Talia Stroud
@taliastroud.bsky.social
Prof UT-Austin, Director Center for Media Engagement
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We’ve got one of the most in-depth surveys on how Americans connect with neighbors online — what works, what doesn't, what they want instead.
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need · Zoom · Luma
Now we know what we've long suspected: People really use and rely on their local Facebook groups, Nextdoor neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats, but they…
luma.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We’ve got one of the most in-depth surveys on how Americans connect with neighbors online — what works, what doesn't, what they want instead.
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
The Trust Project’s trust indicators positively affect how people perceive the news. Delighted to have worked with Alex Curry and Sally Lehrman on this project.
Sally Lehrman @thetrustproject.bsky.social talked about the first test of news trust indicators with CME's @taliastroud.bsky.social.
Read more about the project here: mediaengagement.org/research/tru... #ISOJ2025
Read more about the project here: mediaengagement.org/research/tru... #ISOJ2025
Trust in Online News - Center for Media Engagement
The inclusion of Trust Indicators can result in higher opinions about the news organizations and journalists that use them, according to the Center for Media Engagement's research with the Trust Proje...
mediaengagement.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Trust Project’s trust indicators positively affect how people perceive the news. Delighted to have worked with Alex Curry and Sally Lehrman on this project.
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A BERT classifier outperformed a GPT classifier in detecting connective language on social media, finds @jolukito.bsky.social, Chen, @ginammasullo.bsky.social, @taliastroud.bsky.social, with an analysis on how connective language relates to other types of language aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...
December 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A BERT classifier outperformed a GPT classifier in detecting connective language on social media, finds @jolukito.bsky.social, Chen, @ginammasullo.bsky.social, @taliastroud.bsky.social, with an analysis on how connective language relates to other types of language aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...
Partnering ~~with~~ audiences to figure out how to be **listen-worthy** is critical. Thanks @niemanlab.org for the opportunity to share some thoughts!
“Instead of calling for journalists to listen to the public, journalists are asking: Why didn’t America listen to us?" writes @taliastroud.bsky.social
Meeting people where they are
"Instead of calling for journalists to listen to the public, journalists are asking: Why didn't America listen to us?"
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Partnering ~~with~~ audiences to figure out how to be **listen-worthy** is critical. Thanks @niemanlab.org for the opportunity to share some thoughts!
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New publication (4+ years in the making): “The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook”. shorturl.at/VE2fU
We analyze the propagation of 1B+ posts across content moderation regimes, with @davidlazer.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @taliastroud.bsky.social @annenbergpenn.bsky.social
We analyze the propagation of 1B+ posts across content moderation regimes, with @davidlazer.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @taliastroud.bsky.social @annenbergpenn.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM
New publication (4+ years in the making): “The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook”. shorturl.at/VE2fU
We analyze the propagation of 1B+ posts across content moderation regimes, with @davidlazer.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @taliastroud.bsky.social @annenbergpenn.bsky.social
We analyze the propagation of 1B+ posts across content moderation regimes, with @davidlazer.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @taliastroud.bsky.social @annenbergpenn.bsky.social
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Political Psychology books published in the last year? Send them my way!
The Juliette & Alexander George Book Award is given for the best book published in the field of political psychology during the previous calendar year (see www.ispp.org/awards/george).
The Juliette & Alexander George Book Award is given for the best book published in the field of political psychology during the previous calendar year (see www.ispp.org/awards/george).
Juliette and Alexander L. George Outstanding Political Psychology Book Award - ISPP
The Juliette and Alexander L. George Outstanding Political Psychology Book Award is given for the best book published in the field of political psychology during the previous calendar year. Befitting ...
www.ispp.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Political Psychology books published in the last year? Send them my way!
The Juliette & Alexander George Book Award is given for the best book published in the field of political psychology during the previous calendar year (see www.ispp.org/awards/george).
The Juliette & Alexander George Book Award is given for the best book published in the field of political psychology during the previous calendar year (see www.ispp.org/awards/george).
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members of Congress share more links to low-quality news sites than the public on Facebook; Republican members share considerably more than Democrats & this gap is increasing. only Republican members get increased engagement when sharing low-quality sites
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Partisan Differences in the Sharing of Low-Quality News Sources by U.S Political Elites
How often do political elites in the U.S. share low-quality news sources? Are there differences between the parties? While past work has investigated individuals sharing low-quality news sources, t...
www.tandfonline.com
February 15, 2024 at 2:05 AM
members of Congress share more links to low-quality news sites than the public on Facebook; Republican members share considerably more than Democrats & this gap is increasing. only Republican members get increased engagement when sharing low-quality sites
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📣NEW from In Reality!
@taliastroud.bsky.social & Eric Schurenberg discuss: medical misinfo, how newsrooms inadvertently feed polarization, why a popular silver bullet solution to algorithmic polarization won’t work, & bringing audiences & newsrooms closer together.
www.in-reality.fm/who-killed-t...
