Daniel Kreiss
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Director @UNCMJschool. Prototype Politics: amazon.com/Prototype-Poli…
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‘It is about f---ing time’: Women break into top ranks of 2020 campaigns
They're now a dominant force at the highest levels of Democratic presidential campaigns — and getting paid equitably, a POLITICO analysis shows.
The advantage of understanding: equipping students and society to confront misinformation
The time to tackle these emerging trends and issues is now.
Big Tech, a Conservative Provocateur and the Fight Over Disinformation
A veteran political operative built a potent online disinformation mill with his son. When Silicon Valley changed the rules, they tried to go straight. Or did they?
The Keys to Powerful Solutions Journalism
Summary Solutions journalism offers comprehensive coverage of an issue by proposing solutions rather than just focusing on the problem. The Center for Media Engagement set out to determine how certain…
Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy
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Two MIT researchers resign from the Media Lab over its ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Two MIT researchers resign from the Media Lab over its ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Daniel Kreiss
"Some academic 'men get confused about whether their job is to enrich and educate people,' or whether it’s to 'amass money, power and create an empire out of their expertise.'" Two MIT researchers resign from the Media Lab over its ties to Jeffrey Epstein
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What Do Rally Playlists Say About the Candidates?
Presidential campaigns have a sound. We analyzed the playlists of 10 presidential candidates to see how the songs align with their core message.
Personal Data About Small-Donor Democrats Is All Over the Internet
The blame lies not with Russian hackers but with the presidential candidates and the federal government.
How Stephen Miller Rode an Anti-Immigration Wave to the White House
Behind Mr. Miller’s singular grip on the Trump anti-immigrant agenda are forces far bigger than his own hostility toward the foreign-born.
Daniel Kreiss
"Miller has been shaped by the movement whose ideas and lieutenants he helped install across the government...."
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Peter Fonda, Star of Easy Rider, Dead at 79
His manager confirmed that Fonda died in his Los Angeles home today
When the Internet Chases You From Your Home
How online mobs harassed the targets of Gamergate, Christine Blasey Ford and me.
Daniel Kreiss
"But Gamergate's most powerful legacy is as proof of concept of how to wage a post-truth information war."
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Amazon Uses a Twitter Army of Employees to Fight Criticism of Warehouses
They love working there. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it.
What the Left Can Learn from the Right About Winning Elections
Louis Rolsky reviews Reece Peck’s “Fox Populism,” which considers the intersections between conservatism, populism, and mass media.
YouTube’s LGBTQ Problem Is a Business-Model Problem
A new lawsuit highlights a basic injustice in YouTube’s ‘ad-friendly’ policies
This Video May Not Be Real
“Deepfakes” are multiplying, but the panic about them is overblown.
‘Think of Him as The President’: Tabloid Trump and the Political Imaginary, 1980–1999
Abstract. Years before Twitter, Fox News, or reality TV, Donald Trump became a public figure through his presence in tabloid media. Much of that focused on sex
Daniel Kreiss
Fantastic and innovative piece by Geoff Baym on the history of Trump coverage in the tabloids: "‘Think of Him as The President’: Tabloid Trump and the Political Imaginary, 1980–1999"
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MJ-school announces new affiliation with Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
On Thursday, Aug. 15, the UNC School of Media and Journalism proudly announced its new affiliation with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, an organization dedicated to increasing and retaining reporters and editors of color in the...
Post-Doctoral Scientist
The George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) seeks exceptional candidates for full-time, academic research positions at the rank of post-doctoral fellow. IDDP is a multidisciplinary research initiative intended...
Fourth Annual #AcademicSquadGoals
The Political Communication Division at APSA is sponsoring a graduate student mentoring happy hour at this year’s APSA -- and you're invited!
The idea is to offer an informal venue for graduate students to get to know and hear from scholars in the...
YouTube’s Conspiracy Theory Crackdown Has One Big Winner: Fox News
Conspiracy channels all over the platform are funneling increased traffic to Fox.
Daniel Kreiss
“the increase for Fox alone has been bigger than that of BBC, CNN, CNBC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC and ABC combined”
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