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2024-04-21

  Micro-Influencer Marketing for Political Campaigns, with Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis, Co-Founder of People First, discusses how "micro-influencers" or "micro-creators" are being used in political campaigns. We discuss the benefits of using micro-influencers for engagement, as well as how they can be used to target specific b...
  Michael Bossetta author
2024-04-07

  Far Right Women Influencers on YouTube and Instagram, with Dr. Eviane Leidig

Dr. Eviane Leidig, Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at Tilburg University, discusses her book "The Women of the Far Right: Social Media Influencers and Online Radicalization." We break down the role of social media for the alt-right movement, and how pl...
  Michael Bossetta author
2024-03-24

  Wikipedia Public Relations for Politics, Brands, and Crisis Communication, with Rhiannon Ruff

Rhiannon Ruff, Wikipedia Expert and Founding Partner at Lumino, discusses how politicians and brands can effectively manage their Wikipedia presence. We discuss why Wikipedia is important for Google Search and AI like ChatGPT, and how the tone, norms, ...
  Michael Bossetta author
2024-02-25

  Race, Racism, and Resistance on Social Media, with Dr. Rob Eschmann

Dr. Rob Eschmann, Associate Professor of Social Work at Columbia University, discusses his latest book When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age (University of California Press). We cover how social media works to unmask everyda...
  Michael Bossetta author
2024-02-11

  Data-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology

Prof. Kate Dommett, Professor of Digital Politics at the University of Sheffield, and Dr. Simon Kruschinski, Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication at the University of Mainz, discuss their new book: Data-Driven Campaigning and Political Parties.We d...
  Michael Bossetta author
2024-01-28

  China's Digital Strategy for Information Control, with Dr. Andrew MacDonald

Dr. Andrew W. MacDonald, Assistant Professor of Social Science at Duke Kunshan University, shares research from his new book Directed Digital Dissidence in Autocracies: How China Wins Online. We discuss the Chinese digital and social media context, cit...
  Michael Bossetta author
2023-12-23

  2023 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten

The 8th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms' year in review reports, AI for political communication, the creator economy, and EU concerns around disinformation and cyberattacks. Here are links to resources...
  Michael Bossetta author
2023-10-22

  Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal

Dr. Jennifer Forestal, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago, discusses how digital platforms can be approached from an architectural perspective. Dr. Forestal shares insights from her latest book, Designing for Democrac...
  Michael Bossetta author
2023-10-08

  Covid Vaccine Hesitancy in Sweden, with Dr. Mia-Marie Hammarlin

Dr. Mia-Marie Hammarlin, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at Lund University, shares her research on vaccine hesitancy in Sweden. We discuss the major themes of coronavirus vaccine skepticism on the Swedish online forum Flashback, as well as ...
  Michael Bossetta author
2023-09-24

  Political Persuasion and the Effects of Targeted Social Media Ads, with Dr. Alexander Coppock

Dr. Alexander Coppock, Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, shares his research on measuring the political effects of persuasive information. We discuss how political persuasion affects voters holding different viewpoints, the d...
  Michael Bossetta author