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Loaded: one of the biggest lads’ mags returns – these are the challenges it willface
Chris Hackley, Royal Holloway University of London and Rungpaka Amy Hackley, Birkbeck, University of London
It was celebrated as a lads mag in the 90s, and now it’s making a return. What’s changed?
Social media apps have billions of ‘active users’. But what does that reallymean?
Milovan Savic, Swinburne University of Technology
Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok vie for our attention and boast billions of users. Ultimately, what matters is connection.
Yes, Kate Middleton’s photo was doctored. But so are a lot of images we seetoday
T.J. Thomson, RMIT University
The Princess of Wales is caught in a social media storm after the release of a clearly edited photo. But image editing is increasingly common, and your phone can even do it without you knowing.
Magazines were supposed to die in the digital age. Why haven’tthey?
Julian Novitz, Swinburne University of Technology
As digital media took off in the 2010s, few believed magazines could survive. While the industry isn’t what is once was, magazines are still very much alive, but why?
EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the caseworks
Eric Zeng, Carnegie Mellon University
Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.
Mukbang, #EatWithMe and eating disorders on TikTok: why online food consumption videos could fuel foodfixations
Sijun Shen, Monash University and Vivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
What’s the connection between #EatWithMe videos and mukbang? And what are we to make of claims they could help people overcome a fear of eating?
Canadians’ trust in the news media hits a newlow
Colette Brin, Université Laval and Sébastien Charlton, Université Laval
During this time of disruption and transformation, surveys like the Digital News Report contribute to our understanding of professional news sources from the public’s point of view.
Russians with diverse media diet more likely to oppose Ukrainewar
Ekaterina Romanova, University of Florida
Most Russians get their news from government-controlled television. But those who look to Telegram, an online platform, are more likely to have views that break from the official position.
Why ‘bad’ ads appear on ‘good’ websites – a computer scientistexplains
Eric Zeng, University of Washington
A combination of volume, technology and financial need has opened the door to sleazy and dangerous advertisem*nts on reputable websites.
#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polariseddebate
Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology; Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology; Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology; Edward Hurcombe, Queensland University of Technology, and Samuel Hames, Queensland University of Technology
It only took a relatively small number of Twitter accounts to get hashtags #DictatorDan and #DanLiedPeopleDied trending. And “bots” weren’t really a part of the story.
Indonesian media have gone mobile but the development of mobile journalism is stillslow
Albertus Magnus Prestianta, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
The adoption of mobile journalism by Indonesian media is still immature due to limited human resources and poor access to the technology.
Does social media make us more or less lonely? Depends on how you useit
Roger Patulny, University of Wollongong
There is heavy social media use among both the most lonely and least lonely people. So what exactly is the relationship between social media use and loneliness?
Media Files: ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort isrequired
Andrea Carson, La Trobe University; Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University
Media Files: ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required The Conversation55 MB (download)
In Dickens' era, international copyright law developed from a worldwide effort to deal with a global problem. Is it time to tackle tech giants the same way? A journalist and a media owner explain.
Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you mightthink
Mona Kasra, University of Virginia
People fall for fake photos regardless of whether they seem to come from Facebook or The New York Times. What actually helps?
A paltry number of Canadians are paying for onlinenews
Colette Brin, Université Laval and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, University of Oxford
Canadians have relatively high trust in their media compared to other countries, but that doesn’t translate into a willingness to pay for online news.
Why anti-vaccine beliefs and ideas spread so fast on theinternet
Marina Joubert, Stellenbosch University and Francois van Schalkwyk, Stellenbosch University
Effective communication strategies will be crucial if scientists want to counter the worrying anti-vaccination trend.
Remember, you’re being manipulated on social media: 4 essentialreads
Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Academic research highlights the dangers – personal and societal – of giving too much time and attention to social media.
Mediatech could be the new fintech - this iswhy
Paul X. McCarthy, UNSW Sydney
Now with more unicorns than fintech, could it be showtime for mediatech?
Most young Australians can’t identify fake newsonline
Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University and Michael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology
A new survey reveals that while most young Australians get news from online sources, they lack the skills to distinguish fake news.
Australians born overseas prefer the online world for theirnews
Usha Manchanda Rodrigues, Deakin University
New research shows that Australians from diverse backgrounds are turning away from traditional media and heading online, a trend that has great significance for media companies.