@taliastroud.bsky.social & Eric Schurenberg discuss: medical misinfo, how newsrooms inadvertently feed polarization, why a popular silver bullet solution to algorithmic polarization won’t work, & bringing audiences & newsrooms closer together.
www.in-reality.fm/who-killed-t...
Who Killed Trust? And What Can We Do About It? - In Reality podcast
Eric Schurenberg discusses Trust in Media with Talia Stroud, Director of the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas, Austin
www.in-reality.fm
January 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
📣NEW from In Reality!
@taliastroud.bsky.social & Eric Schurenberg discuss: medical misinfo, how newsrooms inadvertently feed polarization, why a popular silver bullet solution to algorithmic polarization won’t work, & bringing audiences & newsrooms closer together.
www.in-reality.fm/who-killed-t...
@taliastroud.bsky.social & Eric Schurenberg discuss: medical misinfo, how newsrooms inadvertently feed polarization, why a popular silver bullet solution to algorithmic polarization won’t work, & bringing audiences & newsrooms closer together.
www.in-reality.fm/who-killed-t...
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Local news is on the decline 📰 📉 But what could save it?
New field experiment with news sites by @taliastroud.bsky.social & @emilyvanduyn.bsky.social finds that engaged journalism initiatives can increase subscriptions and audience engagement.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad018
New field experiment with news sites by @taliastroud.bsky.social & @emilyvanduyn.bsky.social finds that engaged journalism initiatives can increase subscriptions and audience engagement.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad018
October 12, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Local news is on the decline 📰 📉 But what could save it?
New field experiment with news sites by @taliastroud.bsky.social & @emilyvanduyn.bsky.social finds that engaged journalism initiatives can increase subscriptions and audience engagement.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad018
New field experiment with news sites by @taliastroud.bsky.social & @emilyvanduyn.bsky.social finds that engaged journalism initiatives can increase subscriptions and audience engagement.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad018
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Hi everyone!
This is the official Bluesky Account of APSA and ICA's Political Communication Divisions!
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Conference infos, CfPs, PolComm Publication Friday, research resources, networking opportunities, etc.
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This is the official Bluesky Account of APSA and ICA's Political Communication Divisions!
Follow us for:
Conference infos, CfPs, PolComm Publication Friday, research resources, networking opportunities, etc.
Tag us for boosts.
#polcomm poli_com polcom
October 4, 2023 at 8:02 AM
Hi everyone!
This is the official Bluesky Account of APSA and ICA's Political Communication Divisions!
Follow us for:
Conference infos, CfPs, PolComm Publication Friday, research resources, networking opportunities, etc.
Tag us for boosts.
#polcomm poli_com polcom
This is the official Bluesky Account of APSA and ICA's Political Communication Divisions!
Follow us for:
Conference infos, CfPs, PolComm Publication Friday, research resources, networking opportunities, etc.
Tag us for boosts.
#polcomm poli_com polcom
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Full tweet thread summarizing our findings here https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan/status/1684631397443489793?s=20
New at Nature: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w
Our key findings:
-Median Facebook user gets 50.4% of content from like-minded sources
-But reducing exposure by 1/3 for 3 months had no measurable effect on attitudes
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w
Our key findings:
-Median Facebook user gets 50.4% of content from like-minded sources
-But reducing exposure by 1/3 for 3 months had no measurable effect on attitudes
July 27, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Full tweet thread summarizing our findings here https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan/status/1684631397443489793?s=20
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Fun to talk with Mike Pesca on The Gist about our new study of like-minded sources on Facebook (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w) & our new Bright Line Watch report on the cases against Trump (https://tinyurl.com/trump-cases)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7paD9951E3iFhQUBgSNTFd
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7paD9951E3iFhQUBgSNTFd
The Great Facebook De-Siloing Study
Listen to this episode from The Gist on Spotify. The 2016 election posed questions we still haven't fully answered about our elections, but today's guest, Dartmouth professor and elections researcher ...
open.spotify.com
July 28, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Fun to talk with Mike Pesca on The Gist about our new study of like-minded sources on Facebook (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w) & our new Bright Line Watch report on the cases against Trump (https://tinyurl.com/trump-cases)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7paD9951E3iFhQUBgSNTFd
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7paD9951E3iFhQUBgSNTFd
Reposted by Talia Stroud
Reposted by Talia Stroud
Four landmark studies from a collaboration between Meta and researchers. A summary of the results: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/meta-facebook-political-polarization-studies/674841/
So Maybe Facebook Didn’t Ruin Politics
Large-scale experiments on social media, run behind the scenes during the 2020 election, suggest there is no simple fix for American democracy.
www.theatlantic.com
July 28, 2023 at 6:37 AM
Four landmark studies from a collaboration between Meta and researchers. A summary of the results: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/meta-facebook-political-polarization-studies/674841/