Mass Media

Fake personas targeted pro- and anti-vaccination messages to Americans, based on their political preferencesCredit: D. Walter, , "Russian Twitter Accounts and the Partisan Polarization of Vaccine Discourse, 2015-2017, " American Journal of…

These are the conclusions of a study carried out by a researcher from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the political dimension of this kind of expression used massively in TV series and fiction films. "By using…

First-of-its-kind study explores phenomenon of visual cues and live video interactionsCredit: Florida Atlantic University From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Fake Facebook ads placed by Russians in 2016 earned 9 times more clicks than typical adsCredit: Courtesy: Chris Vargo/CU Boulder Facebook users flipping through their feeds in the fall of 2016 faced a minefield of targeted advertisements…

The numbers that drive headlines - those on Covid-19 infections, for example - contain significant levels of uncertainty: assumptions, limitations, extrapolations, and so on. Experts and journalists have long assumed that revealing the…

Credit: Chart created by Erin E. Butler and Nathaniel J. Dominy. Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry of Silly Walks," first aired on BBC One. The sketch pokes fun at the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. It…

PsychologyCredit: © RUB, Marquard The group headed by Dr. Julia Brailovskaia published their results in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior" from 6. March 2020. On average a good hour of Facebook every day The research team…

Pro-vaping and other tobacco videos elude ad ban, score millions of views Misleading portrayals of the safety of tobacco use are widespread on YouTube, where the viewership of popular pro-tobacco videos has soared over the past half-dozen…

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, has awarded £426,000 to the University of Surrey to undertake a ground-breaking investigation into interlingual live subtitling via respeaking. Today's…

News from the Journal of International Marketing Journal of International Marketing launched its 2020 volume with a special issue examining new implications of the digital environment related to the study of international marketing.…

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07523 By blending paints in their palette, artists can create a broad spectrum of colors with subtly different hues. However, scientists who wish to create a similar range of…

Super fit Instagram posts may be counter-productiveCredit: Flinders University Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many women feel worse about themselves and their bodies rather than inspiring them…

Study finds disclaimers on some false news stories make people more readily believe other false stories After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook began putting warning tags on news stories fact-checkers judged to be false. But…

Many people with chronic health conditions search social media, including YouTube videos, to learn more about how to manage their diagnoses. But these videos differ in how well they communicate information and hold viewers' attention. A…

Study finds untrustworthy websites only account for a small portion of news diets Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, debates have raged about the reach of so-called "fake news" websites and the role they played during the campaign.…

Information intended to debunk myths may have spillover effects When disease epidemics and outbreaks occur, conspiracy theories often emerge that compete with the information provided by public health officials. A Dartmouth-led study in…

MU researchers determine a scientist's 'perceived authenticity' can inform trust and credibility with audienceCredit: University of Missouri As social beliefs and values change over time, scientists have struggled with…

People often resort to using hate speech when searching about terrorism on a community social media platform, a study has found. Community question answering sites (CQAs) are social media platforms where users ask questions, answer those…

A study of teenage girls' selfie-taking behaviors found that taking and sharing selfies on social media is not linked to poor body image or appearance concerns. However, when adolescent girls spend too much time agonizing over which…

People exposed to vaccine content on social media more likely misinformed than those exposed to it on traditional media People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely…