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Articles tagged emotion (8)

Rachel Anne BarrNovember 21, 2019

Galaxy brain: The neuroscience of how fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories, and appeals to our emotions

“Highly emotionally provocative information stands a stronger chance of lingering in our minds and being incorporated into long-term memory banks.”

John WihbeyJuly 29, 2014

What’s New in Digital and Social Media Research: What makes commenters less civil, and the rise of digital longform

When journalists factcheck politicians (or don’t), how to flag bad behavior on social media, and getting past slactivism: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.

Joshua BentonFebruary 10, 2014

4 Headlines that Will Restore Your Flagging Faith in Journalism

Or at least explain what Upworthy means for the future of online content.

Sonya SongNovember 15, 2013

Sharing fast and slow: The psychological connection between how we think and how we spread news on social media

What drives sharing? It’s a mix of attention, emotion, and reaction. Here’s hard data on which news stories took off and which didn’t on social.

Caroline O'DonovanOctober 30, 2013

“We’re still babies at it”: BuzzFeed Video’s strategy relies on identity, emotion, and sharing content as communication

“This kind of repurposing of media not for consumption but for communication is, I think, the underpinning of this social age.”

Thirty-seven percent of the links you’re sharing are “awesome” — but how many are “rad”?

News.me asks: Can the way people characterize the news they share tell us about why they share in the first place? Adrienne LaFrance

February 28, 2011

“Like,” “share,” and “recommend”: How the warring verbs of social media will influence the news’ future

April 8, 2010

Three ways Apple’s iAd might impact the news industry’s continued advertising woes