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Robert Washburn
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Loyalist College

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Recent Posts

Journalism professor asks Brighton, Cramahe councils to support local news

Northumberland County — A group of volunteers concerned about “the crisis” in local news caused by newspaper closures has launched a website that points to stories still being produced across the county that appear online. The Northumberland Hub project was begun “in direct response to concerns raised” at a [...] Click here to view original web page at www.northumberlandnews.com

The How vs. Where of News Consumption

The most compelling transformation in media consumption is not really where people are getting news but how. That is the key message, if one looks closely, in the findings of the newest biennial media consumption survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

The Personal News Cycle: How Americans choose to get their news

This research was conducted by the Media Insight Project — an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Introduction Contrary to the conventional wisdom about media consumption dividing along generational or political lines, a new survey finds that the nature of [...] Click here to view original web page at www.americanpressinstitute.org

Five lessons from the Guardian’s membership strategy, three years on

Three years ago, the Guardian decided to re-evaluate its membership scheme , trialling contributions on its website, and building a team within the newsroom to oversee its growth and evolution. Since 2016, the Guardian has grown from 15,000 members to over 570,000 regular paying supporters, members and subscribers in [...] Click here to view original web page at www.journalism.co.uk

Divisive American-style politics comes to Northumberland, says MP

The divisive, populist American-style politics exists in Northumberland County, says Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd. She has experienced first-hand racist rants and misogynist messages via email and social media.