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Doing Journalism
ANNOTATED: Protests on Masks, Vaccines at the University of Georgia (Twitter Thread)
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource reporter Shaelyn Carroll and digital producer Ballard Ackaway used to report on the demonstrations for and against mask and vaccine mandates on the UGA campus on the week of Sept. 13. They discuss the…
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Education
Professor Uses Twitter to Challenge Status Quo
Professor Janet Frick’s recent Twitter activity has been noticed by news outlets who have included her opinions about the University System of Georgia mask mandate and January’s runoff election in their coverage. The associate professor in the psychology department at UGA has been on Twitter since 2010, but Frick…
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In-Depth
Journalists Weigh Boundaries, Liberties On Social Media
Kate Bellows, reporter for The Island Packet, said when it comes to posting on social media, she errs on the side of caution. Keeping objectivity in mind, Bellows said she avoids posting any personal information, interests and political beliefs. As a journalist, she said maintaining a clean “unbiased” social media…
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In-Depth
How Social Media Fact-Checking Limits, But Can’t Eliminate, Online Disinformation
From popping up on your grandparents’ Facebook feeds to fueling the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioters, misinformation is widespread and here to stay. Social media companies have ramped up initiatives over the past year to stop its spread, but it might not be enough to keep dangerous lies from…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Athens-Area Athletes Turn to Social Media to Get Recruited in Pandemic
Clarke Central High School soccer player Hazel Fairbairn is just one of many prospective college recruits struggling with how recruiting has changed in the pandemic. Fairbairn, a late entry into the recruiting process, has had a very unorthodox experience. “Since camps are being shut down and delayed,” Fairbarn said, “it…
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2020 Election
The Disinformation Breakdown: What It Is, What It’s Not, and How To Detect It
Lorna Ramage is a senior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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In-Depth
Social Media Restyles Communication Between Journalists, Readers
Social media has established a new domain for news consumption with news now traveling to your phone screen seconds after it breaks. This leaves journalists with new opportunities for engagement and storytelling. While television is still the dominant platform for news, more than 45% of adults use Facebook alone to…
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In-Depth
Newsource Twitter Followers Make Oscar Predictions
As award season comes to an end this Sunday with the Oscars, moviegoers are making predictions on what films will take home one of the most recognized trophies in the world. Some of the top nominations include “Darkest Hour,” “Dunkirk,” “The Shape of Water” and “Get Out.” I reached out…
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In-Depth
Hundreds of ‘Egg Accounts’ Tweeted Support for Viral #ReleaseTheMemo Campaign
Newly created Twitter accounts with no profile pictures, known as “egg accounts”, are partially responsible for the push of the hashtag campaign #ReleaseTheMemo last week. That’s according to a CNN analysis. Grady Newsource reporter, Raven Rice, tweeted out a poll about the #ReleaseTheMemo campaign, and was retweeted by one the…
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High School Sports
College Football Recruits Respond to Twitter Controversy
The University of Georgia’s 2018 football recruitment class includes athletes like five-star quarterback Justin Fields and the nation’s number one running back Zamir White. Georgia’s 2018 football recruiting class is ranked fifth in nation according to 247-sports. However, earlier this week, UGA lost four-star defender Caleb Tannor from its 2018…