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Curated below are some relatively recent research-based reports, studies, papers and essays, as well as forthcoming projects, that may provide useful perspective for journalism educators. It’s tough to keep up with everything, and so we’ve gone back over the past year or so and spotlighted some interesting arguments and insights about the discipline and industry.

Recent events around the globe have amply demonstrated that one person’s revolution is another’s coup.

It’s been 15 years since Google was incorporated as a company, yet the public still seems to be feeling its way toward a more sophisticated understanding of how to harness online search technology to find richer, more accurate information.

Media organizations routinely make crucial editorial and business decisions based on Web usage and traffic. Yet precisely measuring the size of Internet audiences can be difficult, and it is often fraught with conflicting data. Interpreting such fractured online metrics affects how news organizations understand their audiences, evaluate their competitors and sell advertising.