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Reporting the Capitol Riots: A Conversation with Kadia Goba and Malachy Browne | Annenberg School for Communication
October 6, 2021
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges of reporting on Capitol Riots. Kadia Goba was on the…
The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review | Taylor & Francis Online
by Emily Kubin and Christian von Sikorski
September 23, 2021
Rising political polarization is, in part, attributed to the fragmentation of news media and the spread of misinformation on social…
DHS: Extremists used TikTok to promote Jan. 6 violence | POLITICO
by Betsy Woodruff Swan and Mark Scott
September 21, 2021
Federal officials warned law enforcement agencies this spring that domestic extremists had used TikTok in the lead-up to the Jan.…
How Social Media Intensifies U.S. Polarization- and What Can Be Done About It | Tech Policy Press
by Justin Hendrix
September 16, 2021
As a House select committee investigates the causes of the January 6 Capitol insurrection, requesting a variety of data from…
Frustration, polarization, and the pandemic ‘endgame’ in America | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
September 10, 2021
Yesterday, President Biden gave a speech at the White House outlining what he sees as the way out of the…
A Harvard professor predicted COVID disinformation on the web. Here’s what may be coming next | The Boston Globe
by Pranshu Verma
August 24, 2021
Every day around 9 p.m., Joan Donovan bids her wife good night, heads into her home office — which she…
The Noisy Minority | The Atlantic
by David A. Graham
August 23, 2021
The connection between Republican political views and skepticism about COVID-19 precautions, such as mask mandates and vaccine passports, is clear…
Call for Papers: Strengthening Democracy Challenge | Stanford University
by Stanford University
July 26, 2021
Do you have an idea about how to improve commitment to democratic principles that you would like us to test?…
Call for Papers Workshop: Strengthening Democracy Challenge | Stanford University
July 26, 2021
Do you have an idea about how to improve commitment to democratic principles that you would like us to test?…