Isabelle Freiling
@freiling.bsky.social
assistant professor @UUtah @UofUComm. research on #misinformation #trust #scicomm #polcomm #mediaeffects #openscience.
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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
www.pnas.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
"[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 ...
Glad our field is continuing these difficult but important conversations ...
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
www.pnas.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"[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 ...
Glad our field is continuing these difficult but important conversations ...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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
Press release: attheu.utah.edu/science-tech...
Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
@uofuhumanities.bsky.social
‘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...
attheu.utah.edu
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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
Press release: attheu.utah.edu/science-tech...
Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
@uofuhumanities.bsky.social
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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 ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I'm still in need of reviewers. If you can, please sign up :)
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...
(1) fill out this survey: tinyurl.com/aejmc25-ctm and
(2) create an account on AllAcademic: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...
AEJMC Communication Theory & Method Division Reviewer Recruitment Survey
Thank you for completing this survey and for your service to CT&M.
tinyurl.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm still in need of reviewers. If you can, please sign up :)
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...
(1) fill out this survey: tinyurl.com/aejmc25-ctm and
(2) create an account on AllAcademic: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...
AEJMC Communication Theory & Method Division Reviewer Recruitment Survey
Thank you for completing this survey and for your service to CT&M.
tinyurl.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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...
(1) fill out this survey: tinyurl.com/aejmc25-ctm and
(2) create an account on AllAcademic: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
February 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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
@parasharmanish.bsky.social @katakeith.bsky.social @anamarasovic.bsky.social @freiling.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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
@parasharmanish.bsky.social @katakeith.bsky.social @anamarasovic.bsky.social @freiling.bsky.social
💯 -- 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
@dietram.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
💯 -- 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
@dietram.bsky.social
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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...
Recent Jobs - International Communication Association
View jobs available on International Communication Association. Search for and apply to open jobs from International Communication Association.
careers.icahdq.org
January 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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...
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...
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
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...
doi.org
January 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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...
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
"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."
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
"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."
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
"[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."
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
"[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."
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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 🧵)
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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 🧵)
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
"[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
#scicomm #scipol
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.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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
#scicomm
Graduate Studies - Department of Communication - The University of Utah
Communication Department Graduate Studies
communication.utah.edu
November 22, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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
#scicomm
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
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
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.
pewrsr.ch
February 28, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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
Reposted by Isabelle Freiling
"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 ...
Probably one of the best pieces of advice for new grad students ...
"Find your passion" is bad advice! Here's some interesting research on how interests develop and why they shouldn't be thought of as fixed 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/stop...
Stop Trying to ‘Find’ Your Passion—There’s a Better Way to Love What You Do
Recognizing that interests are malleable and can be developed can make us more resilient, open and creative
www.scientificamerican.com
September 29, 2023 at 6:18 PM
"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 ...
Probably one of the best pieces of advice for new grad students ...