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Job Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Digital News | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
2 days ago
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral researcher as part of a larger project aimed at the…
“Down the Rabbit Hole” of Vaccine Misinformation on YouTube: Network Exposure Study | Journal of Medical Internet Research
by Lu Tang, Kayo Fujimoto, Muhammad Amith, Rachel Cunningham, Rebecca A Constantini, Felicia York, Grace Xiong, Julie A Boom, and Cui Tao
2 days ago
The proliferation of social media has allowed the antivaccine movement to become more influential than at any point in history.…
The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation | The New York Times
by John Schwartz
2 days ago
Last week, a mob incited by President Trump stormed the United States Capitol building. Rioters broke windows, beat law enforcement…
QAnon Conspiracy Theories Are Being Promoted by Wellness Influencers | Cosmopolitan
by Clio Chang
2 days ago
When the pandemic hit last March, 27-year-old Jennifer*, a childcare worker from Virginia, was furloughed from her job, leaving her…
The mob that stormed the capital was its own media | Columbia Journalism Review
by Ian W. Karbal
4 days ago
As a mob swarmed the Capitol building on Wednesday, images and videos of the event spread across social media in…
Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection | WIRED
by Roger McNamee
January 8, 2021
President Trump and his enablers in government and right-wing media will shoulder the blame for Wednesday’s insurrection at the US…
In Georgia, Facebook’s changes brought back a partisan News Feed | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Corin Faife
January 7, 2021
As Georgians head to the polls to vote on their two U.S. Senators — and effectively, partisan control of Congress…
Why social media hasn’t been able to shut down vaccine misinformation | POLITICO
by Alexandra S. Levine
December 23, 2020
Anti-vaccination movements are not new to the online landscape, and tech platforms have long been grappling with how to handle…
Webinar: Is Social Media Undermining Democracy? | Columbia Global Centers
by Global Columbia Collaboratory
December 16, 2020
The scandal of political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica’s dubious manipulation of Facebook accounts and data to influence several elections worldwide…