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How misinformation spreads online and shapes behavior
With the Internet as a font of information, particularly during a major crisis or conflict, a simple Google search can produce a stream of conjecture, ...
International Fact Checking Day | Media Advisory
In today's digital age where information spreads rapidly and misinformation can have profound consequences, International Fact Checking Day stands as a beacon of truth and ...
Oh, Ozempic … Is THIN Back In?
After decades of what seemed like progress away from the obsession for “wellies” and “thigh gaps” the thin-is-in mentality seems to be creeping back into ...
Amid "Likes" and "Shares," Facebook Jeopardizes Children's Health and Safety
On February 4, 2004, a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched “TheFacebook.” Developed in his Harvard University residence hall, it began as a networking service for his roughly 7,000 classmates. ...
Countdown To the Big Game: Dr. Tyrha’s Top Five Super Bowl Commercials for the Past Five Years
Advertising executive and multicultural media expert Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of marketing at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, , is a ...
Down to two - What chance does Haley have going one on one against Trump?
With less than 48 hours to go until the New Hampshire GOP Primary - the once crowded field of contestants is now down to two. It's ...
The Politics of Health Communications
We learned a lot from the pandemic - and one of the valuable lessons was that science and public health policy can become energized and ...
#Expert Opinion: This year's debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military
Below is an excerpt from a piece written in The Conversation by Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science, Western Carolina University and Gibbs Knotts, ...
Will the 'No Labels' party make an appearance on the ballot in North Carolina?
Attached is an article for the July 12, 2023 Edition of The Dispatchist: Former governor leads 'No Labels' push to get a new party on NC ballots ...
From foes to friends - Who'll be Trump's #2 on the GOP ticket in November?
Unless a miracle occurs for Nikki Haley ... Donald Trump will be atop the ticket for the GOP as the presidential election kicks off. And as ...