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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 15d

✨ Tune in to Dr. Michael G. Elasmar's Colloquim Series Lecture this Wednesday, September 24th at 3:30pm in COM 101!

In his lecture, Dr. Elasmar will present an AI-assisted methodology that aims to quantify validity for social media text expressions.

RSVP here! 👉 forms.gle/9pzn8NdErgm6...

Michelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to welcoming Dr. Michael G. Elasmar as the September Colloquium Speaker @bucomresearch.bsky.social @comatbu.bsky.social on Wednesday, September 24th at 3:30.

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 27d

Check out this piece about ‘The COMversation’ Podcast:

Prof. Howell sits down to talk about the evolution of the CRC podcast and how her brainchild became a reality, showing us that The COMversation is more than just a conversation.

🔗 Read it here: www.bu.edu/com/articles...

Healthy COM-versation

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 29d

The September 2025 Director's Letter from Director Michelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social is out! 🍂

Including a lineup of colloquium talks, COM networking & research training opportunities, a continuing public opinion poll, podcast announcements, and more.

Read here 👉 tinyurl.com/2v362866

Letter from the Director: September 2025 | Communication Research Center

I’m deeply honored to receive the 2024 Karen Russell Award for the Most Downloaded Article in the Journal of Public Relations Research! | April Cen Yue, Ph.D. | 27 comments

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎉 Congrats to Cen 'April' Yue, Ph.D on winning the 2024 Karen Russell Award for Most Downloaded Article in JPRR for “Public Relations Meets Artificial Intelligence [...].”

This is well-deserved recognition for your impactful work, April!

More here 👉

I’m deeply honored to receive the 2024 Karen Russell Award for the Most Downloaded Article in the Journal of Public Relations Research! Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Rita, Donna, Renee, Alvin, and Ahmed, and to Karen, Dr. Juan Meng, Sung-Un, and Nick for this recognition, and to the PR research community for engaging with and sharing our work! | 27 comments on LinkedIn

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

In her August Letter to the Director, @commscholar.bsky.social warns of rising threats to democracy, from book bans to climate denial. She reaffirms the CRC’s commitment to research that defends evidence and the public’s right to know.

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/ybdsdh8v

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How X is fueling the MAGA-Trump split

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 23

In the early days, there were whispers of a site called 4chan. A fringe site: a hive of dangerous beliefs & volitility. However, that place is now ‘X’; its place in the MAGA-Trump feud is indisputable. “X is ground zero for a lot of what’s going on,” says @bostonjoan.bsky.social tinyurl.com/9as9nu8p

They’re calling her an influencer. She’s calling it campaign strategy.

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 13

🗳️Gen-Z candidate Deja Foxx is being called an “influencer,” but that’s not giving her a fair shake. @katycoduto.bsky.social‬ frames this phenomenon strategically. It’s not accurate to call Foxx an influencer; instead, she’s building local momentum on national platforms.

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18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 12

🤖 “It’s almost like we never even spoke,” says a Bumble user, when reality fell short & he found himself resentful of the AI his match likely used.

@katycoduto.bsky.social writes that, when swiping, we want to be sure they’re showing their true self.

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 11

🐝 With Bumble laying off over 1/3 of their workforce, the dating app burnout is threatening these companies. @katycoduto.bsky.social‬ weighs in "I think they're kind of trying to steamroll through this technology fatigue [...], and they're going to burn people out more."

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On behalf of the Communication Research Center, we're thrilled to welcome our newest tenure-track faculty to the Boston University College of Communication: Xiaoya Jiang, Susanna S. | Communication Research Center at Boston University

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 10

🥳 Please join us in giving a warm welcome to COM’s newest tenure-track faculty! We’re thrilled to welcome Xiaoya Jiang, Susanna S. Lee, @morganweiland.bsky.social‬, Jing Yang (MC/AD/PR), and @baldwin-j-a.bsky.social‬ (Emerging Media Studies) to the CRC community! 👋

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On behalf of the Communication Research Center, we're thrilled to welcome our newest tenure-track faculty to the Boston University College of Communication: Xiaoya Jiang, Susanna S. Lee, Morgan Weiland, and JING YANG, joining the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations, and Joshua Baldwin, joining the Division of Emerging Media Studies. We’re so excited to have these accomplished scholars as part of our community. We look forward to supporting your work and collaborating in the semesters ahead! 👋

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎙️ The Season 1 finale of The COMversation is here! In “Our Relationship w/ AI,” guests Prof. Wallace & @katycoduto.bsky.social explore how, through the @bucomresearch.bsky.social's 2024 Faculty Seed Grant, people are forming emotional bonds w/ AI like ChatGPT.

🎧 Listen now!
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Our Relationship with AI

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 28

Congratulations to @commscholar.bsky.social, @arunimakrishna.bsky.social, and Dr. Su for winning one of the Top Faculty Paper Awards at AEJMC! 🎉🎉

Their paper is titled, “Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? [...]” and was sponsored by a grant from the Rita Allen Foundation.

