News outlets across the country have been making efforts to engage more deeply with their communities and enhance transparency in their reporting. New research from the University of Kansas has found that journalism engagement training has begun to shift political coverage, reducing the prevalence of “horse race” stories about who is winning or losing the elections, and producing more substantive, community-oriented content.
Study finds engagement journalism training reduced ‘horse race’ political coverage, boosted more substantive content
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