practical magic of creating hit soundtracks
University of Miami

Carlos Rafael Rivera has combined artistry and expertise for a successful career composing scores for streaming hits like "Lessons in Chemistry" and "The Queen's Gambit," which he passes on to his students in the Media Scoring and Production program at the Frost School of Music.

Newswise: Analyzing ‘Finnegans Wake’ for Novel Spacing Between Punctuation Marks
16-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Analyzing ‘Finnegans Wake’ for Novel Spacing Between Punctuation Marks
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

James Joyce’s tome “Finnegans Wake” famously breaks the rules of normal prose through its unusual, dreamlike stream of consciousness, and new work in chaos theory takes a closer look at how Joyce’s challenging novel stands out mathematically.

Released: 19-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Launch of New Sports Streaming Service Called Venu Sports
George Washington University

Rival sports streaming service FuboTV sued the media companies, alleging antitrust practices that they claimed would hinder competition and drive up prices for consumers ...

Released: 19-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UWF collaborates with world-renowned journalist to launch HeirStory
University of West Florida

UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health recently partnered with journalist and entrepreneur Dustin Plantholt on a new HeirStory business. Students in the UWF College of Health and UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering will help develop a technology that preserves family legacies.

Released: 16-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: New Union Deal Allows Actors to Sell the Rights of their Voices for Advertisers to Replicate with AI
George Washington University

A SAG-AFTRA official says not all actors will be interested, but this deal now allows actors who are interested in selling the rights to their voices a safe way to do so. ...

Newswise: ASPET Expands Its Editorial Fellowship Program for Participants
Released: 6-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
ASPET Expands Its Editorial Fellowship Program for Participants
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

In addition to the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (JPET), the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) is including two of its other highly respected journals as part of its Editorial Fellowship program.

Released: 2-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Launch of 24hreview: Enhances Efficiency and Integrity in Academic Submissions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Society of China University Journals (CUJS), affiliated with the Ministry of Education, has launched a groundbreaking pre-review platform, “24hreview,” in partnership with international publisher Wiley. This innovative platform aims to streamline the academic submission process and address significant challenges related to academic integrity.

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Cal State Fullerton Communications Students are Covering the 2024 Olympics
Released: 30-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Live from Paris: Cal State Fullerton Communications Students are Covering the 2024 Olympics
California State University, Fullerton

A team of 26 Cal State Fullerton student journalists are in Paris, reporting live from the 2024 Olympic Games.

Released: 25-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Game Changing Media Deals for the NBA and WNBA
George Washington University

The NBA and WNBA have each inked monumental media deals ...

Released: 19-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Convicted by Russian Court
George Washington University

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage in a Russian court, where proceedings were kept secret. ...

Newswise: Strengthening journalism careers in an age of mistrust
Released: 17-Jul-2024 1:00 AM EDT
Strengthening journalism careers in an age of mistrust
University of Adelaide

A new study by researchers from the University of Adelaide and several US universities has found solutions journalism could play a part in re-engaging disenchanted media students, strengthening their reporting skills, and increasing recruitment into the profession.

Released: 8-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Brain & Life® Announces New Editor-in-Chief
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has named a new editor-in-chief of Brain & Life®, its free patient and caregiver magazine, website and podcast. Sarah Song, MD, MPH, FAAN, an associate professor in the department of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, will succeed Editor-in-Chief Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FAAN, who will complete her 10-year term on December 31, 2024.

Released: 26-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich Stands Trial for Espionage in Russia
George Washington University

Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison on an espionage charge that he, the Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. State Department fiercely deny. ...

Newswise: University of the Witwatersrand chooses Figshare to support its open data goals
Released: 18-Jun-2024 4:00 AM EDT
University of the Witwatersrand chooses Figshare to support its open data goals
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

The University of the Witwatersrand Library has chosen Figshare to support its research community with archiving, publishing, sharing and promoting their datasets.

   
Newswise: Study Reveals Increasing Polarization in Climate Change Coverage Between Elite and Heartland News Sources
Released: 16-Jun-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals Increasing Polarization in Climate Change Coverage Between Elite and Heartland News Sources
University of California San Diego

New research led by the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals a crucial disparity in how climate change is reported across different types of news outlets and locations.

Released: 5-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Simple headlines attract more online news readers
Ohio State University

Online news consumers tend to click on simpler headlines that use more common words and more readable writing, a new study finds. Researchers evaluated more than 30,000 real-world field experiments from the Washington Post and the online news site Upworthy to see how readers reacted to headlines of varying complexity.



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