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Stephanie Edgerly

@stephedgerly.bsky.social

Professor and Assoc Dean of Research @ Northwestern's Medill School. SF Giants fan. TV watcher. Pop culture enthusiast.

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In a new survey commissioned by the @localnewsini.bsky.social, findings show the changing ways in which people’s news behaviors are evolving. Plus, they provide both dire warning signals for the news industry, and reasons for optimism. Read more: spr.ly/63325AKu7c

10.09.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Relevance as a Mechanism in Evaluating News-Ness among American Teens and Adults Definitions of news are increasingly fraught in today’s media environment, making audience assessments of news-ness – the degree to which something is considered news – particularly important. Draw...

This article by Emily K. Vraga and @stephedgerly.bsky.social Edgerly explores how seeing #news that features a similar age group affects ratings of news-ness. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

19.08.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Purple graphic with headshot of Stephanie Edgerly on the right. The left reads, "Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award Winner. Stephanie Edgerly."

Purple graphic with headshot of Stephanie Edgerly on the right. The left reads, "Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award Winner. Stephanie Edgerly."

Congrats to @stephedgerly.bsky.social for being awarded a Ver Steeg Fellowship. This fellowship supports the research of a tenured faculty member whose work enhances the reputation of Northwestern and comes with a research grant of $45,000: spr.ly/63326fYwpn

08.08.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Developing the habit: The socialization of U.S. teens into distinct repertoires of news consumption Adolescence is a pivotal life stage when news habits are formed. In this study, I focus on the socialization of teenagers into various repertoires of news consumption. Specifically, I consider how ...

New study from me looking at the socialization of US teens (13-17) into different repertoires of news consumption. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7NN9R...

28.05.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Empowered by Curation: Spatial Differentiation in the Interrelationship Between Social Media Political Curation, Political Competence, and Trustβ€”The Case of Michigan - Taewoo Kang, 2025 This study examines geographic variations in the relationship between social media political curation and political trust. Analyzing survey data from the U.S. s...

You should all read brilliant PhD student Taewoo Kang’s @greennail.bsky.social (first sole authored) paper in Comm Research (!) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... β€” fascinating relationships among geographic polarization, social media curation, efficacy, and trust.

18.01.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ŠπŸ“° How does sentiment in cable news coverage reflect the dynamics of the 2024 election? @gavinploger.bsky.social & @snsoroka.bsky.social analyze the tone of media reporting on Harris and Trump, revealing intriguing insights about coverage on CNN and Fox News. https://bit.ly/4g0RP10

22.11.2024 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’πŸ“° How is Kamala Harris represented in mainstream vs. Black media? @williamsfayne.bsky.social & @daniellekbrown.bsky.social delve into the nuanced coverage of her campaign, highlighting the differences in narratives and endorsements. https://bit.ly/4hVXdnD

#KamalaHarris #MediaRepresentation

22.11.2024 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Election Analysis 2024 - Election Analysis - United States U.S. Election Analysis 2024:Media, Voters and the Campaign FeaturingΒ 88 contributions from leading scholars, this publication captures the immediate thoughts, reflections and early research insights on the 2024 U.S. presidential election from the cutting edge of media and politics research. Published 10 days after the election, contributions are short and accessible for a wide range of […]

Our analysis is part of a larger report featuring 88 articles from scholars with snap analysis and research insights about the election.
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πŸ“° bit.ly/USElectionAn...

19.11.2024 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out what Ruth Palmer, @ekvraga.bsky.social and I have to say about the need for happy election news and why these stories were hard to find before Election Day.

πŸ”— www.electionanalysis.ws/us/president...

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🚨U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign🚨

I co-edited this free report featuring 88 articles from leading scholars with snap analysis and research insights about the election. A big thank you to everyone who contributed!

19.11.2024 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Front cover of the US Election Analysis 2024 report.

Front cover of the US Election Analysis 2024 report.

πŸ“£U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the CampaignπŸ—³οΈ

Free report featuring 88 articles from leading scholars with snap analysis and research insights on the 2024 U.S. General Election.

πŸ”—https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/
πŸ“„https://bit.ly/USElectionAnalysis2024_Jackson-et_al_v1-COMPRESSED

15.11.2024 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

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