Russian-Bought Black Lives Matter Ad on Facebook Targeted Baltimore and Ferguson, Reports CNN
At least one of the Facebook ads bought by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign referenced Black Lives Matter and was specifically targeted to reach audiences in Baltimore and Ferguson,…
AARP Fraud Watch Network Launches Campaign About Social Media Hazards
With scams and fraud schemes proliferating on social media, the AARP Fraud Watch Network has launched a campaign to educate Americans about social media…
Amazon—from Washington to Washington?
By Cary Hatch Metropolitan areas around the country have been abuzz ever since Amazon announced that they would be looking to find a new…
Amazon Becoming More Compelling Advertising Platform, States The Drum
As Amazon wields a growing power as a search engine, it is also becoming a more compelling advertising platform, states The Drum, and, as…
Women Dominate Journalism Schools, but Not Newsrooms, States Poynter
Margaret Sullivan remembered standing in front of a class of Northwestern University journalism students, stated an article in Poynter, which added that she noticed…
Three Advertising Networks Powering Fake News, States Media Matters
A Media Matters review of 100 websites that publish what it said was fake news found that 84 percent use at least one of…
Viewers Under 35 Continue to Leave Traditional TV, Concludes New Data from Adobe Digital Insights
Viewers under the age of 35 continue to move away from traditional TV and towards online streaming platforms according to new data from Adobe…
NBC News to Launch Coverage of Media Industry, Reports Variety
NBC News is building its own network of reliable sources to cover the ins and outs of the media industry, reports Variety, which added…
Nielsen Releases Report on Q1 2017 TV and Digital News Consumption
Nielsen is out with its look at TV and digital news consumption, reports Adweek, which added that “the report of results from Q1 2017…
Study Finds Growth in Broadcast-Only Homes
Ion Media commissioned Nielsen to study the growth of broadcast-only television households and their overall impact in the marketplace, reports TVNewsCheck, which added…
Some Facebook Ads Target “Dark Posts”, States Opinion Piece in NY Times
In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, wrote that Facebook…
Digital Advertising Facing Moment of Truth
What would you do with a $2.4 billion marketing budget? According to Adweek: “You could buy 1.2 trillion online ads. Or you…
“Fake News”: Who’s Fault is it Anyway?
By Laura Evans Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Internet is full of fake news: sensationalistic, exaggerated or…
Fake News Is No Game: A Communicator’s Perspective
By Emily McDermott, Account Supervisor/Project Manager, Van Eperen Fake news. It’s a phrase that, by this time, everyone is familiar with or…
Consumers Cutting Back on When They Check Emails
Consumers are sick of hard-sell email messages that are not informative enough and irrelevant, reports Adweek, but they’d still rather get email…
