In Praise of Skepticism: Trust but Verify
A culture of trust is usually claimed to have many public benefits--by lubricating markets, managing organizations, legitimating governments, and facilitating collective action.
Research
The Birth of a Nation: Media and Racial Hate
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915’s The Birth of a Nation, a fictional portrayal of the KKK’s founding rife with racist
Social Debunking of Misinformation on WhatsApp: The Case for Strong and In-group Ties
In this paper, we argue that WhatsApp can play an important role in correcting misinformation.
Association of Major Depressive Symptoms With Endorsement of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among US Adults
Importance: Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination may contribute substantially to vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
Association Between Social Media Use and Self-reported Symptoms of Depression in US Adults
Importance: Some studies suggest that social media use is associated with risk for depression, particularly among children and young adults. Objective: To characterize the association between self-re
The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19
Concerns about misperceptions among the public are rampant.
oison Parasite Counter: Turning Duplicitous Mass Communications Into Self-Negating Memory-Retrieval Cues
Disinformation in politics, advertising, and mass communications has proliferated in recent years.
Examining the Effect of Information Channel on COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance
Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine remains high among the US population.
Recommendations to the Biden Administration: On Regulating Disinformation and Other Harmful Content on Social Media
This white paper recommends a range of steps the Biden Administration should take to counter disinformation and other harmful content on major social media platforms.
Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War
Marvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now turns his eye on the young man who became that journalist.
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