The Union for Democratic Communications Steering Committee is thrilled to announce that our 2023 conference will be held in Philadelphia from October 12 - 15, 2023. The conference will be hosted by the Media, Inequality, and Change (MIC) Center, a col
Early-onset cancer patients and survivors have unique needs in comparison to their older counterparts and so often turn to social media to find others with similar experiences. This presentation reports on a study which used reflexive qualitative interviews to understand the unique needs of early-onset cancer patients and caregivers as they engage with digital communities related to their illness.
Join Rutgers NetSCI Distinguished Speaker Series as we welcome Dr. Lindsay E. Young (USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism), who will be giving a virtual talk April 21 Friday, noon - 1pm.
With the prevalence of disinformation geared to instill doubt rather than clarity, Creating Chaos Online unmasks disinformation when it attempts to pass as deliberation in the public sphere and distorts the democratic processes.
This event marks the release of the timely and vital guide book Silence and Omissions: A Media Guide for Covering Gender-Based Violence.The book, written in consultation with over one hundred women journalists around the world, sets out a human-rights framework for reporting on gendered violence, as well as the importance of using a survivor-centered approach. It can be accessed digitally or in print.
Network analysis has been widely employed to examine the social structure of team, groups, and organizations. In this talk, Y. Jasmine Wu will present two studies that apply network analysis in two different settings. The first study investigates the extent to which interpersonal trust in the workplace is influenced by individuals’ perceived proximity to one another.
The Computational Social Science Lab presents Voice Assistant Use in Long-Term Care Communities.
Please join the Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group (DEWG) for our upcoming panel, Studying Online Radicalization and Disinformation with Alice Marwick and Bruce Mutsvairo.
Join MIC and Rutgers University for a conference exploring methods to articulate critical interconnections between crises and forms of resistance.
Networks of Informative Fiction? Can there be some truth in misinformation, and why this matters for network research.
