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Media Preferences Shape Our Political Views

The Horizons Tracker

Does the media influence people’s political views in a divided country? A recent MIT study reveals that it depends on what media people like and how we measure those preferences. Second, people with different media preferences in the survey often visited the same online news sites.

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How Social Media Boosts Polarization

The Horizons Tracker

It’s increasingly well understood that social media users are exhausted by the extreme political content appearing in their feeds. However, in the context of modern, diverse, and intricate communities, particularly in the realm of social media, these inherent learning biases become less effective.

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Research Shows The Growth In Media Bias

The Horizons Tracker

While it is widely acknowledged that news media outlets often adopt ideological perspectives in their articles, previous studies on the matter have been limited in scope and relied on small sample sizes. ” They hope to dive deeper into the topic and try and understand how the media use different words to try and cover the same topics.

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Does Media Coverage Support Climate Action?

The Horizons Tracker

The media serves as a primary conduit for disseminating information regarding this critical issue to the masses. However, the manner in which scientific journals and the media relay research findings on climate change warrants closer examination.

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Healthy Media Consumption

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton I've blogged about how to spot fake news and variables complicating media ethics. Today I'll explore the characteristics healthy media consumption. Let's begin with a dose of healthy skepticism. Healthy Skepticism You can't believe everything you see.

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Social Media Leadership Rules

Lead Change Blog

Presidents, business magnates, social activists… everyone is on social media nowadays. Social media allows them to expand their leadership to a wider audience. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a nice example of how politicians can use social media to connect with their citizens and the entire world. It’s about leading.

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The NFL’s Fumble Against Antisemitism and Racism on Social Media

Modern Servant Leader

The league is cozying up with social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter). The NFL’s ongoing engagement with social media platform “X”, in the face of its owner Elon Musk’s promotion of antisemitism and enablement of hate speech, undermines the NFL’s claim to oppose all forms of hate.

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