10 Best New Terrorism Books to Read in 2020
Congratulations Mia Bloom for your book, “Small Arms” being featured in the 10 Best New Terrorism Books To Read In 2020!
Research
The Subtle Muckrakers of the Coronavirus Epidemic
Check out Professor Maria Repnikova’s new piece in the New York Times, The Subtle Muckrakers of the Coronavirus Epidemic
Congratulations, Dror Walter!
Congratulations to our own Dror Walter, grad students Ayse Lokmanoglu and Meredith Pruden, and all the other winners of Facebook Research’s phase two content policy research awards! Well done! For more information and to see the other winning proposals, go to https://research.fb.com/blog/2019/09/announcing-the-winners-of-phase-two-content-policy-research-awards/.
Professor Mia Bloom discusses Women & Jihad
Dr. Mia Bloom weighs in on the subject of women and Jihad in her published article, “Rise of the ‘revolutionary womb’: Behind the sinister cult of female extremists recruiting British jihadis”.
A year ago this week, Britain was in shock and mourning, in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack, which left eight… more »
China’s Lessons for Fighting Fake News
Dr. Maria Repnikova weighs in on what Washington should–and shouldn’t–learn from Bejing’s example in her most recently published article.
In the face of overwhelming evidence that fake news has permeated our newsfeeds, politics, and lives, observers, politicians, and the public seem to have hit on more and better government regulations of media companies and… more »
Professor Russell Publishes New Manuscript
ABSTRACT Communication researchers have deplored the absence of theory-driven criteria of argument quality in persuasion. Probabilistic Persuasion Theory (PPT) aims to offer theoretical criteria which define the quality of arguments, a priori. Past experimental research tested the validity and distinctiveness of cues as argument quality criteria. Drawing on semantic network theory, the present research introduces… more »
Professor Repnikova Awarded Research Fellowship
Professor Maria Repnikova has been awarded a 2018 research fellowship from the Social Science Research Council’s InterAsia Program Transregional Junior Scholar Fellowships program, which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Hers was one of 14 awarded (out of 134 applications).
Congratulations, Dr. Repnikova!!
“Since 2012, the SSRC has offered a Transregional Research Fellowship program… more »
Practicing Journalism in the Age of Fake News
The Center for Global Information Studies hosted its second fall semester panel on Oct. 11 and welcomed more than 80 guests to hear journalism experts discuss “Practicing Journalism in the Age of Fake News.” Moderated by Maria Repnikova, assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Georgia State and director of CGIS, the panel considered… more »
Professor Mia Bloom Weighs in on Vegas Shooting
Professor Mia Bloom was invited by Fox News to discuss Vegas shooter’s connection to uses and the role played by his girlfriend.
Click here to check it out!
Professor Mia Bloom interviews with CNN on ISIS Tactics
GSU Comm professor, Dr. Mia Bloom, interviews with CNN and shows how women are used by terrorists to recruit, reward, and retain make foreign fighters. Click here to see the article.
