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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 The Government Influences Media Coverage Of Business

The Horizons Tracker

The role of the media in holding the government to account is well documented, but research from Cambridge Judge Business School suggests that the opposite is also likely to be the case. The study examines how government decisions affected the media coverage of US banks during the financial crisis.

Media 117
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How The Media Influence Our Perception Of Immigrants

The Horizons Tracker

Jill Fleuriet describes the often yawning chasm between the rhetoric of the border between America and Mexico as portrayed by politicians and the media, and the reality of life in the region. The post How The Media Influence Our Perception Of Immigrants first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. Distorting perceptions.

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Using Social Media To Help Sustainability Research

The Horizons Tracker

As over half of the global population engages in social media, user-generated data has become an abundant source for social scientists studying attitudes toward the environment and sustainability. However, the success of social media data science faces several challenges, warns an international research team.

Media 97
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How Influencers Can Help Communicate Public Health Messages

The Horizons Tracker

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an interesting time for many celebrities as they seek to retain influence in a world in which they have seldom been less relevant. New research from University College London reminds us that influencers shouldn’t be completely dismissed as an irrelevance in these challenging times, however.

Influence 133
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How Innovation Influences Organization’s Financial Performance

The Horizons Tracker

It’s intuitive to believe that innovation is beneficial to the economic wellbeing of a country, but gauging just how much is not always easy to achieve. This is then cross referenced with patent citations, trademarks and UK Innovation Survey data to try and gauge the quality and outcome of each event. Boosting productivity.

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Social Media for CEOs

N2Growth Blog

Nary a week passes where I don’t hear from a CEO who’s grappling with this social media conundrum: should I, or shouldn’t I? In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on why it’s time to put a fork in the social media debate… Background/Disclaimer. The Truth (as I see it).

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