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Syracuse Student and Youtube Star Teaches Pop-Up Class on Internet Success
Corey Takahashi, Associate Professor of Magazine, News and Digital Journalism in the Newhouse School and senior Margot Lee were highlighted by Business Insider for the feature, “Syracuse University has an ‘unofficial pop-up class’ on becoming a YouTube star taught by…
Research Paper Wins ‘Best Methods’ Social Media Conference Award
School of Information Studies Associate Professor Lu Xiao has been recognized for research that employs multiple methodologies to examine the factors surrounding a comment’s persuasive power on social media, and the ability of those comments to change viewpoints that have…
The Role of Social Media in Mass Shootings
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted by several outlets in articles about the role of social media in mass shootings including the Wall St Journal, AFP, USA Today, CNET and EuroNews. Professor Grygiel was…
The Relationship Between Social Media and Terror Attacks
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the school of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by several outlets for stories about social media and terror attacks including the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired, BuzzFeed, Motherboard, The Sydney Morning Herald and EuroNews….
Massive Facebook Outage Reveals Bigger Issue For Social Media Giant
Today, Facebook officials reported the technical issue that triggered a widespread outage earlier this week had been fixed. The interruption also impacted Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, and is believed to be the biggest interruption ever for the massive social media…
US Politicians Are Turning To Instagram Ahead of 2020 Election
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Financial Times story “Why US politicians are turning to Instagram ahead of 2020 election.” Grygiel is a social media professional who has written about the intersection of…
Instagram Urged to Restrict Eating Disorder Imagery
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by The Guardian for the article “Instagram urged to crack down on eating disorder images.” Grygiel, a social media professional, said in the article that “Instagram has attracted…
Newhouse Student Selected for BuzzFeed/Instagram VerticalU Video Workshop
When Stefanie Grafstein heard about VerticalU, a new vertical video workshop launched last year by media partners BuzzFeed and Instagram, she jumped at the chance to apply. “I realized that shooting television vertically could be the next big step in…
Facebook’s Reliance On Outside Groups to Find Misinformation Is Worrying
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the New York Times article, “Facebook Had a Good Election Day. But It Can’t Let Up Now.” “It’s a bad sign that the war rooms, especially Facebook’s…
Given Its Track Record, Facebook Is Still Asking For a Lot
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, was interviewed for the CNET story “Critics say Facebook’s latest scandals show it lacks an ‘ethical road map’.” In the article, Grygiel, who studies social media, said that…