2015 paper in Information, Communication & Society reviewing existing research on how social media use influences measures such as voting, protesting and civic engagement.
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2015 study from the Weinstock Center for Journalism at Lehigh University that examines audiences’ perceptions of journalists who use social media to interact with the public.
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2015 collection of data visualizations and charts showing changing patterns of news access, web traffic and social media use that can help put recent trends in perspective.
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2015 review of studies and papers on issues relating to gender and online sexual harassment, as well as hate speech and threats targeting women and girls.
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2015 review of recent research on how influential recommendations from friends on social networks can be in terms of trusting news outlets and guiding future information-seeking choices.
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2015 summary of findings from the Reuters Institute’s latest report on the state of digital news across a dozen countries. Further research context is also provided.
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2015 study published in Science showing that Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has a limited effect on the kinds of political posts users view and consume.
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During the spring 2015 semester a wide range of journalists spoke at the Shorenstein Center on issues such as newsroom diversity, emerging platforms and audience-engagement techniques.
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2015 roundup of research relevant to the debate over extremists’ usage of social media channels to deliver propaganda and efforts to deal with threats and incitement online.
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Year-end 2014 column featuring a dozen powerful studies on diverse topics across news, social and digital media areas.
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