The Academic Minute broadcasted today a summary of Sandra’s work. You can find the audio here.
Talk: Brooke Foucault Welles visits DiMeNet

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 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
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 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
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.
Media: Quartz
The native digital newspaper Quartz writes today about our paper on the critical periphery in protest networks. You can read the piece here.
Media: attn:
More coverage for our PLOS one paper came out today at attn: “This Study Is the Perfect Response to People Who Hate on Social Media Activism”.
Media: Upvoted
Upvoted wrote today about our recent PLOS One paper. The piece goes under the headline “New Study Shows Armchair Activists Actually Make a Difference”.
Media: Medical Daily
Medical Daily covers our PLOS one paper today: “Social Media Activists, Called ‘Slacktivists,’ Help More Than You Think”.