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Director Speaks at ISOJ

May 22, 2014

CME Director Natalie Stroud speaks at the Global Roundup Breakfast at the 2014 International Symposium on Online Journalism. In early April, Center for Media Engagement Director Natalie Stroud presented some of the project’s findings at the International… Read More

Texas Tribune Uses Respect Button on New Site

The Texas Tribune has begun using the “Respect” button on their new site, TribTalk. TribTalk is a digital forum for dialogue, featured submitted commentary and opinion pieces. The “Respect” button is being used in the site’s comment section. To learn more about TribTalk using the… Read More

Solutions Journalism Benefits Readers, News Organizations

A new report from the Center for Media Engagement and the Solutions Journalism Network illustrates that solutions-based journalism is an effective journalistic tool that benefits both readers and news organizations. Solutions journalism reports about responses to entrenched social problems. It focuses not just on what may be working, but how and why it appears… Read More

CME Teams With NICD For Online Discourse Research

The Center for Media Engagement and the National Institute for Civil Discourse have teamed up on a literature review that presents an overview of what the organizations already know about online discussion, and helps them begin to think about how to best promote civil discourse and online engagement. Read More

Team Shares Quiz Tool At ONA Conference

In late September, Center for Media Engagement Director Natalie Stroud and Developer John Macon presented the team’s new Create a Quiz feature at the Online News Association’s 2014 Conference in Chicago. During their presentation, the team demonstrated the “Create a Quiz” tool, which allows newsrooms to create multiple choice… Read More

CME Celebrates News Engagement Day

On Oct. 7, the Center for Media Engagement took part in the inaugural National News Engagement Day, a day devoted to raising awareness about the importance of news engagement. National News Engagement Day was created by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC)… Read More

Research Featured in Top Academic Journal

The Center for Media Engagement’s research on civility and quality discussion in comment sections will be released soon in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. In the article, “Changing Deliberative Norms on News Organizations’ Facebook Sites,” the CME team shares its research finding that news organizations can… Read More