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UrduISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban use their English-language magazines to encourage women to support jihad in different ways, according to new research.
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Delivering the news with humor makes young adults more likely to remember and share
In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather as trusted sources for news of the important events in America and around the world, delivered with gravitas and measured voices.
Public health messaging in era of social media
What The Viewpoint Says: The rapid spread of scientific misinformation on social media platforms throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed in this Viewpoint, which also proposes strategies to counteract its adverse effects including surveillance of digital data and partnering with…
Public mobility, social media attention in response to COVID-19 in Sweden, Denmark
What The Study Did: Denmark was one of the first countries to enforce lockdown to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and subsequent gradual reopening, whereas Sweden has had few restrictions, largely limited to public recommendations. Researchers assessed public mobility and…
One in four doctors attacked, harassed on social media
Amid COVID-19, it is vital doctors feel safe advocating for masks, vaccine adherence
Discussion and de-escalation in social media
International research team awarded funding to develop AI-based, social media ‘moderator’
Estonian-led international network publishes first study of growing influence of social media
The key conclusion of the study was not a surprise to the scientists involved: the importance of social media as a primary communication channel grows during a crisis. Inversely, the topicality of the limited regulation of social media lessens. We…
Anglo-German project to investigate the role of translation in post-war European magazines
The British Arts and Humanities Research Council and the German Research Foundation are funding the research project ‘Spaces of Translation: European Magazine Cultures’ run jointly by Nottingham Trent University and Mainz University
Trade in wild animals is thriving online, despite risk of disease transmission
Despite COVID-19 restrictions and the risk of animal to human disease transmission, illegal wildlife trade on social media networks has continued, with wild animals sometimes sold as ‘lockdown pets’. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Western Australia,…
Book sheds light on work by opposition politicians in Singapore
Journey in Blue: A Peek into the Workers’ Party of Singapore by former non-constituency member of parliament (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong covers Jenn Jong’s unexpected leap into opposition politics just weeks before the breakthrough 2011 General Election and his experience…
Concerns over infecting others matter more for vaccination in sparsely populated areas
‘Prosocial’ appeal boosts acceptance of flu and COVID-19 vaccines
Social media use by young people in conflict-ridden Myanmar
New Rochelle, NY, December 21, 2020–Myanmar youth rely heavily on Facebook for news and information. This can be a platform for disseminating fake news and hate speech. With poor digital literacy skills, these youths may be susceptible to disinformation campaigns…
Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves
At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds NTU Singapore study During the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, young Singaporeans understood the infectious disease to…
Public cameras provide valuable insights on pandemic, consumers
Patented systems may help reduce misinformation in the media
In fiction, we remember the deaths that make us sad
Study suggests “meaningful” deaths have biggest impact
Political researchers to study how ideas become “framed” for debate
Who decides how political ideas are ‘framed,’ and how are these frames shared with others? A new international three-year project led by Dr Özlem Atikcan of Warwick’s Department of Politics and International Studies, Professor Anna Holzscheiter of Germany’s TU Dresden,…
Talking like a woman in TED Talks is associated with more popularity
Talking like a woman at online TED Talks is being “uniquely rewarded” with more views according to researchers, who say female language style is an “underappreciated but highly effective tool for social influence”. The study published in PLOS ONE by…
Female language style promotes visibility and influence online
A female-typical language style promotes the popularity of talks in the digital context and turns out to be an underappreciated but highly effective tool for social influence. This was shown by UZH psychologists in an international study in which they…
Extreme political advertising can hurt campaign efforts
Research identifies top-down and bottom-up formation of political echo chambers
Diversity, representation of physicians during COVID-19 news cycle
What The Study Did: The diversity of speakers who discussed COVID-19 and other content on three popular American cable news networks (Fox News Network, CNN and MSNBC) was investigated in this study. Authors: Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., of the University…
The video referee in the spotlight
Fans are not amused about decisions made by video assistants
Political partisanship has had outsized influence on individual social mobility during COVID-19 pand
Partisan pandemic: How partisanship and public health concerns affect individuals’ social mobility during COVID-19
Which product categories and industries benefit most from social advertising
Social advertising centers on the placement of social cues or proof in advertising
Bad news for fake news: Rice research helps combat social media misinformation
Improved use of machine learning can double throughput of real-time information filters
Dartmouth researchers work to reduce child-directed food marketing on educational websites
Dartmouth Researchers Work to Reduce Child-Directed Food Marketing on Educational Websites A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers and advocates including Dartmouth faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of…
Rap music increasingly mixes in mental health metaphors
Through their lyrics, rap artists may reduce mental health stigma
Why does it matter if most Republican voters still think Biden lost?
