Your colleagues in the newsCheck out the top-reaching stories of academic impact in traditional media. Metrics draw from English-language print, broadcast and online global media outlets. | Top stories (Jan. 18-24) |
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Ashlee Humphreys testifies in the case against former President Donald Trump, brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Humphreys was cited in 346 stories for a reach of 36.4 million. Top outlets include the Associated Press, The Guardian, Politico, PBS NewsHour and CBS News.
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Nadav Shoked discusses a Texas-based transportation company’s lawsuit against the city of Chicago related to the migrant crisis. Shoked was cited in 214 stories for a reach of 7.3 million. Top outlets include ABC News, The Independent, the Associated Press and MarketWatch.
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Nick Diakopoulos discusses the dangers of election misinformation after a deepfake audio message of Joe Biden circulated purportedly advising New Hampshire voters against participating in the Democratic primary. Diakopoulos was cited in 80 stories for a reach of 5.8 million. Top outlets include Time magazine and Bloomberg.
*To allow time for data processing and validation, the reporting period for top stories and quantitative media metrics runs Thursday-Wednesday. |  |
| In the Spotlight | Read in-depth coverage of Northwestern work and research. |  From CNN Medill’s Charles Whitaker spoke with CNN about how the media should cover former President Donald Trump as a leading Republican candidate for the 2024 election. Whitaker argues that it is unacceptable for the media to censor or overlook Trump's statements, emphasizing the duty to document current events for future generations. |  From CNN A new study finds that Black and Hispanic children receive universally worse medical care than their white peers, starting from the moment they’re born and spanning across all specialties. Lead author of the study, Feinberg’s Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, tells CNN we need to think about pediatric care through an equitable lens, in a way that will promote good health for all of us. |  From The New York Times Widely shared social media posts have put forth the notion that Gen Z is experiencing a form of aging with an unfavorable trajectory — likened to the deterioration of milk. Weinberg’s Renee Engeln suggests that Gen Z, having been raised in an era of constant scrolling through idealized images, might be influenced by a visual landscape dominated by people who have undergone anti-aging cosmetic procedures, with fewer representations of naturally aging faces. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Thomas D. Kuczmarski, Chicago Tribune “My wearing red glasses as an older adult is a way for me to try to convey that I and so many others still have a lot to offer. Each day, we should know and convey who we are and what we stand for,” Kellogg’s Thomas D. Kuczmarski writes in the Chicago Tribune. |
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