Category: MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration
An analysis of 9.7 million tweets reveals that news organizations played the largest role in which content was linked to compared with other informati [...]
Master of None’s Lena Waithe: ‘If you come from a poor background, TV becomes what you dream about’
The Emmy-winning star of Master of None is one of the most sought-after new voices in Hollywood. Ahead of her new US drama The Chi, she talks about gr [...]
The Way We Tell the Story of Hollywood Sexual Assault and Harassment Matters
Hollywood women who have spoken out against sexual harassment.
Sarah L. Cook, Georgia State University
Reporter Paula Froelich claims she once obs [...]
The Real Star Wars Universe
The latest entry in the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi, is due to released in the U.S. on December 15. In anticipation of the film, we at Statista have [...]
Instagram’s Biggest Sports Stars – Who do you Identify With?
According to analysis by InfluencerDB, when it comes to sports stars on Instagram, there are two clear winners - Cristiano Ronaldo, and soccer itself. [...]
Kevin Spacey’s unprecedented fall from grace tests a stunned Hollywood
In early October, Kevin Spacey was right where he wanted to be: singing and hamming it up in front of an admiring crowd. Inside Stage 33 on the CBS Te [...]
The Challenge of Authenticating Real Humans in a Digital World
Is this the future of human identity?
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Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University
Proving identity is a rou [...]
Dove apologizes for ad: We ‘missed the mark’ representing black women
What was the advertising firm thinking? An ad of a black woman taking off her top and then becoming a white woman. This isn't an Oops, this is a YIKES [...]
Molly Ad Campaign Boosts Girls in Technology
Girls in Technology got a shot in the arm from a fresh campaign by GE promoting engagement, education, and empowerment of women in technology. Cam [...]
Younger Men Play Video Games, But so Do a Diverse Group of Other Americans
Young men make up a disproportionately large share of people who play video games in the United States. But about four-in-ten women and roughly a quar [...]