Bridging Divides Research, Journalism
Can Solidarity Reporting Boost News Story Credibility?
April 17, 2025
Examining whether covering social justice issues using a solidarity reporting approach increases perceptions of news story credibility.
Anti-Disinformation Laws: Democratic Backsliding & Chilling Effects in Tunisia & Turkey
March 19, 2025
A look at how ‘anti-disinformation’ laws exist within continuums of democratic backsliding that produce chilling effects.
Bridging Divides Research, Journalism
Bridging Divides on Social Media: A New Approach Detects Connective Language
February 6, 2025
Examining a novel approach to identifying “connective language” that brings people together on social media.
Journalism
What We Learned in 2024: From GenAI to Election Coverage to Platform Research
December 16, 2024
Important findings from our 2024 research.
Journalism
Navigating Election Prep in Battleground Areas: News Editors Share their Strategies
October 31, 2024
As Election Day approaches, how are newsrooms tasked with covering contentious races handling the pressure? 10 editors at newsrooms in battleground districts or states to learn more about the opportunities and challenges they face.
Propaganda
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Elections
October 3, 2024
The Center for Media Engagement investigates GenAI’s role before, during, and after several key global elections in 2024.
More Research
Navigating Election Prep in Battleground Areas: Ne...
October 31, 2024
As Election Day approaches, how are newsrooms tasked with covering contentious races handling the pressure? 10 editors at newsrooms in battleground districts or states to learn more about the opportunities and challenges they face. Read More
Political Machines: Understanding the Role of AI i...
June 6, 2024
To better understand major trends and common concerns about the role of Generative AI in politics, the Center for Media Engagement conducted interviews with experts in the digital politics space. Read More
How News Audiences Respond to Journalist Race and ...
May 22, 2024
Exploring how different racial and ethnic groups respond to bylines from journalists who share their race or ethnicity. Read More
Platform Research Ethics for Academic Research
April 18, 2024
There’s been a lot of research on digital platforms. But how do we know these studies were conducted ethically? And what does it mean to conduct ethical research?
We examine the state of current platform studies ethics. Read More
The Landscape of Art-Science Collaboration Program...
March 21, 2024
The Center for Media Engagement compiled a comprehensive database of more than 130 active art-science programs and conducted interviews with the key players driving these projects. Read More
Fact-Checking Approaches in Broadcast News
December 13, 2023
The Center for Media Engagement set out to test two approaches in broadcast news: a more traditional just-the-facts style that lays out the corrections and a more empathetic style that walks viewers through the discovery of why the misperception is wrong. Read More
The Role of Social Media in Iraq’s Tishreen ...
December 7, 2023
This report explores how Iraqis in the diaspora leveraged social media during the Tishreen movement to mobilize both online and offline activism. It also investigates how propaganda and false information shaped this activism. Read More
A Simple Online Game Can Help Bridge Political Div...
November 16, 2023
New research that examines whether an online guessing game that includes questions about political issues can help address people’s misperceptions about the other side. Read More
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