Logan Molyneux

Oh! There’s people here now. My contribution is (rummaging through notes) I recently asked someone about journalism innovation and she said not to worry about new stuff until we can get the basics right, like providing information people actually need. Couldn’t agree more.

This could be the result of resources deployed (MSM have larger staffs), but we suspect it reflects alt media's audience strategy based on cultivating belonging rather than provision of facts. Read more with your free e-prints above, while they last!

We find that alternative media (in this study, Breitbart, Newsmax, Daily Kos, and HuffPo) rely less on evidence and more on assertions than MSM. Source count in right-wing media is particularly low. And when alt media do provide sources, they are more distant from them.

Alternative Epistemologies as Distinguishing Features of Right-Wing and Left-Wing Media in the United States This study builds on efforts to understand what alternative media are becoming by examining differences in epistemology among them and as compared with mainstream media. We find that alternative me...

After we developed the concept of "source proximity,"
Mark Coddington and I wondered if outlets could be distinguished by their mix of sources and evidence: Do alternative media also have alternative epistemologies? Our research suggests yes:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BA2FN...

The Mobile Media Debate: Challenging Viewpoints Across Epistemologies An accessible, engaging, and timely overview of the key debates surrounding the role of mobile media in today’s society. Edited by Thilo von Pape and Veronika Karnowski, this volume includes contribut...

Happy to announce the publication of "The Mobile Media Debate: Challenging Viewpoints Across Epistemologies," co-edited by @tvpape.bsky.social and myself! The book features 10 debates about mobile media and society at the micro, meso, and macro levels. (1/6)

News on Smartphones | 4 | Exposure, Consumption, and Information throu News is now most commonly accessed using a mobile device, a technological and social development that has reshaped news production and consumption. This chapter

As the news industry's march away from legacy formats continues, I hope scholars and media execs alike will consider what we've learned so far from the research about news on smartphones. Conveniently, our chapter on this subject was just published. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Please apply to be my colleague in a dedicated journalism department within a comprehensive communication college at a public R1. Temple has been a great place to build my career. Two tenured/TT positions available! klein.temple.edu/about/facult...

Join us! Current job vacancies at the Reuters Institute.

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford are hiring a post-doctoral research fellow in digital news.

Apply by 27 Nov

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Happy ICA day to all who celebrate

Hoping you'll take a minute to consider this brilliant volume about Happiness in Journalism. Especially if you're a media manager. And especially my chapter with Jacob Nelson about crafting social media policy that might actually help journalists. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

I have read several pieces opining about the views across the political spectrum of the past frightening week which are largely or entirely sourced from Tweets. Nothing like having a go at lazy rhetoric without yourself picking up a phone or venturing outside…

Let the lurking begin

In true academic twitter form, I'll use my first post here to announce a recent publication. Out today for your reading pleasure is a treatise on journalism's HR crisis and the ways managers make it worse by restricting journalists' autonomy and professionalism. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IEA5G...