Social Media and Politics
By Michael Bossetta
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Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy.
Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at Lund University. Check out the podcast's official website: https://socialmediaandpolitics.org.
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Youth Political Expression on Social Media, with Dr. Neta Kligler-Vilenchik and Dr. Ioana Literat
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Journalism, Digital Fragmentation, and Fact-checking, with Neil Brown
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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AI and Political Campaigns, with Dr. Michael D. Cohen
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Political Polling in a Partisan United States, with Doug Kaplan
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Digital Media Metaphors and Social Media Buzzwords, with Dr. Johan Farkas and Dr. Marcus Maloney
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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2024 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Political Influencers in the 2024 US Election and Beyond, with Ryan Davis
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Media Systems, Digital Media, and the Hybridity Cycle, with Prof. Daniel Hallin
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Countering Project 2025 with Google Search Ads, with Kindred Motes
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Web Browsing Data to Study Digital Political Behavior, with Prof. Sebastian Stier
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May 05, 2024 |
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Micro-Influencer Marketing for Political Campaigns, with Ryan Davis
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Far Right Women Influencers on YouTube and Instagram, with Dr. Eviane Leidig
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Wikipedia Public Relations for Politics, Brands, and Crisis Communication, with Rhiannon Ruff
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Race, Racism, and Resistance on Social Media, with Dr. Rob Eschmann
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Data-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology, with Prof. Kate Dommett and Dr. Simon Kruschinski
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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China's Digital Strategy for Information Control, with Dr. Andrew MacDonald
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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2023 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Covid Vaccine Hesitancy in Sweden, with Dr. Mia-Marie Hammarlin
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Political Persuasion and the Effects of Targeted Social Media Ads, with Dr. Alexander Coppock
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Cross-Cutting Expression on Social Media: Brexit on Facebook, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Negative Campaigning on Facebook in EU Elections, Cross-Platform Extremism, and Dissonant Public Spheres, with Prof. Ulrike Klinger
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Connecting Social Media Influencers with Political Campaigns, with Zach Fang
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Digital Media Trends in American Political Campaigns, with Russell Mindich
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May 21, 2023 |
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Social Media, Democracy, and National Security, with Jenny Reich
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Progressive Big Tech Regulation and Advocacy, with Adam Kovacevich
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Political Targeting, Strategic Communication, and Democracy, with Prof. Sanne Kruikemeier
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Digital Political Advertising Beyond Social Media, with Megan Clasen
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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2022 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Social Media, Citizen Journalism, and Activism in Africa, with Prof. Bruce Mutsvairo
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Data-driven Campaigning with Polling and Focus Groups in American Elections, with Zac McCrary
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Cross-Platform Visual Campaigning on Social Media: Emotions in Political Candidates' Facebook and Instagram Images
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Data Journalism to Report Social Media and Politics, with Aleszu Bajak
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Swedish Elections 2022, Political Communication, and Social Media, with Dr. Nils Gustafsson
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Social Media, Information Markets, and the Attention Economy, with Prof. Vincent Hendricks
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Machine Learning the Facebook URLs Dataset to Study News Credibility, with Dr. Tom Paskhalis
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Anti-Immigration YouTube Videos: Tactics and Narratives, with Shauna Siggelkow
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Social Media Influencers and Politics, Environmental Behavior, and Covid Misinformation, with Dr. Desirée Schmuck
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Political Tech Incubators in American Digital Campaigning, with Eric Wilson
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May 29, 2022 |
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Technology Disruption, Democracy, and Principled Platform Regulation, with Prof. Lance Bennett
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May 15, 2022 |
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Challenging Covid Vaccine Misinformation on Private Social Media, with Prof. Andrew Chadwick
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May 01, 2022 |
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Comparing Digital Political Communication across Countries and Time, with Prof. Anders Olof Larsson
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Rating News Credibility with Algorithms, with Arjun Moorthy
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Social Media and the War in Ukraine, with Prof. Joshua Tucker
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Political Leader Evaluations on Instagram and Emotions in Covid Crisis Communication, with Dr. Jenny Lindholm
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Mobile News Consumption: How Smartphone News Exposure Affects Political Knowledge, with Dr. Jakob Ohme
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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2021 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Right-Wing Alternative Media and Republican Party Social Media Engagement, with Dr. Curd Knüpfer and Mike Cowburn
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Digital Political Communication and Social Media Campaigning in Germany, with Juri Schnöller
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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ISIS Radicalization, Counter-Extremism, and Visual Propaganda on Social Media, with Dr. Tamar Mitts
