iSchool Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley is quoted in the Chicago Tribune, discussing how politicians strategically leverage the influence of celebrities and social media influencers to sway undecided or less engaged voters, recognizing them as modern-day opinion leaders.
Syracuse University, in partnership with AT&T and Tech4Kidz, surprised young coders at Huntington PreK-8 School with free laptops during the graduation ceremony of the AT&T 'Cuse Youth Ambassador Program, a weeklong digital literacy camp.
Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley highlights the lack of transparency surrounding the numerous actors spending money on social media to target voters with messaging.
Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley appeared on Al Jazeera to discuss how a fragmented information environment influences public perception of candidates. She explained that the inconsistency in media messages contribute significantly to how voters feel about the candidates.
Rebecca Baker ’20, now the Assistant Manager of the Granite Branch of the Salt Lake County Library, has played a key role in providing free tampons and pads in women's and unisex restrooms across the library system's 18 branches.
Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley helps utilize a Neo4j database, supported by a $250,000 vendor grant, to store and analyze political ad data collected via Crowdtangle and Facebook and Instagram ad library API.
Stromer-Galley analyzed more than 24,000 political ad buys on Instagram and Facebook that were placed by 1,800 organizations from Sept. 2023 through February. The findings were published by the ElectionGraph Project at Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship through a partnership with the data science firm Neo4j.
iSchool Professor Mike Fudge gives his thoughts on the importance of cybersecurity awareness and protection after a UnitedHealth data breach. His insights highlight proactive measures individuals can take to mitigate risks and protect their sensitive information in an increasingly digital world.
Lee McKnight, an iSchool professor, shares his thoughts on some possible causes and intents for the AT&T cellular outage.
iSchool professor Lee McKnight speaks on a possible cause of the AT&T cellular outage that hit thousands across the country.