News Transformation

Doctoral student Allie Kosterich and Dr. Matthew Weber are leading the research initiative to examine the transformation of the news media industry in reaction to the development of digital communication technologies. Specifically, this includes a large-scale longitudinal study examining strategies employed by media organizations for disseminating news and information in online networks…

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Eight (No, Nine!) Problems With Big Data

BIG data is suddenly everywhere. Everyone seems to be collecting it, analyzing it, making money from it and celebrating (or fearing) its powers. Whether we’re talking about analyzing zillions of Google search queries to predict flu outbreaks, or zillions of phone…

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