news | Page 10

Talk: Brooke Foucault Welles visits DiMeNet

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon February 12, 2016blog

Brook Foucault Welles gave a talk today about her research on hashtag activism. Brooke is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Northeastern University and faculty affiliate of the Network Science Institute.

Media: The Conversation

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon January 11, 2016blog

Sandra wrote a piece for The Conversation on networks and mobilization — and how online activism helps raise awareness. You can read the piece here.

Media: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon January 4, 2016blog

The Chronicle of Higher Education just published an interview with Sandra González-Bailón on her recent research. You can read the interview here.

Media: NewsWorks Interview

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon December 22, 2015blog

Sandra talked today to Dave Heller in NewsWorks Tonight.

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned the poem and song “The Revolution will not be Televised.” Five years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, author of “The Tipping Point” opined that the revolution will not be Tweeted. Well now that notion is being challenged by a new study analysis of tens of millions of tweets. NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the study with its co-author, Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, professor at the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania.

Media: Futurity

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon December 11, 2015blog

Futurity features today our paper on the critical periphery in protest networks. You can read the piece “Does activism count if you’re on the couch?” here.