Playing on good feelings: When 'eudaimonic' social media goes bad
Twenty-something Melburnian Harrison Pawluck could be doing worse things than building a TikTok audience through "random acts of kindness."
Twenty-something Melburnian Harrison Pawluck could be doing worse things than building a TikTok audience through "random acts of kindness."
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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The war in Ukraine is being described as the first social media war, even as "the TikTok war." Memes, tweets, videos and blog posts communicate both vital information and propaganda, potentially changing the course of history. ...
Education
May 24, 2022
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News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts when readers' reactions to protest were more negative and more polarized, according to a University of Michigan ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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Despite the seismic changes that have convulsed media communications and journalism since the turn of the millennium, the mainstream media remains a formidably relevant force, including at election time.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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An investigation by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the low willingness of citizens to pay for the consumption of journalistic information on the Internet and the industry's inability to monetize digital ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2022
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When controversial laws are passed, people take to social media to share their thoughts, vent frustrations and encourage action. And just as often, people criticize those making such posts as "clicktivists," or simply being ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2022
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It happens all too often: You log on to social media for a fun break, but you find yourself riled up and angry an hour later. Why does this keep happening?
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2021
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Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong connections to family and community, and seek and offer mutual support. While there are these ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2021
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A giant sinkhole that was expanding by dozens of meters each day has alarmed residents in a rural area of central Mexico where it was threatening to swallow a house.
Environment
Jun 2, 2021
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Increasing political polarization is often attributed to the internet and the dramatic increase in access to sources of information—also known as the new media landscape.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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