Associate Dean of Research, College of Communication
Associate Professor of #MassCommunication,
Director, #Communication Research Center,
Studying #persuasion, #misinformation, & the blurred lines between #advertising, #journalism & #politics.
How did the evolving media ecosystem and changing norms impact the 2024 US presidential election? Recorded prior to November 5th, my Boston University College of Communication colleagues Tammy Vigil, Charlotte Howell and I discuss. Huge thanks to Abby Bonner, Eliza Lakritz and Amanda J. King for getting the inaugural podcast episode from the Communication Research Center off the ground.
Check it out: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RtPoypKM9VNGlO5RVESfy
It's happening again... #Facebook
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https://medium.com/@mamazeen/what-missing-facebook-means-eb3bc0586af8
How do Americans perceive #MediaLiteracy? Check out our latest Boston University Media & Technology poll that reveals the promise and pitfalls of media literacy efforts in the US.
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Amidst the growing threat of #disinformation, I am thrilled to welcome a new voice among our Boston University Communication Research Center fellows who study mediated communication dysfunction: Dr. Betsi Grabe.
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https://sites.bu.edu/crc/2024/01/25/letter-from-the-director-january-2024/
Finally available #OpenAccess! 🚨New study🚨 “Missing Voices” examines how misinformation-susceptible individuals from historically excluded & marginalized communities engage with science topics and interpret #misinformation and corrective intervention strategies.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10755470231217536
What are the theoretical underpinnings of refutational interventions?
🚨New paper🚨 with Arunima Krishna examines:
- prebunking
- debunking
- narrative counters
Part of The Psychology of #Misinformation special issue ed. by @lkfazio & Gord Pennycook.
Despite the proliferation of #misinformation research, there has been no organizing framework guiding its study. The MRRM is my attempt to offer a framework for understanding the antecedents to and consequences of misinfo recognition (or lack thereof).
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Available #OpenAccess: https://academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/hcr/hqad040/7329160?login=false
Abstract. Although research on misinformation and corrections has recently proliferated, no systematic structure has guided the examination of conditions under
At this time of #Thanksgiving in the US, I am grateful for the work of #RosalynnCarter on behalf of our country and humanity. I am also grateful for the work of my colleagues whose research illuminates these important actors. In my November Director's Letter for Boston University's Communication Research Center, I turn to the expertise of Dr. Tammy R. Vigil in paying homage to former #FirstLady.
https://sites.bu.edu/crc/2023/11/22/letter-from-the-director-november-2023/
How does #disinformation about the #climate crisis spread through social media and deceptive advertising? What influence does it have on public attitudes? And what can be done about it?
Find out at #BostonUniversity's virtual event on Sept. 20: http://spr.ly/6011Px7vJ
