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Letter from the Director: November 2024

Election 2024 Debrief: Insights from Communication Research By: Michelle Amazeen Since November 5th, there has been ongoing reflection on why the election ultimately favored Trump, particularly given his frequent use of misleading or false claims. For those who study media and communication, the link between misinformation and voting behavior is concerning. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found […]

Media & Technology Survey Interest Poll

Faculty members are invited to participate in monthly polls conducted in collaboration with Ipsos, exploring key topics like media trust, artificial intelligence, and climate change. This is an opportunity to advance thought leadership, gain media coverage, and contribute to research that aligns with COM’s strategic goals of addressing modern communication challenges. Selected faculty will collaborate […]

Survey: Social Media Should Include Warnings about Nicotine, Vaping — and Social Media Itself, say Large Majorities

By Burt Glass Social media companies should include warning labels on posts promoting nicotine, vaping and tobacco, say large majorities of Americans in the latest Media & Technology survey from Boston University’s College of Communication. “The Surgeon General’s call for warning labels on social media is straight from the tobacco playbook when the government required […]

Survey: Democrats’ Convention Knocked Trump’s Image Among Independents, Survey Suggests

By Burt Glass The Democratic National Convention weakened former President Donald Trump’s image – notably among political Independents — but did not appreciably boost that of his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, according to new national surveys conducted before and after the convention by Boston University’s College of Communication. “The changes we are seeing, pre- […]

Survey: Moderators Should Point Out Factual Errors in Real Time on Eve of Presidential Debate, Americans say

By Burt Glass On the eve of the first of two planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, more than two out of three Americans say moderators should point out factual inaccuracies in candidates’ comments during the debate, according to a new Media & Technology Survey from Boston University’s College of Communication, out […]