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Digital publics
Digital and social media platforms provide new opportunities for public communication, and the formation of distinct publics and communities around shared interests and identities. Such publics may engage in political debate, popular media fandom, science communication, vernacular creativity, and other activities; but they may also be affected by, or actively engage in promoting, mis- and disinformation and other problematic content. Their activities are also shaped by the features and affordances of the platforms they use, from Facebook and Twitter to …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Communication
- Research centre(s)
- Digital Media Research Centre
Measuring and Comparing News Polarisation
The News Polarisation research stream addresses one of the major domains of polarisation that have been identified by the Australian Laureate Fellowship “Determining the Drivers and Dynamics of Partisanship and Polarisation in Online Public Debate”.News shapes our perception of social reality. Therefore, news content is a crucial piece in understanding the problem of societal polarisation. News is not purely a representation of reality; the way stories are told in the news impacts our lived realities. For a variety of reasons, …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Communication
- Research centre(s)
- Digital Media Research Centre
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