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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Great few days at the Political Networks Conference in Manchester, presenting "Information Environments and the Structure of Political Discussion Networks." Thank you @leifeld.bsky.social for this wonderful event.

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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Israeli Economic Association yesterday. New paper on how costly and empowering information environments shape collective engagement online, combining game-theoretic modeling with large-scale NYT comment data. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I’m happy to participate at #IEEEVIS and meet an incredible community that I truly want to be part of! Great conversations and so much inspiration. My poster explores how generative AI can drive engagement with data visualizations. Here’s me with it 👇

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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Presented my research on discussion networks in data journalism today at the Israel Statistics and Data Science Association Conference.

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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Excited to share that my paper "Data, Sense, and Sensibility: How Data Journalism Style Shapes Interactivity" has been accepted to #AoIR2025 in Brazil!

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Avner Kantor @avnerkantor.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Excited to share my first PhD article at #HICSS2025! 🌟 I explored how @UpshotNYT data fosters meaningful conversations. It’s the largest study yet on data journalism and its audience. [scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/serve…]

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