Research on Misinformation and the Transformation of the News Media Industry Shared at the Fall Colloquium
At the annual fall event, SC&I welcomed three faculty members to the community, and the faculty presented their research.
At the annual fall event, SC&I welcomed three faculty members to the community, and the faculty presented their research.
Slusser tells SC&I about the many ways she is applying the skills and knowledge she is gaining as a JMS major to her life as a full-time student, the Editor-In-Chief of The Daily Targum, and an intern at The Lenfest Institute.
Removing extremist public figures from social media reduces the spread of offensive ideas and toxicity.
New research by Assistant Professor Shagun Jhaver suggests users of toxic online communities on social media platforms that are sanctioned for their dangerous content don’t stop posting, they just move to standalone, non-moderated websites where they can become more toxic and ideologically radical, and thus potentially cause even more harm to society.
The School of Communication and Information’s iSchool faculty and students will participate in the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), scheduled from October 29 – November 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah.