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Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content
A crowd of people outdoors, some wearing masks, some with arms raised, some holding signs that read "Justice for George Floyd" or with a painting of George Floyd's face.

A Black Lives Matter rally in June, 2020, at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza in New York. (Image: AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)

Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content

This bias held even in the context of a social justice movement with left-leaning goals, according to research from Sandra González-Bailón of the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane

The television and the President
A black and white image of Harry Truman speaking in front of a microphone.

The first televised presidential speech was given by Harry Truman on Oct.5, 1947. (Image: AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

The television and the President

On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.  

Kristina Linnea García