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Translating research results for society requires resources. Either we pay someone to make it work - or we pay as a society if it turns out not to work.

University of Toronto Faculty of Law students delve into journalism, media law issues during Toronto Star 'externship' From working with in-house counsel experts to advancing social justice initiativ

The Mètode magazine of the Universitat de València opened its portal -Els blogs de Mètode-, a new science outreach space.

A swift drop in late February in social media engagement with content from "iffy” sources is prompting University of Michigan researchers to ask whether Facebook and Twitter users have been exp

An investigation by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) analyses the low willingness of citizens to pay for the consumption of journalistic information on the Internet and the industry's inability to monetise digital content.

Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley Americans spend an average of four hours per day listening to audio e

The "Originals" category on Netflix Spain mainly consists of American productions, with some titles from other countries and few Spanish productions.

Professional quality media, particularly in times of crisis, help to put facts and numbers in context and stem the tide of false information.

SUMMER SERIES: HOW SCIENCE WORKS - Citizens and scientists have two very different ways of reasoning. While citizens find comfort in certainty, scientists need to continually challenge the facts. Is it possible for these two groups to find common ground? Research is by nature a dynamic process. Scientists start with an observation, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis through experiments, analyze the results, and form a conclusion.

The EPFL Wikipedia Project, which ran from August 2020 to July 2021, boosted EPFL's presence on the free encyclopedia and helped share information about the School's scientific discoveries with its Swiss audience.

The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences has published a first comprehensive assessment report on science communication in Switzerland, made by a group of 16 experts, among which USI professor Suzanne Suggs.

Highlights from the final session of the Knowledge Exchange training series, facilitated by Rosalinda Quintieri and Hannah Murray, as part of the ESRC Collaboration Labs Programme, The University of Manchester.

EPFL and UNIL students collaborated with professional journalists to write data-driven articles on key social issues - family and money - for publication in the Tribune de Genève and other news outlets of Tamedia.

Leading figures from British film, television, and the media including Sir Lenny Henry, Amma Asante, Adrian Lester, Afua Hirsch and Gary Younge are among contributors to the latest edition of a journal dedicated to championing media diversity.

Women are severely underrepresented in Swiss media coverage compared to men. Only about one in four people featured in media reports are female.