New Pub at JoC
Excited to announce that our new publication Broadcast information diffusion processes on social media networks: exogenous events lead to more integrated public discourse at Journal of Communication is out! 🎉🎉🎉
In this study, we investigated the integration and segregation dynamics of communication networks. With a simulation and empirical Twitter discourse data, we found that viral spreading maintains segregation, while broadcasting drives the spike of integration.
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Obviously, social networks and communication are dynamic systems. Our study suggests that we should consider the time-varying nature of communication networks when discussing pressing social phenomena such as polarization, echo chambers, and diffusion of misinformation.
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The press coverage is here.
This is great teamwork with my coauthors Richard Huskey, Haoning Xue, Cuihua (Cindy) Shen, and Seth Frey. 😀
Especially thanks to my advisor Richard Huskey! This work is impossible without his guidance, advice, and help.
Citation:
Gong, X., Huskey, R., Xue, H., Shen, C., & Frey, S. (2023). Broadcast information diffusion processes on social media networks: exogenous events lead to more integrated public discourse. Journal of Communication, jqad014.