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Covid Mask Wearing in Politicians' Social Media Images and Emotions in German Politics, with Dr. Mirya Holman
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, with Prof. Chris Bail
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Digital Ads for Registering and Mobilizing Black and Hispanic Voters, with Tatenda Musapatike
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Tech Advocacy for Children's Digital Rights and the Twisted Toys Campaign, with Baroness Beeban Kidron
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Political Marketing, Digital Strategy, and Social Media for the Andrew Yang 2020 Campaign, with Andrew Frawley
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Modern Political Campaigns and Social Media in the United States, with Dr. Michael D. Cohen
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Social Media Communication in the EU, with Tom Moylan
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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The Cultural Sociology of Political Performance, Icons, and Social Media, with Prof. Jeffrey Alexander
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May 16, 2021 |
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Digital Media Infrastructures and Tech Platforms, with Dr. Jean-Christophe Plantin
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May 02, 2021 |
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Deliberation in Practice and Pandemics, with Ieva Česnulaitytė
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Social Media Influencers and Political Campaigns, with Madeline V. Twomey
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Digital Politics in Canada: Parties, Memes, and the Courts, with Dr. Tamara Small
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Information Theory, Algorithms, and Political Polarization, with Prof. Martin Hilbert
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Digital Ads for Political Mobilization and Persuasion, with Nick Ahamed
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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2020 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Audience Development, Online Political Journalism, and Social Media, with Sofia Diogo Mateus
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Incivility, Intolerance, and Misinformation Sharing on Social Media and News Websites, with Dr. Patricía Rossini
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Instagram for Political Campaigning, Agenda Setting, and the 2020 US Election
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Bad News, Social Media, and Digital Campaigning in Britain, with Dr. Mark Pack
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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The Hype Machine: Political Implications of the Social Media Industrial Complex, with Prof. Sinan Aral
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Data-Driven Political Campaigning in Germany, with Dr. André Haller and Simon Kruschinski
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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China's Influence Operations, Propaganda, and Disinformation, with Vanessa Molter
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Data Science across Academia, Industry, and Progressive Campaigns, with Dr. Solomon Messing
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Digital Media, Democracy, and the Retooling of Politics, with Dr. Andreas Jungherr
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Digital Organizing for Progressive Campaigns and Advocacy, with Ned Howey
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Black Lives Matter Social Media Narratives outside the US, with James MacGregor
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Persuasion Effects of Psychometric Targeting and Chatbots, with Dr. Brahim Zarouali
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May 31, 2020 |
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Political Voiceovers for Democratic Campaigns, with Maria Pendolino and Ian Fishman
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May 10, 2020 |
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Health Misinformation Correction on Social Media, with Dr. Leticia Bode
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Online Engagement and Digital Campaigning for Pete Buttigieg, with Stefan Smith
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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What American History Teaches us about Political Communication, with Dr. Ben Epstein
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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House of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee, with Lord David Puttnam and Dr. Kate Dommett
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Video Search Engines and Petey Vid as an Alternative to Google Video Search, with Craig Stadler
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Content Moderation and the Politics of Social Media Platforms, with Dr. Tarleton Gillespie
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Information Gerrymandering on Social Networks, with Dr. Alexander Stewart
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Political Mobilization in the 2019 EU Election Campaign, with Stephen Clark
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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2019 Year in Review, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Pro-Trump Social Networks: The Donald on Reddit and TheDonald.win
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Political Advertising on Facebook and Television, with Prof. Travis Ridout
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Warren's Meme Team, with Misha Leybovich
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Political Self-Expression on Social Media, with Dr. Dan Lane
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Protest, Participation, and Cross-Cutting Exposure on Social Media, with Dr. Sebastian Valenzuela
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Data Science Tools for the 2020 Census, with Chris Dick
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Tracking Attention on Social Media for the 2020 Democratic Primaries, with Neal Rothschild
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Fake News, Disinformation, and Social Media Campaigning in Norway, with Dr. Bente Kalsnes
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Making Memes to Support Donald Trump, with Carpe Donktum
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Natural Language Processing with Social Media Data, with Dr. Leon Derczynski
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics, with Prof. José van Dijck
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Strategic Communication at the Council of the European Union, with Alexandra Ekkelenkamp
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Authentic Campaigns, Social Media, and Politics, with Loren Merchan and Jonathan Barnes
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Mapping Migration Narratives in the EU with Social Media Data, with Kata Füge
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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Italian Politics, Digital Campaigning, and Social Media, with Dino Amenduni
