Computational propaganda in the United States of America: Manufacturing consensus online by Woolley, S, Guilbeault, D

“…This working paper answers this question through two methodological avenues: A) a qualitative analysis of how political bots were used to support United States presidential candidates and campaigns during the 2016 election, and B) a network analysis of bot influence on Twitter during the same event. …”

Populism vs. constitutionalism? Comparative perspectives on contemporary Western Europe, Latin America, and the United States by Rovira Kaltwasser, C

Race and leadership in the news media 2023: evidence from five markets by Eddy, K, Ross Arguedas, A, Mukherjee, M, Nielsen, RK

“…We find some evidence of increasing racial diversity among top news editors in South Africa and the United States – but it continues to be the case that there are few or no top editors of colour in our sample in three countries.…”

Diffusion, costs and learning in the development of international gas transmission lines : interim report by Zhao, J

“…This paper assesses the impact of technological learning and other factors on the costs of gas pipeline development by drawing upon experience with pipeline development in the United States. Construction cost data on onshore pipeline development in the United States during the period 1985 to 1998 did not demonstrate that technological learning led to cost reduction. …”

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2012: Tracking the future of news by Newman, N

“…This report reveals new insights about digital news consumption across Europe and the United States. Based on a representative survey of online news consumers across five countries – UK, US, Germany, France, and Denmark – the report is the start of an ambitious project to track changing digital news behaviour over the next decade.…”

Ten years that shook the media world: big questions and big trends in international media developments by Kleis Nielsen, R

“…This report documents some very significant differences in how media companies in different countries have fared over the last decade, examining six affluent democracies (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States) as well as two emerging economies (Brazil and India).…”

Public support for the media: A six-country overview of direct and indirect subsidies by Nielsen, R, Linnebank, G

“…This report examines the main forms of direct and indirect public sector support for the media in six developed democracies (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States), shows how the main beneficiaries of the hundreds of millions of Euros worth of subsidies provided remain broadcast and print industry incumbents, and discusses the prospects for reform.…”

Probabilistic Redaction by Loughry, J

The Reuters Institute digital news report 2017 by Newman, N, Fletcher, R, Kalogeropoulos, A, Levy, D, Nielsen, R

“…There has been a significant Trump bump in terms of digital subscriptions to news organisations in the United States along with evidence that more people might be prepared to pay elsewhere.…”

Artificial intelligence in the news: how AI retools, rationalizes, and reshapes journalism and the public arena by Simon, F

“…Drawing on 134 interviews with news workers at 35 news organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany — including outlets such as The Guardian, Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Washington Post, The Sun, and the Financial Times — and 36 international experts from industry, academia, technology, and policy, this report examines the use of AI across editorial, commercial, and technological domains with an eye to the structural implications of AI in news organizations for the public arena. …”

The trust gap: how and why news on digital platforms is viewed more sceptically versus news in general by Mont’Alverne, C, Badrinathan, S, Ross Arguedas, A, Toff, B, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, R

“…In this report, we examine the relationship between trust in news and how people think about news on digital platforms, drawing on an original survey collected in the summer of 2022 in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We find a ‘trust gap’ between how much people in all four countries trust information in the news media in general and news found on platforms, which they are more sceptical toward. …”

Race and leadership in the news media 2020: evidence from five markets by Nielsen, R, Selva, M, Andi, S

“…In this RISJ factsheet we analyse the percentage of non-white top editors in a strategic sample of 100 major online and offline news outlets in five different markets – Brazil, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States— across four continents. Overall, we find that only 18% of the 88 top editors across the 100 brands covered are non-white. …”

Race and leadership in the news media 2024: evidence from five markets by Ross Arguedas, A, Mukherjee, M, Nielsen, RK

“…In this factsheet, we analyse the percentage of people of colour in top editorial positions in a strategic sample of 100 major online and offline news outlets in five markets across four continents: Brazil, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Building off work started in 2020, we find in 2024 that only 23% of the 75 top editors across the 100 brands covered are people of colour, the same as in 2023. …”

Strategies for building trust in news: What the public say they want across four countries by Banerjee, S, Mont’Alverne, C, Ross Arguedas, A, Toff, B, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, RK

“…This report investigates what the public wants and expects from news media when it comes to trustworthy journalism, drawing on original surveys collected in the summer of 2023 in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The report examines how different segments of the public are receptive to a variety of approaches to repairing trust in news. …”

Echo chambers, filter bubbles, and polarisation: a literature review by Ross Arguedas, A, Robertson, C, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, R

“…The scholarship suggests echo chambers are much less widespread than is commonly assumed, finds no support for the filter bubble hypothesis, and offers a mixed picture on polarisation and the role of news and media use in contributing to polarisation, especially given limited research outside of the United States. Evidence about echo chambers around public discussions of science is limited; however, research on science communication points to the important role of self-selection, elite cues, and small, highly active communities in shaping these debates. …”

Snap judgements: how audiences who lack trust in news navigate information on digital platforms by Ross Arguedas, A, Badrinathan, S, Mont’Alverne, C, Toff, B, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, R

“…Based on interviews with people in Brazil, India, United Kingdom, and United States, we find that they encounter limited news, and when they do, they often rely on mental shortcuts to determine what they can trust. …”

The ‘Homeless Families with Children’ litigation: a case study of court enforcement of socio-economic rights by Clary, R

“…<p>In the United States, courts have played a key role in defining socio-economic rights and in enforcing the government's obligations to provide and protect those rights.…”

The ‘homeless families with children’ litigation: a case study of court enforcement of socio-economic rights by Clary, R

“…<p>In the United States, courts have played a key role in defining socio-economic rights and in enforcing the government's obligations to provide and protect those rights.…”

Paying for news: price-conscious consumers look for value amid cost-of-living crisis by Newman, N, Robertson, C

“…<p>This report uses survey data from 20 countries and qualitative research from the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), and Germany to explore&nbsp;<em>who is paying</em>&nbsp;for news content online,&nbsp;<em>which publications</em>&nbsp;they pay for,&nbsp;<em>how much</em>&nbsp;they pay, and&nbsp;<em>what motivations</em>&nbsp;they have for subscribing or donating to news.…”

Overcoming indifference: what attitudes towards news tell us about building trust by Toff, B, Badrinathan, S, Mont'Alverne, C, Ross Arguedas, A, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, R

“…This report details findings from an original survey of news audiences in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It examines attitudes towards media in each country, ideas about how journalists conduct themselves, and views about which sources of information can be trusted online and offline. …”