Tom Hanks is wrong about solitaire, and other lessons I’ve learned from the pandemic.Yes, games of solitaire are totally forgettable, but we should play them anyway.Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Be Better, TV NewsLocal TV news can do better at reporting on the protests — and everything else — to build trust with audiences.Jun 13, 20201Jun 13, 20201
Published injschooledBeyond the bubble: USC Annenberg’s Rural Reporting initiativeAs journalism professors, we wanted to do more than just talk about the cultural and geographical divisions plaguing American news…Jun 20, 2018Jun 20, 2018
Our students tried a bunch of possible solutions for news bubbles. The results weren’t great.Trying to get people out of their news bubbles? Here for it.Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Published intruthsquad“Rip and tilt” rules, and other things we’ve learned from tracking social mediaMy colleague Marc Ambinder and I, along with several USC journalism students, have been tracking our social media feeds for a project…Mar 14, 20171Mar 14, 20171
Published intruthsquadFrom sad to outrageous: How news becomes hyperpartisanWe’ve been tracking our social media feeds at USC this semester, and the experience made me go back and check some of the posts shared on…Mar 14, 20171Mar 14, 20171
Published intruthsquadFake Your Headline, Sell Your Product.This semester, my colleague Marc Ambinder and I started a project with students here at USC to investigate our social media feeds. We…Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017