News tagged with media messages
First large-scale analysis of 'soft' censorship of social media in China
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science analyzed millions of Chinese microblogs, or "weibos," to uncover a set of politically sensitive terms that draw the attention of Chinese censors. Individual ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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China orders stricter control of Internet, media
China has ordered stricter control of social networking sites and a crackdown on "vulgar" material on the web, as Beijing attempts to tighten its grip on the fast-growing Internet sector.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Crowdsourcing democracy through social media
Today the citizens of Liberia will participate in just their second presidential election since the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 2003, and in such an environment the specter of violence or other ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Social media firms meet UK govt for riot talks
(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. are meeting the British government and police Thursday to discuss how to prevent social networks from being used to plot violence.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Media watchdog upset as BlackBerry helps British police
A media watchdog voiced concern Saturday at the cooperation between British authorities and the Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones to identify rioters in London and other cities.
Aug 13, 2011 |
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People tend to exaggerate influence of political ads on others
The push for campaign finance reform may be driven by a tendency to overestimate the power of political messages to influence other people's opinions, according to researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Obama 2012 campaign to go beyond email, text
(AP) -- Call him the Digital Candidate: President Barack Obama is asking supporters to use Facebook to declare "I'm In!" for his re-election campaign and is using Twitter to personally blast out messages ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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China web giant Tencent buys into film maker
Chinese Internet giant Tencent has bought a 4.6 percent stake in mainland film and TV producer Huayi Brothers Media to look at possible ways to combine film and new media, the firms said Tuesday.
May 10, 2011 |
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Distrust of climate science due to lack of media literacy: researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though most climate science studies show evidence that climate change is real, the public persists in distrusting the science.
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Public awareness campaign lowers male suicides in German city
A recent study revealed that men might connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide, particularly when they have options for anonymous help. In Regensburg, Germany, a two-year intervention campaign ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2010 |
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US university experiments with social media blackout
Students and teachers at a Pennsylvania university are banned from "tweeting," updating their Facebook page, sending instant messages or visiting MySpace this week.
Sep 15, 2010 |
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'Media detective' tool empowers children to skirt alcohol and tobacco marketing messages
Playing "media detective" allows children to understand the intentions of marketers and the goals of advertising while empowering them to resist messages that encourage alcohol or tobacco use.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Multitaskers may be falling behind
As writer and editor of a biology journal, it's not unusual for Liza Gross to perform several tasks at once. "I'm thinking about articles that are right in front of me while planning upcoming (story) topics," says Gross, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Study: Americans choose media messages that agree with their views
A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to date that Americans prefer to read political articles that agree with the opinions they already hold.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2009 |
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Taciturn Armstrong sparks Twitter media boycott
Lance Armstrong's refusal to speak directly to the press at the Tour of Italy has sparked a boycott by some sections of the Italian and anglophone media of the American's online messages.
May 22, 2009 |
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