New Bright Line Watch survey finds that fewer than a third of Republican voters have confidence in the national vote count.
In a holiday season unlike any other, avoid unfounded claims about suicide
The suicide rate usually drops at holiday time
During the coronavirus pandemic, radio has proved to be the medium of reference
So affirms an article by the researchers Emma Rodero and María Blanco-Hernández, in which they demonstrate the influence of radio in crisis situations and especially during the COVID-19 epidemic
1 in 3 who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
Author says results highlight need to educate citizens to deal with deepfakes
Parental restrictions on tech use have little lasting effect into adulthood
Worries of widespread ‘tech addiction’ may be overblown, study suggests
Controversy continues over ’13 Reasons Why’ and adolescent suicide
PHILADELPHIA – After its release in 2017, the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” spurred controversy over concerns that its portrayal of a teenage girl’s suicide could increase suicide contagion among adolescents. Though a much-publicized 2019 study found a contagion effect…
Ethnic minorities face rising disparity in homicide risk across England and Wales
New research analysing racial disparities among murder victims across most of Britain over the last two decades shows that people of Asian ethnicity are on average twice as likely as White British people to be killed. For Black people, however,…
AI tool may predict movies’ future ratings
Researchers use AI to identify violent, substance-abuse, sexual content in movie scripts before a single scene is shot
Broadsheet newspapers follow the lead of tabloids in reporting misinformation
Broadsheet newspapers follow the lead of tabloids in reporting misinformation about UK and Swiss political and business events. ### Article Title: Misinformation and herd behavior in media markets: A cross-national investigation of how tabloids’ attention to misinformation drives broadsheets’ attention…
Analysis of Trump’s tweets reveals systematic diversion of the media
President Donald Trump’s controversial use of social media is widely known and theories abound about its ulterior motives. New research published today in Nature Communications claims to provide the first evidence-based analysis demonstrating the US President’s Twitter account has been…
When kids watch a lot of TV, parents may end up more stressed
The more TV kids watch, the more ads they see and the more likely they are to ask for things on shopping trips, research shows
Lev Manovich’s ‘Cultural Analytics’ is leading the way to understanding digital culture
New book looks at intersection of data science & media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data
Game ‘pre-bunks’ political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer”, using tactics such as trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town, has been shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation in its users. The free-to-play
Fashion’s underappreciated role in presidential politics
Does a well-dressed president make for a better president? Yes, says political scientist David O’Connell.
Mobile phones help Americans encounter more diverse news
Thanks largely to mobile phones, Americans are reading news from a wider range of sources, though many do not read any online news at all.
Secrets behind “Game of Thrones” unveiled by data science and network theory
What are the secrets behind one of the most successful fantasy series of all time? How has a story as complex as “Game of Thrones” enthralled the world and how does it compare to other narratives? Researchers from five universities…
Fashion’s underappreciated role in presidential politics
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Corporations directing our attention online more than we realize
We know how search engines can favor certain results and how social media might push us into bubbles, but it’s still easy to view the internet as a place where we’re in control.
How Twitter takes votes away from Trump but not from Republicans
A popular narrative holds that social media network Twitter influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections by helping Republican candidate Donald Trump spread partisan content and misinformation. In a recent interview with CBS News, Trump himself stated he “would not be here without social media.”
Study: Republicans and Democrats hate the other side more than they love their own side
‘When ideals and policies matter less than dominating foes, government becomes dysfunctional,’ researchers say
How computer scientists and marketers can create a better CX with AI
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Best way to detect ‘deepfake’ videos? Check for the pulse
Binghamton University, Intel team up for ‘FakeCatcher,’ which monitors faces’ bloodflow data
Kid influencers are promoting junk food brands on YouTube — garnering more than a billion views
Little-known but common form of product placement boosts children’s exposure to unhealthy food, warrants stronger regulations
T-Cells from recovered COVID-19 patients show promise to protect vulnerable patients from infection
Children’s National Hospital immunotherapy experts apply proven model to grow SARS-CoV-2-fighting T-cells from convalescent donors