What’s new in digital and social media research, March 2014: From gatekeeping and filter bubbles to virality and sharing
March 2014 of recent papers and reports that analyze various social and news media dynamics.
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Using social media to improve citizen engagement with government: Research brief
2014 research brief on how government can better engage citizens through the use of social media, by Steven Michael Polunsky, Texas A&M University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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What’s new in digital and social media research, February 2014: From Twitter and the Trayvon Martin story to geolocation and robot journalism
February 2014 review of latest scholarship on topics such as Twitter networks, geolocation and privacy, and paying for news online.
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May we have your attention please? Human rights NGOs and global communication
2014 study in The International Journal of Press/Politics on how smaller NGOs tend to struggle to communicate on the Internet.
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What’s new in digital scholarship, January 2014: Crowdfunding, disruption, Arabic Twitter, youth engagement, more
January 2014 review of latest studies in journalism, communications, computer science and global technology.
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Digital media scholarship: A dozen highlights from 2013
2013 year-in-review list of a dozen top studies and reports in the area of digital, social and news media-related scholarship.
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The state of Internet privacy in 2013: Research roundup
2013 collection of recent research on Internet privacy, including the ways that it can be breached, protection strategies and issues of responsibility.
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The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup
2013 roundup of recent studies and papers that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring and its roots.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: August 2013
August 2013 roundup of notable studies and reports in the areas of news, social and digital media technology scholarship.
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Digital activism and organizing: Research review and reading list
2013 review of studies on digital advocacy, Internet activism and citizen participation online.
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