Resource dependence theory and related theories of management suggest online-only news media may displace legacy news media, but until that happens the two systems are likely to be dependent on the same resource: news. This quantitative content analysis finds that the systems exist as parallel but distinctly separate entities. Websites associated with legacy news media such as newspapers publish mostly hard news or news analysis in the form of original work. New, online-only news media publish mostly unoriginal features, but the origins of much of the content published by onlineonly media are unclear.
the impact of performance funding, in which a portion of state funding is allocated based on student outcomes, on the completion of short-term certificates, medium-term certificates, and associate degree was examined. A difference-in-differences methodology, controlling for state-and college-level variables, showed that performance funding had little effect on the rate of completion of the different degree types. But a detailed analysis found that policies in effect for more than 2 years, the proportion of base state funding tied to performance outcomes, mission differentiation in performance metrics, and the inclusion of metrics for underrepresented students resulted in more short-term certificates and fewer associate degrees over time. (62 ref)-Department of Leadership, Policy, and Development, University of Northern Colorado.
The practice of aggregating news content—repurposing content created by other news organizations—raises questions about credibility. This experimental study suggests that news organizations can boost credibility of aggregated content by more clearly identifying originating sources than by increasing or decreasing the use of aggregation. Relationships between levels of aggregation and credibility showed little or no significance, while relationships between credibility and receivers’ confidence in identifying originating sources were significant.
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