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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European Parliament Elections 2019: Results and Breakdown of the EU Elections with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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May 27, 2019 |
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Strategic Narratives in International Relations and Digital Diplomacy, with Dr. Ben O'Loughlin
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May 19, 2019 |
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Presidential Campaigning, Digital Media, and US Elections, with Prof. Jennifer Stromer-Galley
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May 12, 2019 |
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Advertising and Fundraising for Political Campaigns, with Brian Lyle
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Social Media Strategy in the 2019 Ukraine Elections, with Mikhail Fedorov
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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Crypto Social Networks, with Bill Ottman
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Human Rights, Social Media, and Myanmar, with Ray Serrato
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Political Campaigning with Chatbots, Streaming Devices, and Social Media, with Adam Meldrum
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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Far-Right Extremism, Media Manipulation, and Disinformation Online, with Dr. Alice Marwick
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Digital Political Campaigning in Britain, with Dr. Rachel Gibson
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Russian Disinformation and Social Media in Ukraine, with Kateryna Kruk
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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News Finds Me Perception and Social Media, with Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Protests and Demonstrations in Northern Ireland, with Dr. Paul Reilly
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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Private and Public Sector Digital Campaigning in the EU, with Marta Albertini
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Jan 06, 2019 |
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Social Media and Politics 2018 Year in Review, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Crisis Communication, Social Media, and European Political Campaigning, with Marco Ricorda
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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The Logics of Datafication, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence, with Dr. Jakob Svensson
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Platform API Lockouts, Occupy Wall Street, and Transnational Activism, with Dr. Dan Mercea and Dr. Shawn Walker
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Brexit Botnets and Hyperpartisan News Sharing on Twitter, with Dr. Marco Bastos
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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P2P Texting for Democrats in the 2018 Midterm Elections, with Naseem Makiya
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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Inoculating Fake News and Disinformation on Social Media, with Ruurd Oosterwoud
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Political Polarization, Social Media, and News Use in the United States, with Dr. Galen Stocking
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, and Social Media, with Bruce Schneier
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Facebook's Political Ad Archive and Web Scraping to Improve It, with Søren Pedersen
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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The 2018 Swedish Elections and Social Media, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Facebook Ad Targeting in the 2017 British General Election, with Dr. Nick Anstead
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Sep 02, 2018 |
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Anti-Social Media: Does Facebook Undermine Democracy?, with Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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P2P Texting for Political Campaigns in the Midterm Elections, with Thomas Peters
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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Computational Social Science and Digital Methods in the Post-API Age, with Dr. Deen Freelon
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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Paid Media and Political Advertisements for Campaigns, with Anson Kaye
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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Email Programs and Digital Campaigning for the Democratic Party, with Matt Compton
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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Platforms and News Publishers: Digital Journalism in the Facebook-Google Duopoly, with Rameez Tase
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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Advocacy for the Tech Industry, with Matt Schruers
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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Cyberattacks on Social Media: Spear Phishing, Trolling, and Disinformation, with Dr. Arun Vishwanath
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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GDPR and Political Campaigning, with Brendan Tobin
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May 18, 2018 |
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Mobilizing the Pack for Political Campaigns and Advocacy, with Tom Lillywhite
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May 06, 2018 |
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Facebook Ads Transparency in the Irish Abortion Referendum, with Craig Dwyer
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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Chatbots for Civic Engagement, with Simon Day
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Apr 08, 2018 |
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Mobile Apps for Political Campaigns and Advocacy, with Thomas Peters
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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WhatsApp-ening in the Netherlands? Social Media, GroenLinks, and the 2018 Dutch Local Elections, with Hanneke Bruinsma
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Political Campaigning Games: Corbyn Run and the 2017 British Elections, with James Moulding
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Jan 01, 2018 |
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2017 Year in Review: Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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Data, Democracy, and the Role of Technology in Politics, with Dr. Daniel Kreiss
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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Algorithms, Social Media, and Society, with Dr. Thore Husfeldt
