The COVID-19 global pandemic has seen news consumption rise in Australia. Audiences for TV news are up and Australians are spending more time on news websites seeking reliable information about the virus and the social and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2020
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When minorities perceive negative news about their racial ethnic groups as inaccurate, some believe they have the power to enact change.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2019
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On the popular Suomi24 discussion forum, users see immigration and minorities as a threat to "the ordinary Finnish people," while journalists address racism from a historical and international perspective.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2019
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Using cryptography and virtual drop boxes, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks created a revolutionary new model for media to lure massive digitized leaks from whistleblowers, exposing everything from US military secrets to wealthy ...
Internet
Apr 12, 2019
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If you type 'flat Earth' into Google, you'd be joining a group of people that have helped to triple the search term over the last couple of years. In fact, a recent YouGov poll found that only around two-thirds of Americans ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2019
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What is the role of classrooms in an era of political polarization and rising extremist ideologies, hate crimes and violence?
Education
Nov 19, 2018
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Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word "Jews" was trending on Twitter. As a social media researcher and educator, I became concerned that the violence would spread online, as it has in ...
Internet
Nov 1, 2018
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The incidence of abusive commentary on social media is rising. Media specialists Carsten Reinemann and Christoph Neuberger are exploring the grounds for this development, and have invited journalist Dunja Hayali to discuss ...
Internet
Jan 19, 2018
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If you thought that media coverage during the 2016 presidential election seemed, more often than not, to boost Donald Trump and criticize Hillary Clinton, you didn't imagine it, a new report says.
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2017
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The Facebook Live video of the murder of 74 year old Robert Godwin Sr. by Steve Stephens has been watched at least 1.6 million times.
Internet
Apr 19, 2017
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