Despite their important role in spreading accurate health information, particularly during crises, journalists have to compete for audience engagement with a variety of content, especially problematic information. This study explores how used subjective language COVID-19 tweets and the effects using subjectivity on engagement. We gathered 11,536 publicly available original related from 2020 2022, 45 affiliated US media. Our results suggest that some types are much more common than others,...

Of the many solutions to address political misinformation spreading on social media, user correction holds special promise for connective democracy given its emphasis prioritizing autonomy and fostering communication connections across lines of disagreement. But democratic benefits be realized, these corrections should ideally come from those who express strong support norms. Using a nationally representative survey Americans immediately after 2020 U.S. presidential election, we find...

Purpose Despite the effectiveness of correction in reducing misperceptions, individuals are often reluctant to correct misinformation on social media platforms. To enhance management efforts, this study investigates how best motivate corrective using situational theory problem solving and health belief model as guiding frameworks. Design/methodology/approach Two online survey experiments were conducted: one college student sample (Study 1, N = 458) adult recruited via a company 2, 600). Both...

Observed corrections of misinformation on social media can encourage more accurate beliefs, but for these benefits to occur, must happen. By exploring people’s perceptions witnessing and performing media, we find that many people say they observe perform across the United States, Kingdom, Canada, France. We higher levels self-reported correction experiences in States few differences between who reports countries. Specifically, younger educated adults, as well those see frequently online, are...

Even though media literacy education has grown in the United States and around world, policymakers still lack knowledge about scope depth of implementation learning activities elementary secondary grades. This study reports how Media Literacy Implementation Index (MLI) was developed validated using a quota sample stakeholders from across all school districts local communities Rhode Island. Using an established theoretical framework for literacy, we first constructed scale to examine...

<b><i>Background/Aims: </i></b>Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in the kidney is a major cause of acute humans. However, molecular mechanisms responsible for progression IR still need to be explored. In this study, we aimed explore underlying genes and pathways associated with injury. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>Gene microarray GSE27274 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database. The differentially expressed (DEGs) between rat samples were...

To better understand youth attitudes towards media literacy education on social media, and the opportunities challenges inherent in such initiatives, we conducted a large-scale analysis of user responses to recent campaign TikTok. We found that reactions cam-paign were mixed, highly political nature. While young people appreciated urgency understood its relevance their participation, many displayed sarcastic attitude, criticizing both content dissemination campaign. Based these responses,...

Social media offer opportunities for companies to promote their image, but online also risk being denounced if actions do not align with words. The rise of social bots amplifies this risk, as it becomes possible automate such efforts highlight corporate hypocrisy. Our experimental survey demonstrated that and human actors who confront a corporation touting commitment equality by calling out organizational pay gaps damage perceptions the corporation, heighten anger toward them, ultimately can...

The mixing of misinformation with high-quality news and information on social media has reinvigorated interest in the value literacy (NL) to build audience resiliency misinformation. Optimizing NL messages for environments—where they may be seen alongside misinformation—allows these reach audiences when are most likely benefit from them. Using a 2 (NL video vs. control video) x (sunscreen promotion sunscreen online survey experiment (<em>N</em> = 780), we examine whether exposure...

When it comes to youth and media literacy, the focus of both research practice has been on integration literacy instruction into young people’s various educational experiences, rather than studying, implementing evaluating such initiatives in situ, social media—which is known be youths’ central news source. Furthermore, existing studies older platforms like Facebook or Twitter, we lack a nuanced understanding these dynamics most popular with today. The present study aims fill this gap, by...

The substantive development in the role of augmented reality (AR) technologies public spaces provides new opportunities for digital arts and activism as a means increasing awareness critical social issues. However, because divide dominant narratives museum, there is an existing racial socioeconomic gap (digital) art, education, museum curation. In this paper we present curriculum that aims to empower high-school-aged youth from minoritized backgrounds through art via exhibition pieces...