Catholic Press Association

Northeastern University in Boston completed an initial study of the correlation between who a journalist follows on Twitter and the content that journalist produces (reported by Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/journalist-twitter-study.php). The small study of 1,000 journalists from 25 outlets found a "modest correlation," but asst. professor John Wihbey, one of the authors of the study, says a larger study is necessary.

How much do you think a journalist's social media contacts or personal contacts, for that matter, influence his or her work? What are some strategies you use to quash media bias?

While Northeastern University does their study, here's one who calls objective journalism a myth: http://splinternews.com/stop-perpetuating-the-myth-of-objective-journalism-1803774816