It is entirely reasonable to believe that media coverage is systematically flawed. In some ways, it is! Too much attention is paid to violent crime (Altheide 1997; Soroka 2014). Tweets are increasingly presented as representative public opinion (McGregor 2019). Changes in media technology have facilitated, and quite possibly enhanced, political polarization in media sources and […]
Read MoreWe live in extraordinary times. Nothing like this has ever disrupted how our society functions so completely before. We are isolated, stressed and distracted and living in fear of catching a disease that could kill us. I am grateful that we have the tools to stay connected with each other as individuals and as communities […]
Read MoreIn the ten years since I wrote the first edition of A Textbook of Cultural Economics, the cultural sector – the arts, heritage and cultural industries, jointly known as the creative industries – has been revolutionised by digitization and, as with other revolutions, things have changed in unimagined ways. Nowhere has this been more evident […]
Read MoreAuthor Mike Berners-Lee gives us an insight into what it’s like to record an audiobook version of his book “There Is No Planet B“ “ When I write, I am thinking of myself talking, which is why people say my books sound chatty and why, in a way, audio is the most natural format for […]
Read MoreWhat is Perusall and why should teachers be excited about using it? Perusall is a social reading platform to help students get prepared for class. What that means is that in Perusall, class reading assignments are engaging collective activities, rather than solitary tasks. In real time, as they are reading, students can discuss the […]
Read MoreSearch systems, including web search engines, play an important role in decision making and action in many settings. Over the next decade and beyond, people will interact with search systems in new ways. Ryen White tells us how.
Read MoreAlthough the results of the US presidential election took many by surprise, Twitter analysis would have indicated that Donald Trump was winning the social media war. 'Twitter: A Digital Socioscope' provides an in-depth view of latest research dealing with the biases, misinformation, and state-of-the-art electoral forecasting.
Read MoreEmergency situations force us to take critical decisions in a very short time. Often, the first place people turn to for information is social media. A combination of human and machine intelligence can help make sense of the immense amount of data that comes from these widely varied perspectives and posts.
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