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Elasmar named editor of International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Professor Michael G. Elasmar has been chosen by the Executive Council of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) as a new Editor of the International Journal of Public Opinion...

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CRC at the National Communication Association convention

The following papers were presented by CRC Researchers at the National Communication Association convention (New Orleans, LA): From Lumpy Rutherford to Nelson Muntz: A Content Analysis of Bullying in...

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Mina Tsay profiled in “Research”

Assistant Professor Mina Tsay was profiled in Research, which delves into her work on everything from Facebook to reality TV: A trio of researchers is turning to reality television and Facebook to...

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Living with Television Now: Advances in Cultivation Theory and Research

Edited by Dr. Michael Morgan, Dr. Jim Shanahan and Dr. Nancy Signorielli. George Gerbner’s cultivation theory provides a framework for the analysis of relationships between television viewing and...

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COM highlights from AEJMC conference

Key faculty from Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) joined communication specialists from universities around the nation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass...

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CRC at the National Communication Association convention

The following papers were presented by CRC Researchers at the National Communication Association convention (New Orleans, LA): From Lumpy Rutherford to Nelson Muntz: A Content Analysis of Bullying in...

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Mina Tsay profiled in “Research”

Assistant Professor Mina Tsay was profiled in Research, which delves into her work on everything from Facebook to reality TV: A trio of researchers is turning to reality television and Facebook to...

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Living with Television Now: Advances in Cultivation Theory and Research

George Gerbner’s cultivation theory provides a framework for the analysis of relationships between television viewing and attitudes and beliefs about the world. Since the 1970s, cultivation analysis...

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COM highlights from AEJMC conference

Key faculty from Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) joined communication specialists from universities around the nation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass...

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Study links social media use with dissatisfaction among couples

Time spent on social network sites such as Facebook could be an indicator of a failing marriage, according to a team of researchers that included Dr. James Katz, Feld Professor of Emerging Media at...

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Published study finds social media souring marriages

Dr. James Katz Findings from a series of studies performed by a group of researchers including Emerging Media Studies professor James Katz show a correlation between heavy social media use and marriage...

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Professor’s research goes national

To study TV viewers’ engagement with shows and stories featuring “anti-hero” characters, professor and co-director of the Communication Research Center Mina Tsay-Vogel is looking beyond the past...

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Jacob Groshek Talks Science on Social Media

Photo by Cydney Scott Internet commentators love to shout their opinions, but new research shows that the loudest might not know what they’re talking about. Jacob Groshek, a Boston University College...

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COM Professor Mina Tsay-Vogel Sheds Light on Undergrad Facebook Habits

Photo by: Cydney Scott The hours young adults spend on social media networks every day influence their behavior and attitudes about privacy. Heavy social network users who read friends’ updates and...

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Binge-watching and Politics? Emerging Media Studies Research Connects the Two

Source: stock.tookapic.com Is binge-watching your favorite series effecting your political engagement? Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies and Sarah Krongard, Ph.D. student in...

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COM Researchers Study How Binge-Watching Netflix Warps Your Worldview

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Meet COM’s First Doctoral Recipient, Sarah Krongard

It seems there's always something to celebrate at COM, and the 2019 fall semester marked one particularly noteworthy achievement — PhD candidate, Sarah Krongard, passed her dissertation defense and...

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What Voters’ Sweat Levels, Facial Expressions, Reveal about Their Feelings...

Election focus groups aimed at discerning which presidential candidate has the best shot at occupying the White House for the next four years generally pepper participants with lots of questions, then...

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The War on Fake News

One month before the 2016 presidential election, a white supremacist Twitter account sparked a rumor linking the Democratic Party to a pedophilia ring operating out of Comet Ping Pong, a Washington...

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In the Fake News Era, Native Ads Are Muddying the Waters

How familiar are you with native advertising? Do you think you can recognize which online content is news and which is a paid promotion? Chances are you’ve been fooled—more than once.

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