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Released: 7-Oct-2022 8:55 AM EDT
Climate change does not cause hurricanes, but it is very likely climate change caused Hurricane Ian to be more destructive
Newswise

While towns across Florida and the Carolinas are cleaning up in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the death toll climbs, several high profile climate change skeptics are questioning the connection between the hurricane and human-caused climate change.

Released: 4-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Online fandom communities can facilitate state censorship, according to new Concordia research
Concordia University

Authoritarian regimes worldwide have embraced the digital age. And they have been generally effective at limiting the online presence of perceived adversaries within their borders — from intellectual dissidents to transnational activists.

Released: 30-Sep-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Most Twitter users don’t follow political elites, researchers suggest
University of California, Davis

While social media platforms are the primary source of political information for a growing number of people, a majority of Twitter users do not follow either members of Congress, their president or news media, a new study suggests.

Released: 28-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Losing the Battle for Hearts and Minds Early in a Crisis
George Washington University

A new George Washington University study shows who talks to who, and who listens to who, as a global crisis emerges. Tthe study shows how large numbers of mainstream Facebook users became entangled with online communities opposed to best-science guidance early on in the COVID-19 pandemic.

   
Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
21-Sep-2022 6:05 AM EDT
New research shows U.S. Republican politicians increasingly spread news on social media from untrustworthy sources
University of Bristol

A study analysing millions of Tweets has revealed that Republican members of the US Congress are increasingly circulating news from dubious sources, compared to their European counterparts.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Facebook and Instagram addiction in adolescents linked to inequality, international study of 179,000 children suggests
Taylor & Francis

Adolescents from deprived backgrounds are more likely to report an addiction to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Information, Communication and Society.

   
Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher To Follow the Trail of Misinformation
Released: 8-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher To Follow the Trail of Misinformation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

On 9/11, lawmakers from both parties unified in their response. Just over 20 years later, Congress is distinctly partisan, clashing on everything from the January 6 insurrection to COVID to climate change. Why? Many blame widespread and widely believed misinformation and disinformation. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Boleslaw Szymanski, Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, is part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers examining the flow of (mis)information in social media.

Newswise: WVU study finds control, fear and shame tactics don’t work for effective messaging
Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:45 AM EDT
WVU study finds control, fear and shame tactics don’t work for effective messaging
West Virginia University

Public messages should show respect for individual freedoms and personal choice and leave the politics at the door, if communicators expect compliance, according to researchers at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics.

Newswise: Baby Safety Month: Safe Kids Worldwide, American Cleaning Institute Join Forces to Combat Unsafe Social Media Storage Trends
Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:45 AM EDT
Baby Safety Month: Safe Kids Worldwide, American Cleaning Institute Join Forces to Combat Unsafe Social Media Storage Trends
American Cleaning Institute

This September, as part of Baby Safety Month, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Safe Kids Worldwide are raising awareness of popular but unsafe cleaning product storage trends seen on social media.

Released: 7-Sep-2022 9:05 AM EDT
Are you TikTok Tired? 93% of Gen Z admit to staying up past their bedtime due to social media
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

A survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that 93% of Gen Z have lost sleep because they stayed up “past their bedtime” to view or participate in social media.

Released: 6-Sep-2022 1:05 PM EDT
New technique boosts online medical search results
Cornell University

A Cornell-led group of researchers has developed a search method that employs natural language processing and network analysis to identify terms that are semantically similar to those for cancer screening tests, but in colloquial language.

Released: 31-Aug-2022 1:35 PM EDT
Sharing on social media makes us overconfident in our knowledge
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Sharing news articles with friends and followers on social media can prompt people to think they know more about the articles’ topics than they actually do, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Newswise: Youth Engaged in Digital Self-Harm 9 to 15 Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide
Released: 30-Aug-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Youth Engaged in Digital Self-Harm 9 to 15 Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide
Florida Atlantic University

Teens engaged in digital self-harm (online posting, sending or sharing of hurtful content about oneself anonymously) were between five and seven times more likely to have considered suicide and between nine and 15 times more likely to have attempted to end their life. Approximately 9 percent reported that they had anonymously posted something online about themselves that was mean, while about 5 percent said they had anonymously cyberbullied themselves.