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 27

🧠💔 @katycoduto.bsky.social's survey in collaboration with CRC x Ipsos finds that than twice as many people disagree that AI in dating apps leads to better relationships.

Only 10% of women agree, compared to 20% of men.

📰 Read more here: tinyurl.com/39hr3ebf

#DatingApps #BUCRC

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎬 #ScreentimeBU 2025 showcased program-long research by @comatbu.bsky.social's Emerging Media Studies & Media Science grads, with support from the CRC.

👏 Big thanks to @commscholar.bsky.social & Dr. Grabe, and congrats to all our wonderful students, there's no COM without you! #COMmunity

Close-up of the #ScreentimeBU 2025 conference program placed on a row of chairs. The bold, colorful cover features the title “The Human Algorithm” with vibrant neon imagery of a figure looking at digital panels.

Four Emerging Media Studies graduate students present at #ScreentimeBU from a Boston University podium. One student speaks while others engage with the audience, who are seated with laptops and notebooks.

Dr. Michelle Amazeen stands at a podium with a Boston University sign, smiling as she delivers opening remarks at #ScreentimeBU. She holds the conference program and speaks to a seated audience.

Dr. Betsi Grabe speaks energetically to the audience at #ScreentimeBU, gesturing with her hand. She wears a black top and name tag, with students visible in the foreground.

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 26

As the Communication Research Center turns 66, @commscholar.bsky.social reflects, in her June Letter to the Director, on our legacy and the urgency of communication research in an AI-driven and fractured media landscape.

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/6bvu4msv

#BUCRC #CommunicationResearch

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 25

We were thrilled to see BU’s College of Communication represented at #ICA2025 in Denver!

Thank you all for sharing your research, insights, and leadership on a global stage. We love to see our scholars support one another and further foster the vibrant academic community we have here at COM.

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College of Communication, Boston University @comatbu.bsky.social · Jun 25

COM's Dr. Michelle Amazeen shared her expertise regarding media standards with Barron's for their article investigating Elon Musk’s show on X. More at http://spr.ly/633294jhFT

DOGE Is Using AI To Centralize Government Power. It’s Time to Flip the Script. | TechPolicy.Press

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎧 New episode of 'The COMversation' from @bostonu.bsky.social's @comatbu.bsky.social.

Fandom, storytelling, and spectacle - Dr. Howell is joined by Prof. Hannon and Prof. Blakely to unpack the future of sports media.

🎙️ Listen now: tinyurl.com/4bnz5ydy

#SportsMedia #Communication #BUPodcast

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · May 23

“Technology is not the problem; the application is,” writes @ericgordon.bsky.social. Civic tech was designed to democratize government, making data and services more accessible. But with the DOGE takeover, that vision is being distorted into a tool for control. Read more: tinyurl.com/4cur3mm7

It’s time to break the government’s stranglehold on information and use AI to decentralize power, write Eric Gordon and Neil Kleiman.

When dating apps like Tinder and Bumble were gaining popularity in the mid-2010s, Katy Coduto was not that impressed. “I…

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · May 22

In an expansive piece exploring @katycoduto.bsky.social's work tackling why we swipe, she explores human connection through a virtual reality. She explains, “I’m curious about how people use dating apps, and what their expectations are when they use them."

Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8

Why We Swipe

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · May 21

Join ‘The American FLOTUS’ podcast as they take a deep dive with Dr. Tammy Vigil into her book: Melania and Michelle: First Ladies in a New Era (2019).

They discuss First Ladies, Michelle Obama and Melania Trump.

🎧 Listen here: americanpotus.org/am...

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · May 20

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Elasmar on the release of “An Introduction to Self-Report Measurement” on April 21st, 2025! His new book offers proof of concept for a new methodology for quantifying validity in social media analysis and more.

📘 Purchase your copy here: tinyurl.com/t6rt7mst

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · May 8

🎧 New episode of 'The COMversation' from @bostonu.bsky.social College of Communication.

Dr. Charlotte Howell talks with @brunoguarana.bsky.social & Dr. AnneMarie McClain about how kids are portrayed in media—and why it matters.

🎙️ Listen now: tinyurl.com/mprhajms

#ChildhoodInMedia #BUPodcast

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Apr 22

This is praise of the highest order! 🔥 Thank you so much for the kind words, @drmaraeinstein.bsky.social.

Dr. Mara Einstein @drmaraeinstein.bsky.social · Apr 17

I don’t usually listen to podcasts I’ve done but I listened to this one. It’s that good.

Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · Apr 17

📢🎧 New episode alert – and it's a mind-bender!
✨ The latest podcast episode of The COMversation is live, featuring a compelling conversation between @drmaraeinstein.bsky.social and Dr. Charlotte Howell.

🎙️ Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/2MFX...