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In politics and pandemics, Russian trolls use fear, anger to drive clicks

March 26, 2020

“We found that fear and anger appeals work really well in getting people to engage,” said lead author Chris Vargo, an assistant professor of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design.

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Fanfiction Rising

Feb. 25, 2020

How the once-obscure literary genre is giving voice to the voiceless and inspiring a new, more diverse generation of computer scientists.

DCMP Faculty Updates February 2020

Feb. 17, 2020

Associate Professor Reece Auguiste is co-editing a book tentatively titled African Cinema: Modernity and Moving Image Culture , which is in the final stages of chapter revisions before submitting the manuscript to peer reviewers in January and then to press in summer 2020. He also submitted an article titled “Visible...

DCMP PhD Updates February 2020

Feb. 17, 2020

Laurids Andersen Sonne screened his film Passerine in Time at the Sharjah Film Platform held at the Sharjah Art Foundation in December 2019. His film Monolithography was shown at Revolutions Per Minute in Boston on Feb. 2. Roberto Azaretto 's solo piano work, lago. paisajismo abstracto. 2. , was performed...

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How social media makes breakups that much worse

Feb. 14, 2020

Imagine flipping through your Facebook News Feed on Valentine’s Day and spotting a notification that your ex is now “in a relationship.” Scenarios like these are real and not uncommon, according to a new CU Boulder study exploring how breaking up is even harder to do in the digital age.

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Nathan Schneider: Seeding scholarship across popular and academic writing

Feb. 5, 2020

Schneider is an assistant professor of media studies in the College of Media, Communication and Information and a journalist who writes about religion, technology and democracy.

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What’s Hollywood’s dirtiest secret? Its environmental toll

Jan. 28, 2020

With the Academy Awards around the corner, moviegoers and critics are busy scrutinizing the costumes, sets and performances of this year’s cinematic stand-outs. When film scholar Hunter Vaughan watches a movie, he considers something else: How big of a toll did it take on the environment?

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'COMM Plishments: December 2019

Dec. 18, 2019

News about Communication faculty, graduate and undergrad students and staff doings.

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Unboxing videos fueling kids' tantrums, breeding consumerism

Dec. 4, 2019

According to new University of Colorado Boulder research, the “unboxing videos” children are watching on their smartphones or tablets today may be parents’ new nemesis.

Larry Frey

Communication activism pioneer earns NCA lifetime achievement award

Nov. 13, 2019

This week, the National Communication Association (NCA) will honor Professor Lawrence R. Frey with the Distinguished Scholar Award, which recognizes NCA members for a lifetime of scholarly achievement in the study of human communication.

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