Most importantly, we need to evaluate metrics and interventions empirically with reliable social science. Otherwise, we’ll just “pied-piper” academia toward the next iteration of dysfunctional #openscience tools, as our paper led by Isabelle Freiling outlines: academic.oup.com/joc/article/71…

New study with Nils Bienzeisler. Based on experiments in three controversies, we show that an attitudinal polarization of trust in science can be mitigated when scientists adopt the styles of honest brokers versus that of epistocrats when giving public policy advice, i.e.... (1/2).

The University of Utah is excited to announce the extension of the Master of Communication program at its U Asia Campus in Incheon, South Korea. Applications are now open for the professional program. asiacampus.utah.edu/masters-of-com…

Last week the World Economic Forum published its 'Global Risk Report' identifying misinformation and disinformation as the *top global threats over the next two years*. In this essay I argue its ranking is either wrong or so confused it's not even wrong: conspicuouscognition.com/p/misinformati…

The HuffPost asked: Should you let apps track you? Isabelle Freiling, an assistant professor in U of U Communication helped provide an answer: huffpost.com/entry/can-we-t…

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Have an idea for a CT&M Professional Freedom & Responsibility, Teaching, or Research panel for the 2024 AEJMC conference? Don't wait! Submit before 10/7. Details here:
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'Assuming passions are immutable and essential—rather than something to cultivate and build—can cause people to be less open to different topics ... and less creative when problem-solving.' Probably one of the best pieces of advice for new grad students: scientificamerican.com/article/stop-t…

'Most partisans hold major misbeliefs about the other party’s preferences that lead them to think there is far less shared policy belief. This ... gap is highest among progressive activists.' Timely and relevant Carnegie Endowment paper by Rachel Kleinfeld carnegieendowment.org/files/Kleinfel…

'the amount of perceived #misinformation did not predict [support for misinformation #regulation on social media] ... What matters, however, is the perceived harm of such misinformation.' New paper w/ Marlis Stubenvoll & J. Matthes Policy and Internet:
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we are hiring an Assistant Professor in Emerging Media & Innovation U of U Communication. feel free to reach out with any questions. apps accepted through October 15 utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/152903

📢 New paper 📢

Just published in International Journal of Communication, Jörg Matthes + many current/former AdMe team members investigated before 2019's 🇦🇹 Nat Election how differently active and passive political social media use are related to affective polarization over time ⬇️

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I served AEJMC CT&M Division for 10 years - started as student liaison in 2013, and now outgoing division head 🥲 I passed the baton to the great Rosie Jahng, and I'm beyond grateful for having worked with this amazing team. The division is in good hands! and my ❣️is full #aejmc23 @aejmc

.@Sarakyeo presenting our research on inequities in science knowledge among different races and ethnicities using oversamples of minority populations at #AEJMC23 . U of U Communication

(Social) science is utterly unprepared for the ethical dilemmas and adverse effects on public policy emerging from the kinds of industry-controlled #socialmedia research that sciencemag and @nature just reported on. nature.com/articles/s4158… #scipol #scicomm

'Outside researchers were not allowed to handle the raw data.' Against reviewer concerns, Science Magazine publishes work that allows @meta to define what they consider #misinformation and largely absolves platforms from responsibility for #polarization . science.org/content/articl…

#scicomm job opportunity at University of Utah Health utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/150557

Congratulations to graduate student Sammy Fernandes on her internship with the Amazon Conservation Team office in Suriname! Read more about the team's work with indigenous groups here: amazonteam.org/suriname/

' #misinformation and #polarization problems are often more nuanced than we make them out to be' - Dallas Morning News op-ed with Nicky Krause about our research w/dietram a. scheufele & dominique brossard on anxiety, partisanship, & (mis)info surrounding #COVID . #scicomm #scipol
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'Heightened anxiety makes people more prone to believe in various claims they are exposed to and to share them on social media,' according to research by @isa_freiling, Nicky Krause, and dominique brossard.

Check out the PsyPost.org article here: psypost.org/2023/03/height… #scicomm #research

Trying to fight #misinformation , many focus on facts and correct others. “ #Corrections … are unlikely to be successful when they are only about facts.” We (w/J. Matthes) found that those who correct others anyways get angrier over time. Might be related to nonsuccess.
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