   
Released: 29-Aug-2022 2:10 PM EDT
41% of teenagers can't tell the difference between true and fake online health messages
Frontiers

A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% of the participants trusted accurate health messages (without editorial elements) more than fake ones.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 4:35 PM EDT
Social media boycott of Goya did not harm sales
Cornell University

Calls for a boycott of Goya Foods products in 2020 actually caused the company’s nationwide sales to rise for a few weeks before subsiding to previous levels, according to new Cornell University research.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 1:05 PM EDT
News addiction linked to not only poor mental wellbeing but physical health too, new study shows
Taylor & Francis

People with an obsessive urge to constantly check the news are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety, as well as physical ill health, finds a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Health Communication.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 1:00 PM EDT
Using digital media to relax is related to lower-quality parenting
University of Waterloo

Caregivers who consume digital media for relaxation are more likely to engage in negative parenting practices, according to a new multinational study.

Released: 18-Aug-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Assessing the toxicity of Reddit comments
PeerJ

Researchers analyze over 2 billion posts and comments from cross-community Redditors to assess how toxicity changes depending on the community in which they participate

Newswise: Text Messages and Emojis: Do They Enrich Our Language or Denigrate It?
Released: 17-Aug-2022 9:05 PM EDT
Text Messages and Emojis: Do They Enrich Our Language or Denigrate It?
University of South Australia

A new book co-authored by a University of South Australia academic gives an insight into how text messaging – celebrating its 30th birthday this year – has been driven by technology and young people.

Released: 15-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Research reveals how common online health marketing practices may violate patient privacy
Cell Press

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996 to protect sensitive protected health information (PHI) from being disclosed without patient consent.

Newswise: Social media helps scientists monitor rarely sighted whales
Released: 12-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Social media helps scientists monitor rarely sighted whales
University of Auckland

Photographs shared by members of the public, via Facebook and nature-watching network iNaturalist, helped scientists assess how the species is faring around the Aotearoa New Zealand mainland.

Newswise: New Neural Network Detects Fakes in Social Media
Released: 11-Aug-2022 4:05 AM EDT
New Neural Network Detects Fakes in Social Media
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Mathematician in collaboration with scientists from Korea, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, created a neural network that can detect fakes in news reports on social media. Unlike analogues, the new model takes into account more characteristics, such as post readability and user popularity.

Newswise: New Study: 36% of YouTube Videos Contain Misleading Hay Fever Information
Released: 10-Aug-2022 9:50 AM EDT
New Study: 36% of YouTube Videos Contain Misleading Hay Fever Information
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

A new study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology showed misleading content regarding hay fever on YouTube generated a higher amount of user interaction in terms of likes and comments than videos with useful content.

Released: 9-Aug-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Consider yourself a foodie? Dig into these latest headlines from the Food Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Food Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Newswise: Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying
Released: 8-Aug-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying
Florida Atlantic University

Little is known about cyberbullying and empathy, especially as it relates harming or abusing others because of race or religion. A study is the first to examine general cyberbullying, race-based cyberbullying, and religion-based cyberbullying in young adolescents. Results show that the higher a youth scored on empathy, the lower the likelihood that they cyberbullied others. When it came to bias-based cyberbullying, higher levels of total empathy were associated with lower odds of cyberbullying others based on their race or religion.

Released: 5-Aug-2022 3:10 PM EDT
New, enhanced AdObservatory.org provides transparency & insights on digital political spending
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, projected to draw some $1.2 billion in digital political spending, NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering today launched a new, enhanced version of Ad Observatory — AdObservatory.org — available in both English and Spanish, with increased search functionality.

Newswise: UTSW researchers document “infodemic” of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
Released: 4-Aug-2022 11:00 AM EDT
UTSW researchers document “infodemic” of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
UT Southwestern Medical Center

More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an “infodemic” of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ONE.

Released: 2-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Rapid response media research will promote equity
Cornell University

Citing the urgent need for more effective and equitable health communication, three universities are collaborating on a unique research endeavor that will quickly identify developing public health issues, address conflicting messages and counter misinformation, funded with a newly announced $5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Newswise: JMIR Infodemiology | COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis
Released: 1-Aug-2022 1:05 PM EDT
JMIR Infodemiology | COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications recently published "COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis" in JMIR Infodemiology, which reported that although social media platforms, such as YouTube, can be an inexpensive and effective method of sharing accurate health information, inaccurate and misleading information shared on YouTube can be dangerous for viewers.

