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Back to SearchEpisode 20.5 Why do people pay attention to the news?
Episode 27
You have a lot of choices about how to spend your time, so how and why do you choose to spend it with certain media? In this episode, Dr. Sturg break…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 20: Data journalism (feat. Ben Welsh)
Episode 26
From COVID to presidential sex scandals, newsmakers use distraction to tell the story they want and take your attention from the story you *need*. Dr…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 19.5 - How news interviews work
Episode 25
How does the news decide who to interview, and what do they do with people who just don't want to answer the questions? Dr. Sturg breaks it down in t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 19: Courts and media coverage (feat. Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti)
Episode 24
Do attorneys plan for media coverage as a part of a trial? Do reporters covering courts do a good job, or are they missing things. Asha Rangappa and …
1 year, 7 months ago
UnSpun Rewind - Getting along with difficult people
Episode 23
They are name-calling in congressional committees and judges don't like it when witnesses roll their eyes. It's summer travel time in North America, …
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 18.5: Headlines for news are changing
Episode 22
Headlines are a changing art, as the pressures of digital algorithms are forcing news makers to emphasize the popular over the important. In this min…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 18: The Big Lie (feat. Jen Mercieca)
Episode 21
If you repeat a lie enough, people may start to believe it. This idea of the big lie has been around for a while, but the last 8 years it has been so…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 17.5 Are press briefings PR?
Episode 20
In this minisode of UnSpun, Dr. Sturg breaks down how press conferences work and how they are used to shape the public's view of what a newsmaker is …
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 17: The final word on bad analogies (feat. Frangela)
Episode 19
Angela V. Shelton and Frances Callier, Frangela, host the very popular The Final Word podcast on the MSW Media Network. But the podcast is just one w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 16.5: Should journalism try for objectivity?
Episode 18
It is always fair to include both sides? Dr. Sturg breaks down the history and future of objectivity in this miniepisode of UnSpun.
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1 year, 9 months ago