Many of the stories that pundits, journalists, and scholars tell about disinformation begin with the 2016 US presidential election and focus on the role of social media platforms in spreading and generating false content. At their worst, these narratives imply … Continued
When remix culture gets ugly: in American Behavioral Scientist, Alice Marwick, Becca Lewis, and Will Partin dig into YouTube’s tradition of “response videos” and how they drive harassment campaigns. In their work, Dr. Marwick and her co-authors review the cycle … Continued
In a review of news stories from 2018, Shannon McGregor and Logan Molyneux found that, when relying on tweets in a story, journalists “spent precious few words adding context, qualifiers, or modifiers.” They find no evidence that journalists citing tweets … Continued
A summary of current research and policy proposals By David Ardia, Evan Ringel, Victoria Smith Ekstrand, and Ashley Fox UNC Center for Media Law and Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill To print or save: download a … Continued
CITAP Senior Faculty Researcher Tressie McMillan Cottom was one of 21 fellows announced today by the MacArthur Foundation. In the fellowship citation, MacArthur recognized Dr. McMillan Cottom for “shaping discourse on highly topical issues at the confluence of race, gender, … Continued
The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) welcomes new faculty research fellows, faculty affiliates, and graduate students who will take part in our community this academic year. The CITAP affiliates bring expertise in communications, sociology, law, information science. … Continued
Dr. McGregor’s proposal “Political Identity Ownership” was selected as one of the winners of the Facebook Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization research awards.
Daniel Kreiss, Yael Eisenstat, and an expert working group offer four recommendations about what social media can still do to prepare before November.
