American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential and never vulnerable. New Penn State research has found that these idealized forms of masculinity may also help explain support ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2021
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Exposure to news media has long been thought to help create a more informed and politically educated citizenry, but a new University of Georgia study finds that media exposure did little to correct a significant misperception ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2010
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Republican Donald Trump's team spent $44 million on Facebook, running 175,000 different adverts during the 2016 election campaign, compared to a spend of $28 million by Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Political science
Nov 20, 2018
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Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms. But has the blue bird helped—or muddled—their message?
Internet
Sep 13, 2013
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Businesses of the past operated like a rookie playing darts, throwing something and hoping it sticks.
Machine learning & AI
Feb 13, 2019
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A pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling could aggravate the influence of corporate campaign spending that already has skewed justice in some of the nation's courts, a University of Illinois labor law expert warns.
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2010
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As the 2016 presidential race comes into view, social media app-of-the-moment Meerkat offers American candidates a promising but perhaps risky way to reach out to the masses.
Internet
Mar 20, 2015
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Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down.
Other
Jan 27, 2012
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(AP)—Internet advertising hit a new high in the third quarter as marketers continued to shift money from print and broadcasting.
Business
Dec 19, 2012
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US President Barack Obama named a new chief technology officer on Friday to lead efforts to inject innovation into government.
Other
Mar 9, 2012
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