   
Newswise: How Color in Photos Can Make Food Look Tastier
Released: 1-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
How Color in Photos Can Make Food Look Tastier
Ohio State University

An appealing photo of a pizza or other menu item can help a restaurant increase sales – especially if the right filter is used, a new study suggests.

Newswise: JMIR Aging | Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19
Released: 29-Jul-2022 6:05 AM EDT
JMIR Aging | Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications recently published "Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19: Infodemiology Study" in JMIR Aging which reported that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners.

Released: 28-Jul-2022 4:10 PM EDT
Tweeting their way to higher pay
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Executives who regularly promote themselves on social media may have a leg up when it comes to landing high-paying job offers that help to advance their careers.

Newswise: New Social Media Tools Help Public Assess Viral Posts, Check for Bots
Released: 28-Jul-2022 3:45 PM EDT
New Social Media Tools Help Public Assess Viral Posts, Check for Bots
Indiana University

The Observatory on Social Media has released new or updated versions of three no-cost tools to offer insights into social media, including how posts go viral and what accounts are sharing them.

Newswise: How to Effectively Market Influencers “Kollective”: An Innovation that Responds to Business Needs by Chula’s Start-Up
Released: 27-Jul-2022 8:55 AM EDT
How to Effectively Market Influencers “Kollective”: An Innovation that Responds to Business Needs by Chula’s Start-Up
Chulalongkorn University

Chula alumni team in cooperation with the CU Innovation Hub has come up with the idea of “Kollective” a new start-up that provides the tools and services for full-scale marketing of influencers. With the analysis using big data, the best influencers are chosen to increase sales volumes in your business.

Released: 26-Jul-2022 5:15 PM EDT
Tweets suggest people consumed healthier foods during the pandemic
Boston University School of Public Health

More salad and apples, less McDonalds and KFC. Those are just a couple of the dietary changes that people appeared to make during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study led by School of Public Health researchers.

Released: 26-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Unhealthy food and beverage brands encouraging TikTok users to market their products for them
BMJ

Unhealthy food and beverage brands are encouraging TikTok users to market their products for them—effectively turning them into ‘brand ambassadors’—as well as using their own accounts for promotional activity, finds an assessment of video content posted on the social media platform and published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

   
Released: 21-Jul-2022 11:55 AM EDT
1 in 2 Black Adolescents Faced Online Racial Discrimination at Least Once in 2020: Study
University of Pittsburgh

Against the backdrop of racial tensions across America in late 2020, online platforms became a place of discussion, discourse and even protest. Through this time period, Black adolescents experienced a different effect than their white peers; they more distinctly suffered mental health issues after being confronted with online racial discrimination, according to a University of Pittsburgh study.

Released: 20-Jul-2022 1:30 PM EDT
Preventing Scrollers’ Remorse: How to Know What Users Want
Cornell University

Researchers have created a new model that can help online media companies figure out what gives users long-term satisfaction – not just the instant gratification of continual scrolling – which may result in less time spent on the platform, but fewer users who quit entirely.

Released: 14-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Plus Size Models Rising Presence on Social Media
Boston University School of Medicine

With the changing societal body image in America, plus size models have gained in popularity and positively impacted a body inclusive model of beauty.

Released: 13-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Elon Musk’s Irony: Bots, the Impetus to Abandon His Twitter Deal, Have Propelled Tesla
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Maryland Smith’s David Kirsch, who is researching pro-Tesla Twitter bots, describes the irony in Elon Musk’s stated reason for moving to abandon his $44 billion Twitter purchase agreement.

Released: 13-Jul-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Rutgers Report Finds Increase in Anti-Hindu Disinformation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Members of the Network Contagion Lab at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NC Lab), found evidence of a sharp rise and evolving patterns of hate speech directed toward the Hindu community across numerous social media platforms, according to a new report.

Released: 13-Jul-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Gender Plays Key Role in Influencer Call-Outs
Cornell University

Social media influencers stake their claim in the pop culture landscape by crafting aspirational personas and sharing intimate details of their lives with online audiences. In some cases, their followers number in the tens of millions.



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