Neutral news perceived as biased depending on who shares it

March 29, 2018

Researchers at the University of Utah and Konkuk University found that news stories are perceived as biased based on who shares that story on social media, regardless if the actual story is biased. Published in Mass Communication & Society, “When social media become hostile media: An experimental examination of news sharing, partisanship and follower count,” […]



“That pizza was #delish!” What Do Tweets Say About Our Health?

October 18, 2016

(SALT LAKE CITY) – “Coffee” was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by “beer” then “pizza”. Besides hinting at which foods are popular, tweets may reveal something about our health. Communities that expressed positive sentiments about healthy foods were more likely to be healthier overall. Scientists at the […]