Article of the day: Returning to last week's story about HuffPost redundancies, the big question is ofc: what's the future of digital journalism? Unlike BuzzFeed, many of the alternative and independent outlets we study have moved to subscriber models. theguardian.com/media/2021/mar…

.Pew Research Center survey of 12,045 adults finds significant audience crossover between alternative media brands Newsmax and OAN News and mainstream outlet Fox News, with audiences of the former similar in size to that of the HuffPost. journalism.org/2021/03/23/lar…

Article of the day: @npishak in Nieman Lab "Mainstream media’s lack of ties to some communities hinder their ability to cover them effectively, even if they employ reporters who speak the community’s language." niemanlab.org/2021/03/how-ma…

Earlier today we presented our research findings from our recently published study, which you can read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… As well as some findings from a further laper currently undergoing revisions. Many thanks to those that attended and took part!

Extremely important research being conducted by @jameswilldennis. We look forward to seeing the paper; it looks to mutually support many aspects of our interview findings, too.

New research, demonstrating that prolonged exposure to partisan media (HuffPost and Fox News, in this case) leads to declines in trust in mainstream media. Very relevant to our study.

Article of the day: The Bristol Cable journalist Matty Edwards writes in the The Guardian "Reporting in the aftermath of events like these is crucial in setting the narrative [...] as such, it was particularly worrying to see the attacks on members of the press"

Late to party, but pleased to have a chapter in this media disinformation/populism book: Alternative online media with ⁦Declan McDowell-Naylor - account on hiatus⁩ ⁦Richard Thomas⁩ for our ⁦Economic and Social Research Council project⁩ ⁦Beyond the MSM⁩ - Thanks ⁦silviowaisbord⁩ & Howard! taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

[Post-Trump] "far-right outlets, including Newsmax and The Federalist, saw aggregate traffic drop 44% from February through May compared to the previous six months [...] Lefty outlets including Mother Jones and Raw Story saw a 27% drop" cc. Scott A E II / seldridge.com bsky axios.com/partisan-media…

Important thread outlining new study that makes a significant contribution to knowledge about how audiences cross nationally perceive what is alternative media 👏👏👏 👇 cc Beyond the MSM

Join us at #foj2021 at 4pm today: Declan McDowell-Naylor - account on hiatus and Richard Thomas will be presenting findings from the project about how alternative online political media used social media between 2015-2018. With plenty of discussion on hybrid media, Twitter, and the nature of journalism...