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 (Oct. 26-Nov.1) |
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Several faculty, including Danielle Gilbert and Ian Hurd, discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. They were cited in 300 stories for a reach of 7.9 million. Top outlets include Vox, ABC News, the Associated Press, U.S. News and many others.
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Stephen C. Nelson, Andrew Roberts and Daniel Krcmaric find that more than 11% of the world’s 2,000 billionaires have run for office or become politicians. The study further shows they lean to the right ideologically. The study was cited in 23 stories for a reach of 1.3 million. Top outlets include the International Business Times, CNBC and NBC Chicago.
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Michael Kang discusses the importance of advertising, and therefore fundraising, for political campaigns and the factors that drive up costs. Kang was cited in 28 stories for a reach of 1.2 million. Top outlets include NPR.
*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 Gizmodo Weinberg’s Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy finds that acute sleep deprivation in mice triggers a rapid release of dopamine in the brain, enhancing its plasticity and causing temporary hyperactive and antidepressant effects, potentially explaining the euphoric feelings experienced after pulling an all-nighter. Kozorovitskiy tells Gizmodo the findings might help scientists learn how to craft better treatments for mood disorders.
|  From Popular Science Feinberg’s Kurt Lu and Weinberg’s Nathan Gianneschi develop a synthetic melanin in cream form, capable of accelerating healing in human skin, offering sun protection and aiding in the recovery of chemical burns. The synthetic pigment could be used in everything from military uniforms to cancer treatments.
|  From the BBC Amid the conflict unfolding in Israel and Gaza, Kellogg’s Nour Kteily discusses the importance of being hyper-vigilant with word choice. The more people hear a group described in a dehumanized way, the more likely they are to dehumanize them. Kteily tells the BBC that people who are higher in social dominance or who look at social hierarchy as desirable are more likely to use dehumanizing language. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune “What I do know is that innocent people on both sides of the conflict have died as a result and that more deaths and dislocation are bound to come. Although antisemitism is hatred directed at Jews, the simple fact is that when hatred carries the day, everyone loses,” Weinberg’s Kenneth Seeskin writes in the Chicago Tribune. |  From Steven Lubet, The Hill “Trump’s lawyers will face a difficult task on cross-examination. A story of redemption is far more difficult to confront than a story of revenge,” Northwestern Law’s Steven Lubet writes in The Hill. |
| Announcements |  Faculty are invited to attend a fall media training session dedicated to op-ed writing. Guest speaker Torie Bosch, editor of First Opinion at STAT, will lead an interactive conversation with attendees. She has spent years editing academics and other experts and is excited to share her tips on writing smart, accessible, engaging and conversation-driving op-eds for a general-interest audience.
Although STAT (produced by the Boston Globe Media group) covers health, medicine and the life sciences, Bosch's tips on writing op-eds are universal to all disciplines.
- When: 10-11 a.m. CT, Tuesday, Nov. 14
- Where: Virtual event
- Register here
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