Dear team,
I am glad to announce that Ms. Chen will take up the new post of morning announcer on March 1. She has worked as our sports correspondent for six years, so most of you already know her voice.
Her phone extension will change to 214. Please send story ideas to her before 9 p.m. the night before, not at seven in the morning when she is already on air.
The Friday music hour will move to Saturday. A short announcement about the change will go out on air all next week, and a notice will be posted on the board outside the studio.
Best wishes,
Peter Lai
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A false story can now travel around the world before a newspaper has time to check a single fact. Researchers at one university followed thousands of messages and found that news that makes people angry circulates about six times faster than calm reporting.
Part of the reason is simple. Sharing a message costs nothing and takes one second, while checking it takes a phone call and half an hour.
Some editors now print a short line at the top of every report telling readers where the information came from. Early tests suggest that readers who see that line are slower to pass a story on, and more likely to ask questions first.
A media journal published this bulletin after asking 500 readers where they get most of their news.
| Source | Under 40 | Over 40 |
|---|---|---|
| Social media | 54% | 19% |
| Television | 18% | 44% |
| Printed paper | 6% | 25% |
| Radio | 22% | 12% |
Each reader chose one source only. The survey was carried out in June.