New study reveals linguistic divergence influenced by political polarization in the US via social media data. Findings highlight the potential for miscommunication as speech communities grow apart. This methodology can be applied globally.
#LanguageChange #politicalpolarization
Exclusive: #Fitch #downgraded the #UnitedStates #CreditRating to #AA+ citing #FiscalDeterioration over the next 3 yrs, repeated down-to-the-wire #DebtCeiling negotiations threatening the govt’s ability to pay its #bills, a #deterioration in #USgovernance, as well as #PoliticalPolarization reflected partly by the #Jan6 #insurrection, Richard Francis, a snr dir at #FitchRatings, told Reuters on Wed.
By Davide Barbuscia
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/fitch-decision-cut-us-credit-rating-based-deteriorating-governance-polarization-2023-08-02/
#fitch #downgraded #unitedstates #creditrating #aa #fiscaldeterioration #debtceiling #bills #deterioration #usgovernance #politicalpolarization #jan6 #insurrection #fitchratings
Depending on your political beliefs, your Facebook and Instagram feeds could be exposing you to more false news stories. According to researchers working alongside Meta, conservative users were more likely to see misinformation than liberals and a chronological feed didn't fix political polarization on the platform during the U.S. 2020 election.
#meta #misinformation #politicalpolarization
Tech (Global News): Tweaking Facebook, Instagram algorithms won’t address polarization: studies https://globalnews.ca/news/9862474/facebook-meta-algorithms-polarization-research/ #globalnews #TechNews #Technology #politicalpolarization #socialmediaalgorithms #socialmediaresearch #socialmediabubbles #Polarization #SocialMedia #Instagram #Politics #Facebook #Tech #META
#globalnews #technews #technology #politicalpolarization #socialmediaalgorithms #socialmediaresearch #socialmediabubbles #polarization #socialmedia #Instagram #politics #facebook #Tech #meta
House GOP Forges Ahead on Wildly Unpopular National Abortion Ban
#NYMag #HouseGOPAbortionBan #NationalAbortionBan #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#nymag #housegopabortionban #nationalabortionban #reproductiverights #womenshealth #politicalpolarization #politics #news
House GOP flirts with Jan. 6 extremism
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/house-gop-jan-6-extremism-00101259
#PoliticoNews #HouseGOPExtremism #January6Investigation #CapitolRiot #RepublicanParty #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#politiconews #housegopextremism #january6investigation #CapitolRiot #republicanparty #politicalpolarization #politics #news
'We have now reached a war phase,' wrote Rep Andy Biggs. 'Violent rhetoric' spreading in MAGA-world over Trump indictment.
#BusinessInsider #MAGAviolence #TrumpIndictment #ViolentRhetoric #PoliticalPolarization #USPolitics #Politics #News
#businessinsider #magaviolence #trumpindictment #violentrhetoric #politicalpolarization #uspolitics #politics #news
GOP’s booming support for guns is turning off millennial, Gen Z Republicans
#PoliticoNews #RepublicanYouth #GunControlDebate #MassShootings #SecondAmendment #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#politiconews #republicanyouth #guncontroldebate #massshootings #secondamendment #politicalpolarization #politics #news
Moms for Liberty Has Been Designated an Extremist Group, and Trump Is a Big Fan
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg55p7/trump-moms-for-liberty-extremist-group
#ViceNews #MomsForLibertyExtremistGroup #TrumpSupportsExtremistGroup #EducationSystemControversy #RightWingActivism #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#vicenews #momsforlibertyextremistgroup #trumpsupportsextremistgroup #educationsystemcontroversy #rightwingactivism #politicalpolarization #politics #news
The Far Right Is Splintering
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/stewart-rhodes-sentence-january-6/674211/
#TheAtlantic #FarRightSplintering #StewartRhodesSentence #January6Investigation #DomesticExtremism #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#theatlantic #farrightsplintering #stewartrhodessentence #january6investigation #domesticextremism #politicalpolarization #politics #news
Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network. It can no longer be denied.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-2024-twitter/674149/
#TheAtlantic #TwitterFarRight #ElonMusk #RonDeSantis2024 #SocialMediaPolitics #PoliticalPolarization #Politics #News
#theatlantic #twitterfarright #elonmusk #rondesantis2024 #socialmediapolitics #politicalpolarization #politics #news
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say the #newsmedia is increasing #politicalpolarization in this country, and just under half say they have little to no trust in the media’s ability to report the news #fairly and #accurately, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.https://apnews.com/article/poll-misinformation-polarization-coronavirus-media-d56a25fd8dfd9abe1389b56d7e82b873?stream=top
#newsmedia #politicalpolarization #fairly #accurately
Today in #Connecticut History, February 15: Congressional Politics Turn Violent
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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/02/15/february-15-a-political-fight-turns-violent-in-congress/
#18thcentury #congress #connecticuthistory #february #federalists #matthewlyon #politicalcartoons #politicalhistory #politicalpolarization #revolutionandthenewnation #rogergriswold
#connecticut #18thcentury #congress #connecticuthistory #february #federalists #matthewlyon #politicalcartoons #politicalhistory #politicalpolarization #revolutionandthenewnation #rogergriswold
Question: Where (specific searches on any platform) can one find examples of sensible, mostly civil dialog between individuals on the left and right on policy issues and/or social/cultural topics? Looking for the most cogent arguments in a few of the hot debates. Thanks! #polysci #politicalscience #politicalpolarization #socialpsychology
#polysci #politicalscience #politicalpolarization #socialpsychology
In a recent book chapter, Katharina Ludwig & I present a structured #LitReview of #PoliticalPolarization #Effects caused by #SocialMedia Use.
We find that the field suffers from a lack of conceptual & methodological rigor. Taken together, our analysis does not support the often cited notion that #Platforms (let alone #Algorithms) considerably contribute to the #Polarization of their #Users.
#litreview #politicalpolarization #effects #socialmedia #platforms #algorithms #polarization #users #openaccess #commodon #politicalcommunication
If you've got a kid who'll hit college age in the next 15 years, you need to know about the enrollment cliff. This article is... not what I would have written, but it's a reasonable intro. Things are getting even weirder. There'll be new winners & losers.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash
#parenting #education #CollegeAdmissions #demographics #PoliticalPolarization #inequality
#collegeadmissions #demographics #politicalpolarization #inequality #parenting #education
Pol comm scholar using interdisciplinary methods from computer science and the social sciences to understand the impact of news and social media on democracy. 🏛️
#politicalpolarization #affectivepolarization #newsmedia #socialmedia #constructivenews #computationalmethods 📉
Doctoral student @ UT Austin. Knight Research Associate @ The Center for Media Engagement.
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#computationalmethods #constructivenews #socialmedia #newsmedia #affectivepolarization #politicalpolarization #introduction