Young women who've engaged in physical fighting with other young women, particularly if they have uploaded the fight to social media, are sought by a PhD researcher for a study on the rising rates of violence by young women.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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Twitter said Tuesday it was taking new steps to stem "abusive behavior and hateful conduct" on the global messaging platform.
Internet
Dec 29, 2015
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During the war in Iraq, journalists from around the world flocked to the country, covering violent events from the battlefield to the halls of political power. But they eventually got to go home. Thousands of journalists ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2015
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Research has shown that media, such as television and video games, can affect viewers' thoughts and actions. Now, new research by Cynthia Frisby, an associate professor of strategic communication in the University of Missouri ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2015
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Amid times of crisis, citizens often turn to social media as a method to share information, make observations and vent. But as a Georgia Tech professor's research into social media use amid the Mexican drug war shows, posts ...
Internet
Mar 4, 2014
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The final stages are near completion for the launch of a law enforcement social media network designed exclusively for the men and women in blue.
Internet
Sep 3, 2013
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(Phys.org)—"There is a lot more to research than just coming up with a question and solving it," said Patricia Coia of Dumfries, Va., a junior majoring in human development, and one of 10 students selected to participate ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2012
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Over the course of 2011's momentous Arab Spring uprisings, young women in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen used social media and cyberactivism to carve out central roles in the revolutionary struggles under way in ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2012
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In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012
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Embedding advertisements in violent video games leads to lower brand recall and negative brand attitudes suggesting advertisers should think twice about including such ads in a media campaign, according to researchers at ...
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2011
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