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Teens use Instagram more than Snapchat

October 26, 2018 toddvogts 0

If you ask any teenager what his or her favorite social media platform is, they will probably say Snapchat. After all, it was built for their […]

Social media goes down, news readership goes up

October 22, 2018 toddvogts 0

On Aug. 3, Facebook went down for 45 minutes. This didn’t lead people to simply put down their phones or walk away from their computers. Instead, they […]

High school freshman authors daily, political newsletter

June 12, 2017 toddvogts 0

Gabe Fleisher is 15 years old, a freshman at a St. Louis High School, and he runs a daily, political newsletter covering political news of […]

Looking back at a semester of Participatory Journalism

May 3, 2017 toddvogts 0

And so it’s over . . . Well, almost. The Spring 2017 semester is wrapping up, which means it is time for a little introspection. […]

Dallas Morning News turns focus to digital, arouses questions about GateHouse-owned Hutchinson News

April 26, 2017 toddvogts 0

By the middle of the year, The Dallas Morning News will have eliminated at least 20 positions as it outsources its design and print layout work in […]

Start-up competitor to WaPo gets a name

April 23, 2010 toddvogts 0

The Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news coverage being brought online by Politico.com […]

WaPo competitor getting stronger

April 19, 2010 toddvogts 0

In October 2009, I wrote about a Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news […]

WaPo competitor beefing up

March 4, 2010 toddvogts 0

This is getting interesting. In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for […]

Steve Buttry joining start-up competitor to WaPo

January 30, 2010 toddvogts 0

In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for the Washington D.C. area. […]

Google partners with NYT, WaPo to create ‘living story pages’

December 8, 2009 toddvogts 0

Today The Washington Post announced the start of a new partnership with Google. The search-engine giant is working with WaPo and The New York Times […]

Politico.com gunning for Washington Post

October 29, 2009 toddvogts 0

Political powerhouse Politico (www.politico.com) has become a master at scooping other news outlets for stories on the political scene. Such prowess in reporting can easily […]

About This Site

This site primarily serves as the online home for the writings of Todd R. Vogts (PhD, Kansas State University, 2023), an academic who researches and teaches communication, media and journalism topics. He also works as a journalist, and he lives in Kansas. This site also houses other elements of his life, such as his work as an author and entrepreneur. Take a look around. There’s something here for everyone.

Research Interests & Activities

Dr. Vogts’s research focuses on mis- and disinformation, the intersection of media and democracy, sports media, community and rural journalism, and journalism education. He has advised student media and taught a variety of courses in communication, journalism, and digital media.

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