A new public relations and crisis communications study tracked 10 years of data and used big data analytic tools to capture shifts in how corporate interests and the public discussed a complex legal situation regarding a ...
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2024
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Smartphone ownership among younger children is increasing rapidly. Many primary school children now own smartphones and they have become the norm in high school.
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2024
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The charity Mermaids, which offers support services to transgender young people and their caregivers in the UK, was once portrayed in the media as a respected source of advice and information. But by 2022, this had changed.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2024
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Many online platforms (e.g., Huffpost, Wikipedia) host user-generated content (UGC) and content developed by professional reporters.
Economics & Business
Dec 12, 2023
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Remember "COVIDiots" and the first protests by "anti-vaxxers"?
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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Twitter users in areas affected by major hurricanes discussed climate change much more frequently right after the hurricane, according to a study published November 23, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Maddalena ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2023
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Wind energy is, by far, the most common type of clean energy. And transitioning to clean energy is critical to addressing the climate crisis. Yet local opposition poses a significant barrier to the deployment of wind energy ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2023
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People make better and less biased judgments about misinformation after searching the internet for corroborating evidence, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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When unethical behavior is criticized, demands are often met with defensiveness and denial. How can we overcome this reaction? New research from the University of Zurich demonstrates that criticism is more persuasive when ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2023
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