Nik (Nikki) UsherinINNsightsNewly published research highlights how typical discussions of news media decline miss the markInsights from recent empirical, peer-reviewed work strengthen the conversation around community information.Mar 225Mar 225
Nik (Nikki) UsherThe reasonability of misinformationRepublican media is peddling lies with reason and professionalism — and GOP partisans are never coming back to mainstream newsNov 16, 20208Nov 16, 20208
Nik (Nikki) UsherinJournalism and LibertyStop Opportunistic News Consolidation During COVID-19: Protect Local NewsLocal newspapers are the bedrock for original newsgathering in communities, but roughly 36,000 news workers have endured lost jobs, cut…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
Nik (Nikki) UsherCollege isn’t a myth, it’s an experienceDemanding more from remote learning is reasonable, but not for the reasons you’re thinkingApr 29, 20202Apr 29, 20202
Nik (Nikki) UsherNotes on a hometown media censusIn Champaign-Urbana, a college town home to the University of Illinois, the local newspaper has been slowly dying, its death recently…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
Nik (Nikki) UsherFuture of Journalism-Spring 2019Case Study: Local News in Champaign-UrbanaJan 19, 2020Jan 19, 2020
Nik (Nikki) Usher#Commladies know stuff about political communication, too.What is always interesting as an academic — but in a lot of fields, too — is when you start to see your personal networks of horizontal…Apr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
Nik (Nikki) Usher#CommLadies Know (Lots of Stuff): Featuring Women-Led Authors of Journalism: Theory, Practice, and…As discussed earlier in our open-access celebration of female journalism and communication scholars for International Women’s Day, there’s…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
Nik (Nikki) UsherTo Celebrate International Women’s Day — Cite a Female (Communication) ScholarWe know the facts: women get cited less than men*. Men who publish with women experience a similar citational bias. Research across the…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019