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Nov 12, 2017 |
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The Dark Web: Social Networks on Tor, with Ciphas
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Cloaked Facebook Pages, Hate Profiles, and Propaganda, with Johan Farkas
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Character Assassination, Reputation Politics, and Social Media in Russia, with Sergei Samoilenko
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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Participation, Social Media, and the Cyprus conflict, with Dr. Nico Carpentier
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Aug 20, 2017 |
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Policing through Facebook: Social Media and Law Enforcement, with Kenneth Hampton
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Aug 13, 2017 |
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Radicalization and Foreign Fighters: The Story of Lukas, with Karolina Dam
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Aug 06, 2017 |
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Political Talk on Social Media: Helping or Hurting Democracy?, with Dr. Scott Wright
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Jul 30, 2017 |
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Gab: The Free Speech Social Network, with Utsav Sanduja
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Jul 16, 2017 |
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Citizen Marketers and the Bernie Sanders Campaign on Social Media, with Dr. Joel Penney
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Jul 09, 2017 |
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The UK's New Digital Left: Paid Social, Civic Tech, and Mobilizing the Youth Vote, with Samir Patel
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Jul 02, 2017 |
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Who's Targeting You? Facebook Dark Ads in the British Election Campaign, with Sam Jeffers
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Jun 25, 2017 |
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How Social Media Affects Engagement with Civic and Political Life, with Dr. Shelley Boulianne
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Jun 18, 2017 |
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The 2017 British Elections on Social Media, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Jun 10, 2017 |
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Donald Trump and Scott Walker's Digital Strategy on Social Media, with Matthew Oczkowski
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May 29, 2017 |
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Snapchat and the Marco Rubio Campaign, with Eric Wilson
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May 22, 2017 |
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American Politics and Social Media, with Dr. Alan Rosenblatt
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May 15, 2017 |
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The French Elections and Social Media Part 2: Le Pen versus Macron and Predicting Election Outcomes, with Dr. Antoine Bevort
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May 04, 2017 |
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The French Elections and Social Media Part 1: What News are Citizens Sharing on Social Media?, with Daniel Fazekas
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May 01, 2017 |
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World Leaders on Instagram: Governing through Photography, Selfies, and Live Stories, with Matthias Luefkens
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Apr 23, 2017 |
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Dark Social Media like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and WeChat: What do they mean for Politics and Marketing?, with Paul Hurley
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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Social Media and Politics in Nigeria, with Yomi Kazeem
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Congress: Social Media's Role in Grassroots Campaigning, with Preston Picus
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Apr 02, 2017 |
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Social Media and Anti-Corruption Protests in Romania, with the Facebook Page 'Corruption Kills'
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Mar 26, 2017 |
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The 2017 Dutch Elections and Political Campaigning on Social Media in the Netherlands, with Dr. Kristof Jacobs
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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"Last Night in Sweden": Responding to Donald Trump while Branding a Nation on Social Media, with Emma Randecker
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Mar 05, 2017 |
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The YouTube Algorithm and its Implication for Politics, with Matt Gielen
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Feb 13, 2017 |
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Social Media and Nonprofit Organizations Serving Immigrants in the United States, with Dr. Heath Brown
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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Bots and Computational Propaganda on Social Media, with Samuel Woolley
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Jan 18, 2017 |
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Twitter, ISIS, and Sentiment Analysis: Using Big Data to Measure Public Opinion about Terrorism, with Dr. Luigi Curini
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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2016 Year in Review: Bots, Fake News, and Campaigning on Snapchat, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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Social Media and Political Youth Organizations in Denmark, with Emilie Demant
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Dec 12, 2016 |
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Digital Marketing on Social Media for Political Campaigns, with Chasen Campbell
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Nov 28, 2016 |
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Hillary for Prison and Instagram: Grassroots Campaigning through Memes, with Emily Longworth
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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E-Voting and Elections: How does it work in Estonia?, with Jason Kitcat
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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Öresundsrevolutionen and Facebook: Protesting Sweden's Border Controls on Social Media, with Niels Paarup-Petersen
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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Twitter and Political Debates: What Dual Screening means for Democracy and Political Participation, with Dr. Cristian Vaccari
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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European Parliament on Snapchat: Engaging EU Youth in Politics through Social Media, with Karolina Wozniak
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Oct 27, 2016 |