Many ways. TikTok and Instagram today are more algorithmically curated, and both companies have deliberately reduced amount of political/news content in feeds. They also make it harder to link externally, which presumably matters for organizing. Also MUCH less content from friends and family.

No better way to sow “workplace disharmony” than sending messages like this to faculty and staff…

Would this destroy the business models of several leading social media companies? Yes. That’s just an added benefit.

If helpful, please feel free to share! We know from a lot of conversations we’ve been having through the LNIC that there remains a lot of confusion about this subject, especially among Press Forward local chapters. We’re always happy to discuss!

Each involves a variety of important research questions; however, many of the most urgent questions facing the industry require a more systematic approach and more standardized measures. That’s why we created the LNIC and what we’re working to establish.

I argue that studies of how news and information flow through communities often focus on distinct factors:
— audiences
— journalists
— institutions
— content
— contexts
And different stakeholders have different reasons for conducting these studies.

Speaking of money, I’m not sure where they think they’re going to get the revenue to fund their newsroom without the enormous premium that print ads still command. These numbers in the story are very grim…