Women Journalists and Online Harassment
After interviewing 75 female professional journalists, researchers found that online harassment is a pressing issue that requires immediate attention. Read More
CME Awarded Grant from News Integrity Initiative
October 7, 2017
The Center for Media Engagement (CME) is one of the first organizations to receive a grant from the News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Launched in the spring of this year, the Initiative is a $14… Read More
ENP Relaunches as Center for Media Engagement
October 2, 2017
The Engaging News Project – a news media research and outreach initiative in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin – is expanding and renaming itself the Center for Media Engagement. With additional funding provided… Read More
ENP Relaunches as Center for Media Engagement
The Engaging News Project – a news media research and outreach initiative in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin – is expanding and renaming itself the Center for Media Engagement. With additional funding provided by Moody College, the Center for Media Engagement will expand… Read More
Engaging News about Congress: Report from a News Engagement Workshop
The Center for Media Engagement with the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon partnered to host a regional news engagement workshop focused on engagement and political coverage. Read More
CME Collaborators Named Pulitzer Finalists
Center for Media Engagement collaborators at the Chattanooga Times Free Press were recently named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Journalists at the newspaper were recognized for their series “The Poverty Puzzle.” We worked with the journalists to measure the Chattanooga community’s response to the series. We found that the… Read More
CME Collaborators Named Pulitzer Finalists
April 11, 2017
Center for Media Engagement collaborators at the Chattanooga Times Free Press were recently named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Journalists at the newspaper were recognized for their series “The Poverty Puzzle.” We worked with the journalists to measure… Read More
Investigating the Influence of “Clickbait” News Headlines
We tested whether headlines written using varying levels of uncertainty prompt different reactions. Read More
New Report Examines Headlines
October 13, 2015
The Center for Media Engagement has begun conducting research on the content and effects of different types of headlines. As the first part of our research efforts, we have a new report that shares what we know about the functions… Read More
New Report Examines Headlines
The Center for Media Engagement has begun conducting research on the content and effects of different types of headlines. As the first part of our research efforts, we have a new report that shares what we know about the functions and types of headlines, their content and use in news… Read More