Communication Research Center
@BUCOMResearch
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The Communication Research Center at BU consists of faculty & students who use the most advanced theory & methods to examine communication phenomena.
Boston, MA
Joined August 2011
🐘@TammyRVigil says that one of the biggest challenges Melania Trump faced during her first term was her inexperience. But, she has worked diligently in the background to support children’s welfare. Hopefully, she will be more active in the coming years. ➡️
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🗣️ “We underappreciate how much old-school forms of gossip inform our current social media behaviors,” says @kdcoduto of new social media trends. We are forming parasocial relationships with strangers by being privy to these public displays of emotion. ➡️
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⛽️ Marketing research is increasingly being utilized by major media outlet sponsors to further their agenda and to direct blame away from the private sector. @commscholar speaks on this misinformation trend. ➡️
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💪"The resources & the people that used to be so prominent in public education have been scattered to the wind,” says @BostonJoan of the coalitions designed to counter disinformation. However, one team the Center for an Informed Public has persevered. ➡️
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🎓 Congratulations to @commscholar and Dr. Yang for making the annual Top Researchers List; this is quite the accomplishment! These researchers work tirelessly to better both communications research and the broader academic landscape. ➡️
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♀️ In our most recent press release from our monthly Media & Technology survey, @NiveaBona highlights the importance of media literacy in a social landscape that is regrettably unaware of how media perpetuates feminine stereotypes. ➡️
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🥝With flavors like passion fruit & kiwi, kids are gravitating towards vapes not knowing the risks involved. “Because synthetic nicotine isn’t derived from tobacco, it evaded the regulatory authority of the FDA until April 2022,” says @TraciJHong . ➡️
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RT @kdcoduto: If you were a college student with a political communication course tomorrow, what would you want covered? What do you want t…
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In the October 2024 letter from CRC Director @commscholar Dr.Michelle Amazeen, she addresses the growing intimidation and harassment faced by misinformation researchers. Read the full letter here➡️:
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📱Gen Z is choosing to receive their news from social media sites like TikTok. “Social media is exciting & accessible,” says @commscholar. This ‘passive news consumption’ is just one of many factors affecting mainstream media. ➡️
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RT @AAUniversities: A new study from dermatologists at @BU_Tweets finds the more time you spend on social media, scrolling past endless ima…
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RT @NatComm: Calling all departments looking for graduate students and career applicants! The reservation deadline for departments looking…
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🏠“Socialization isn't just about what we say, but also what we *don't* say,” says @AnneMarieKMC. Talking politics with your children and their friends can vary across households. But, the main thing to consider is what is your goal for sharing? ➡️
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📰Misinformation is nothing new, but its influence has infested nearly every corner of the internet. The average reader is likely to stumble across this online and mistake it for truth. @BostonJoan expounds on these media manipulators. ➡️
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👽Lara Loomer, a bigoted conspiracy theorist, who closely orbits Trump, is a mouthpiece for MAGA’s most heinous viewpoints. “She was largely a joke among the far right,” says @BostonJoan . Her move into his inner circle is worrying to say the least. ➡️
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🚬 In a study analyzing 2,000 Instagram posts from 25 different synthetic nicotine brands (vapes), only 13% complied with FDA health warning requirements.“These brands have a […] responsibility to inform their potential consumers,” says @TraciJHong. ➡️
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RT @BU_CISS: CISS and @bucomresearch are hosting an Open House on Thursday 9/26 from 4-6 pm. Take a tour, grab a snack, meet new collaborat…
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💻"The true cost of disinformation can be measured in lives lost," says @BostonJoan. Disinformation campaigns are highly profitable for involved parties, but those paying the fees may be unaware. ➡️
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“Harris needs to let the audience get to know her as a leader and a person,” @TammyRVigil says. As a female she is fighting a war on both fronts that male candidates rarely experience. ➡️
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