Jiyoun Suk
@jiyoun-suk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of big data and diversity at University of Connecticut | PhD in Mass Comm at UW-Madison | Social activism | Digital media, politics & gender | Mis/disinformation | Computational Social Science
🚨 New paper drop!
How does a social movement once started out powerful somehow turn into a partisan battle?
In our new publication in @icsjournal.bsky.social, we answer this question by analyzing 83 million #MeToo tweets from 2017–2020. 1/
How does a social movement once started out powerful somehow turn into a partisan battle?
In our new publication in @icsjournal.bsky.social, we answer this question by analyzing 83 million #MeToo tweets from 2017–2020. 1/
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨 New paper drop!
How does a social movement once started out powerful somehow turn into a partisan battle?
In our new publication in @icsjournal.bsky.social, we answer this question by analyzing 83 million #MeToo tweets from 2017–2020. 1/
How does a social movement once started out powerful somehow turn into a partisan battle?
In our new publication in @icsjournal.bsky.social, we answer this question by analyzing 83 million #MeToo tweets from 2017–2020. 1/
@polcomm.bsky.social is seeking a new Editor of Political Communication!!
Please apply by Dec 31, 2025✅
Please apply by Dec 31, 2025✅
Call for Editor(s)!
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@polcomm.bsky.social is seeking a new Editor of Political Communication!!
Please apply by Dec 31, 2025✅
Please apply by Dec 31, 2025✅
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🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections - Josephine Lukito, Maggie Macdonald, Bin Chen, Megan A. Brown, Stephen Prochaska, Yunkang ...
In this multi-platform, comparative study, we analyze social media messages from political candidates (N = 1,517) running for Congress during the 2022 U.S. Midt...
journals.sagepub.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out our latest paper on social media linking patterns across 186 platforms and two large social issue datasets 👇👇
🚨 New paper out in @journalqd.bsky.social! 🚨
How do different social media platforms connect to each other? In our latest study, we propose that social media can be understood as a system made up of differentiated yet interconnected platforms, shaped by how users share information. #socialmedia🧵
How do different social media platforms connect to each other? In our latest study, we propose that social media can be understood as a system made up of differentiated yet interconnected platforms, shaped by how users share information. #socialmedia🧵
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Check out our latest paper on social media linking patterns across 186 platforms and two large social issue datasets 👇👇
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Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
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NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
🌟pub🌟 "Communicative AI in the scientific public sphere" is out in Telematics & Informatics! w/ @yinizhang.bsky.social Jiawei Liu & Yukyung Yang
We examine public discussions on generative AI tools from both cognitive and affective dimensions.
first 50 copies 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kmCI2dUkY...
We examine public discussions on generative AI tools from both cognitive and affective dimensions.
first 50 copies 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kmCI2dUkY...
April 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🌟pub🌟 "Communicative AI in the scientific public sphere" is out in Telematics & Informatics! w/ @yinizhang.bsky.social Jiawei Liu & Yukyung Yang
We examine public discussions on generative AI tools from both cognitive and affective dimensions.
first 50 copies 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kmCI2dUkY...
We examine public discussions on generative AI tools from both cognitive and affective dimensions.
first 50 copies 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kmCI2dUkY...
President Yoon removed. Unanimous decision by the constitutional court. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
South Korea’s Constitutional Court Removes Impeached President Yoon: Live Updates
Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended after declaring martial law in December, will be permanently removed, the Constitutional Court ruled. A new leader will be elected.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
President Yoon removed. Unanimous decision by the constitutional court. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
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📄NEW PAPER📄
Ever wondered content people actually pay *attention* to online? Our new research reveals that you likely pay attention to far more varied political content than your likes and shares suggest
Ever wondered content people actually pay *attention* to online? Our new research reveals that you likely pay attention to far more varied political content than your likes and shares suggest
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📄NEW PAPER📄
Ever wondered content people actually pay *attention* to online? Our new research reveals that you likely pay attention to far more varied political content than your likes and shares suggest
Ever wondered content people actually pay *attention* to online? Our new research reveals that you likely pay attention to far more varied political content than your likes and shares suggest
Honored to be a panelist today on an important #ThinkingGlobally panel on media and misinformation! @uconn.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
With #FakeNews, #AI, & polarized #SocialMedia platforms, sharing information has become increasingly complicated. Join us for the first of three panels on #ThinkingGlobally in 2025 to discuss this growing challenge & its implications for #GlobalRelations: https://buff.ly/4hF77sU
February 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Honored to be a panelist today on an important #ThinkingGlobally panel on media and misinformation! @uconn.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
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With #FakeNews, #AI, & polarized #SocialMedia platforms, sharing information has become increasingly complicated. Join us for the first of three panels on #ThinkingGlobally in 2025 to discuss this growing challenge & its implications for #GlobalRelations: https://buff.ly/4hF77sU
February 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
With #FakeNews, #AI, & polarized #SocialMedia platforms, sharing information has become increasingly complicated. Join us for the first of three panels on #ThinkingGlobally in 2025 to discuss this growing challenge & its implications for #GlobalRelations: https://buff.ly/4hF77sU
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By yours truly,
Americans who rely on social media as their main news source are more likely to encounter conspiracy theories, according to a technology professor. Here are some tips for information literacy on #TikTok (and here):
@anneo.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social #misinformation
@anneo.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social #misinformation
‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok
A social media researcher explains how to analyze your news feed in terms of content, circulation and consumption.
buff.ly
February 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
By yours truly,
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This is not a time for passive citizenship. Silence means approval. So what to do?
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is not a time for passive citizenship. Silence means approval. So what to do?
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✨New article!✨"WordPPR: A Researcher-Driven Computational Keyword Selection Method for Text Data Retrieval from Digital Media" by Yini Zhang (@yinizhang.bsky.social), Fan Chen, Jiyoun Suk (@jiyoun-suk.bsky.social), and Zhiying Yue. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
✨New article!✨"WordPPR: A Researcher-Driven Computational Keyword Selection Method for Text Data Retrieval from Digital Media" by Yini Zhang (@yinizhang.bsky.social), Fan Chen, Jiyoun Suk (@jiyoun-suk.bsky.social), and Zhiying Yue. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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If you’re heading to NCA this coming week, be sure to stop by our UConn Communication reception Thursday evening! #nca24
November 22, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Internet Studies: go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
Internet Studies 2: go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
Internet Studies 3: go.bsky.app/9uYafGv
Media Theory: go.bsky.app/RGLr16b
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Everyone’s loving #starterpacks on #Bluesky.
So, here’s a #thread of 12 starter packs for #digital #internet & #platform studies & adjacent disciplines (tech law, #css, #sts). Pls share/add.
I start with my own pack on (digital) #activism & social movements.
#AcademicSky
bsky.app/starter-pack...
So, here’s a #thread of 12 starter packs for #digital #internet & #platform studies & adjacent disciplines (tech law, #css, #sts). Pls share/add.
I start with my own pack on (digital) #activism & social movements.
#AcademicSky
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Everyone’s loving #starterpacks on #Bluesky.
So, here’s a #thread of 12 starter packs for #digital #internet & #platform studies & adjacent disciplines (tech law, #css, #sts). Pls share/add.
I start with my own pack on (digital) #activism & social movements.
#AcademicSky
bsky.app/starter-pack...
So, here’s a #thread of 12 starter packs for #digital #internet & #platform studies & adjacent disciplines (tech law, #css, #sts). Pls share/add.
I start with my own pack on (digital) #activism & social movements.
#AcademicSky
bsky.app/starter-pack...