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 (March 28-April 3) |
- Zach Metzger discusses the decline of the journalism industry as The Daily Iowan — a college newspaper — acquires two struggling Iowa publications, engaging students to collaborate with existing staff to enhance local news coverage. Metzger was cited in 177 stories for a reach of 7.8 million. Top outlets include ABC News, Fox News, Fortune and the Associated Press.
*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 ABC News A new study found that during the pandemic, pediatric emergency departments saw more children and adolescents who needed psychiatric admission, as well as an increase in severe conditions such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorders. Feinberg’s Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann tells ABC News the increase was particularly notable among children and teen girls, highlighting the need for increased attention to girls' mental health. |  From National Public Radio The year-long imprisonment of journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia has made him a pawn in international prisoner swaps, leading the U.S. to create a dedicated office to handle hostage negotiations. Weinberg’s Danielle Gilbert examines the use of "hostage diplomacy" in Gershkovich's case, suggesting that although there has not been a significant increase in incidents of hostage-taking by adversarial governments, the practice seems to be gaining traction and may encourage more negative behavior. |  From The New York Times As the desire for rapid productivity improvement grows among companies and policymakers, there is increasing skepticism among economists about the ability to increase productivity through use of generative artificial intelligence. Weinberg’s Robert Gordon tells The New York Times that the enthusiasm about large language models and ChatGPT is likely overblown. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Jessica Schleider, STAT “But the kneejerk reaction — to propose blanket bans on teens’ social media use — is unrealistic and short-sighted. Instead, given the inevitability of teens’ digital lives, policy-makers and tech companies have a responsibility to support the creation of social media platforms that include not only enforceable guardrails against harmful content but that also embed helpful tools for youth mental health,” Feinberg’s Jessica Schleider writes in STAT. |  From Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker “Many Black residents in Austin, South Shore and Woodlawn say they have nothing against the migrants. Instead, they direct their ire toward Governor Abbott; Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson; and the federal government, for failing to come up with a solution,” Weinberg’s Geraldo Cadava writes in The New Yorker. |  From Storer H. Rowley, the Chicago Tribune “The lost Palestinian lives have been a generational catastrophe, and surviving civilians in Gaza now face imminent famine. The world must rally to help them. But Biden is right. There can be no lasting peace without subduing Hamas,” Medill’s Storer H. Rowley writes in the Chicago Tribune. |
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