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Isabelle Freiling

@freiling.bsky.social
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assistant professor @UUtah @UofUComm. research on #misinformation #trust #scicomm #polcomm #mediaeffects #openscience.

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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Our goal is to strengthen the link between empirical observation and theoretical explanation before the field loses touch with evolving, industry-controlled technological landscapes." New #openaccess piece led by @freiling.bsky.social ... #ai #algorithm #media academic.oup.com/anncom/advan...
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Do algorithmic information environments mark the end of media effects research?
Abstract. Algorithmically curated information environments are beginning to challenge both long-standing notions of what media effects look like and our ab
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Stanford Tech Impact and Policy Center @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A new experimental study published in the Journal of Risk Research by @freiling.bsky.social of the University of Utah and TIP Center Postdoctoral Scholar Anja Stevic explores how people make decisions about sharing online, including the role emotions can play.
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
To address social media platforms' influence on academic research, @raffaelheiss.bsky.social and I draw on lessons learned from industry-academy collaborations in other fields. Industry influence can be subtle, so we need policy reforms, plus critical academic debates and clear ethical guidelines.
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
[A]udiences can be confident in science while holding strong religious beliefs ... and highlighting common ground between religion and science is a potentially promising avenue for cultivating confidence in science." Somehow missed this important work by @freiling.bsky.social and colleagues ...
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Religious values and confidence in science: Perceived tensions and common ground
While confidence in science is high compared to other institutions, many Americans question whether scientists share their values, including religious ones. Narratives surrounding science and religion...
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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This exchange about the Meta election collaboration highlights how industry can manufacture doubt without corrupting scientists or creating any sort of conpsiracy. A small 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research | PNAS
Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"[T]he reliance on industry-controlled conceptualization and categorization of data by academic researchers undermines ... peer review and the replicability of what Meta claims are highly policy-relevant findings." Glad our field is continuing these difficult but important conversations ...
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Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research | PNAS
Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This nicely reinforces findings from our recent @pnas.org piece in which we argue “that industry players like Meta make significant investments into long-term research streams … to absolve their platforms of responsibility for adverse effects on society or individuals.” www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Our changing information ecosystem for science and why it matters for effective science communication | PNAS
Current information ecologies present unique opportunities to communicate science and engage diverse publics in science. Unfortunately, they also p...
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
In @pnas.org, we outline current challenges #scicomm research faces, incl. social media having all the power over data and issues that come with that. @dietram.bsky.social Press release: attheu.utah.edu/science-tech... Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @uofuhumanities.bsky.social
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‘The elephant in the room’ for science communication - @theU
Science organizations are ill-prepared to leverage current media landscapes most effectively to communicate with the public. A new article asserts that the struggle is partly...
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Digital Journalism @digitaljournalism.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! How did perceptions of elite manipulation influence resistance to COVID-19 reporting and the spread of misinformation? This study by Stubenvoll, @freiling.bsky.social and Matthes examines how audiences in Austria resisted news evidence. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Resistant and Misinformed: Understanding the Role of Elite Perceptions and Resistance Strategies Against COVID-19 Reporting in Legacy Media in Adopting COVID-19 Misperceptions
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals strongly relied on legacy media for current information. At the same time, parts of the population grew increasingly critical of the evidence ...
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I'm still in need of reviewers. If you can, please sign up :)
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Please consider helping the Comm Theory and Methodology division by signing up as a reviewer for #AEJMC25! We need you :) To sign up, please (1) fill out this survey: tinyurl.com/aejmc25-ctm and (2) create an account on AllAcademic: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...
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AEJMC Communication Theory & Method Division Reviewer Recruitment Survey
Thank you for completing this survey and for your service to CT&M.
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UW-Madison LSC @uw-lsc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This week, University of Utah Assistant Professor @freiling.bsky.social will be presenting on "Generative AI, Social Media Algorithms, & Misinformation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700 Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
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Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute @sci.utah.edu · 24/01/2025
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events tied to SCI and its One-U Responsible AI Initiative! Visit rai.utah.edu/events for details. @parasharmanish.bsky.social @katakeith.bsky.social @anamarasovic.bsky.social @freiling.bsky.social
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
💯 -- we discuss issues this creates for #scicomm in our forthcoming PNAS piece. Pre-publication version is accessible here: osf.io/preprints/so... @dietram.bsky.social
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Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
My department at the University of Utah is hiring a teaching position (3/3 load; no research expectations) in strategic communication. Great department and SLC is an underrated place to live. I'm on the search committee and am happy to answer questions. Info here: careers.icahdq.org/jobs/view/as...
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Socioeconomic status positively predicted factual science knowledge among White, Black, and Hispanic Americans, "but was only positively associated with perceived knowledge among White respondents." (🧵) #scicomm doi.org/10.1080/1520...
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Understanding Knowledge Among White, Black, and Hispanic Audiences: Media Attention and Inequities in Factual and Perceived Knowledge
There is a normative assumption that a knowledgeable populace can make informed civic decisions that are central to the well-being of society. Yet, access to knowledge is not equitable. Using the c...
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
"Settling for circumstances in which researchers are unable to provide the scientific community and its institutions a reliable evidence base to drive effective science communication strategies in modern information environments is simply not an option."
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
"[W]e need [good faith collaboration] across industry and academia, if we hope to resolve issues of data control, COIs, and transparency that currently hinder the emergence of transparent research and robust scientific consensus."
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Our inability to reliably study algorithmic info ecosystems, and why it matters for #scicomm. Pre-publication version of our forthcoming PNAS piece led by Nicky Krause and Isabelle Freiling : osf.io/preprints/so... (a 🧵)
What (social) science cannot see
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
"[Any approach] that dismisses rather than speaks to the concerns that have driven so many Americans away from the expert establishment and toward a figure such as Mr. Kennedy will surely fail." #scicomm #scipol
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Opinion | The MAGA Science Agenda Reveals America’s Future
If there’s a thread tying this coalition together, it’s suspicion of expertise and elitism.
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Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thinking about going to #gradschool and interested in science communication and #AI? I am looking to fund a grad student to work with me on that next year. Apply to our program here (DL: Dec 1): communication.utah.edu/graduate/ind... #scicomm
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Graduate Studies - Department of Communication - The University of Utah
Communication Department Graduate Studies
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Dominique Brossard @brossard.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
Social media users are significantly more likely than non-users to say that social media has benefitted democracy in their country. In every country surveyed, there is a difference of at least 10 points between users and non-users on this question. pewrsr.ch/3wmCmqe
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Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
"Assuming passions are immutable and essential—rather than something to cultivate and build—can cause people to be less open to different topics ... and less creative when problem-solving." Probably one of the best pieces of advice for new grad students ...
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