Research
Studies and analysis of the positive impacts of strengths-based media and storytelling.
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- Media & Positive Emotions
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- Media & Positive Emotions
- Media and Stress
- Restorative Narrative Impact
- Trust in the Media
Indicators of News Media Trust
The news media, like many other major U.S. institutions, has suffered from a decline in public confidence in recent years. …
5 facts about the state of the news media in 2017
Every year since 2004, Pew Research Center has issued an annual assessment of the state of the news media that …
All Media Trust Is Local? Findings from the 2018 Poynter Media Trust Survey
Executive summary Public trust in news reporting is essential for democratic self-governance. However, the me-dia have come under fire from …
What Makes Positive Content Go Viral? New research investigates why we share inspiring videos, articles, and social media posts.
New research investigates why we share inspiring videos, articles, and social media posts. By Sophie H. Janicke | April 26, …
The good news is … people like to read good news
strange thing happens when you write about something going right. People take notice. They read to the end. They share …
Public trust in the media is at an all-time low. Results from a major new Knight-Gallup report can help us understand why.
As the debates over trust in media, misinformation and control over information rage, a new Knight-Gallup survey of more than …
What type of journalist are you?
At a time when news consumers are questioning traditional journalistic notions of balance and objectivity, research suggests the way journalists …
The Science of the Story We know in our gut when we’re hearing a good story—and research is starting to explain why
We know in our gut when we’re hearing a good story—and research is starting to explain why. By Jeremy Adam …
A New Understanding: What Makes People Trust and Rely on News
The American Press Institute and The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research have formed a joint research initiative called the …
University of Oregon professor wins award for her research on Restorative Narrative
Nicole Dahmen, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, has won an award …
What’s restorative narrative? A Q&A with a journalism professor who’s studying it
After reading a Columbia Journalism Review piece last winter on restorative narrative, Nicole Dahmen wanted to know more. She started …
The traumatic effects reporting on tragedy can have on journalists
I recently spent three days with a collection of media professionals who had come together to focus on the topic …