Meg Jing Zeng
@Meg_Zeng
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Joined July 2012
📣New publication on fact-checking cultures across countries in collaboration with @Meg_Zeng, @mss7676, Fernando Antonio Egert, and @ThaianeOliveira. Open Access in The International Journal of Press/Politics:
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Democratic societies inherently depend on an informed citizenry. By shaping citizens’ voting behavior, fostering political cynicism, and reducing trust in insti...
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🗣️✨we are on #ICA24! with a kick-🍑panel on "Conceptualising Digital Visibility Negotiation for Social Change in Asia" by the unstoppable @XeniaQianHuang & @Meg_Zeng; join us on June 22 at 9:00AM at Coolangatta 3 (Star L3); WHO & WHAT? see 🧵below for all the visibility goodies:
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IERLab is thrilled to host an in-person masterclass with our Visiting Fellow @Meg_Zeng on 3 July 24. 📍Curtin Uni, Perth WA. HDRs encouraged to join! This is a free event, but spaces are very limited. Details + RSVP here: https://t.co/IZ6ujoW8z0
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Excited to embark on a new professional chapter ⛵️Grateful for the valuable experiences at @UniUtrecht and the 💙wonderful friends💙 I made there @data_school @UU_GDS
Welcome to #IKMZ, Prof. Dr. @Meg_Zeng! 👏🏻 As of today, Dr. Jing Zeng is our new professor for #Computational #Social #Science. She is a renowned expert on sociocultural implications of #digital technologies and digital #methods 💡 Have a great start, Meg, we’re happy to have you!
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Attending #ICA24 at the Gold Coast? Join @Meg_Zeng , @perceptionalize , & Ariadna at our pre-conference on "Visual Affordances & Social Justice: Theory & Methods" in Brisbane, with @AcsjIca & @ICAVisComm. Submission deadline now extended to 31st January!
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CFP: Special Issue @Convergence_NMT on Negotiating Digital Visibility in Asia guest-edited by myself & @Meg_Zeng @shahin_saif @hiromitronik 📆abstract ddl: 1 October 2023 Details: https://t.co/Qv84LADkbE Please share widely — and consider submitting an abstract yourself.
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✨New publication in New Media & Society✨ Conceptualizing platformed conspiracism: Analytical framework and empirical case study of BitChute and Gab Co-authored w/ @Meg_Zeng @mss7676 #openaccess 🔗 https://t.co/yRbjZLQRG6 A short 🧵 on the highlights:
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🌟the new book series🌟aims to diversify critical discussions on the sociopolitical&cultural impacts of technology esp. around issues of #digitalization #datafication #automation abstract for inaugural volume due Apr 3rd🗓️ feel free to contact us if you have questions
We're excited to announce our new book series "Technology, Power, and Society" with @Brill_Social! For our inaugural volume, @Meg_Zeng, @bruce_mutsvairo and I are looking for contributions that take a critical look at digital media from a global angle -check the CfP:
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To promote diversity & equity in #journalism research, what progress has been made, what can we do better? @chainsawriot & I conducted a 'diversity audit' of publications in @djeditorialteam, @JournPractice, @journstudies, JMCQ, and Journalism 2013-2021 https://t.co/dt3vLpS7J9🔓
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Recent years have seen an increasing amount of self-reflective discussion among media and communication scholars, about the hegemonic structures and inclusive participation within the field. In the...
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✨Join us✨It is my absolute pleasure to share this stellar line-up of scholars who will be dissecting contractual implications for social media fairness for the @ERC_Research #HUMANads symposium that @jacobvdkerkhof & I will be hosting soon! https://t.co/vOY5mGDhPR
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🌟Thrilled to officially begin my new position at @UniUtrecht 🌟can’t wait to meet & work with my new colleagues from @data_school @UU_GDS @UUMediaCulture 💚💛💙
Super excited to have @Meg_Zeng join @UniUtrecht as Assistant Professor in Digital Methods & Critical Data Studies! Welcome onboard - we look forward to working with you!
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last but not least: a big💚THANK YOU💚to our reviewers and @Convergence_NMT editors Sarah Atkinson & Helen W. Kennedy !! We are grateful for all of your support💐16/16
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“Deep State Phobia: Narrative Convergence in Coronavirus Conspiracism on Instagram” from Marc Tuters & Tom Willaert combines big data analysis and qualitative interpretive techniques to study conspiratorial responses to the #pandemic on #Instagram 15/16 https://t.co/jRxl8HTqih
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@afonsoalbuq @RodrigoQuinan @ThaianeOliveira @marceloufsj @danimazur’s paper “Coronavirus meets the clash of civilizations” presents a case study of COVID-related #ConspiracyTheories on Facebook in Brazil🇧🇷 14/16
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Conspiracy Theories (CTs) are a global phenomenon, but some societies are better equipped than others to resist them. This article discusses the characteristics...
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“Authority-led conspiracy theories in China during the COVID-19 #pandemic” from @owencheng1992 @JacobWanjiang @qiyue_zhang28 examines the 🇨🇳Chinese government’s role in spreading & amplifying conspiracy theories on #Weibo 🔓#OpenAccess 13/16
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The COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed the flourish of various conspiracy theories globally, where governmental authorities have often played an essential role in ...
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“RPC-Lex: A dictionary to measure German right-wing populist conspiracy discourse online” from @cbpuschmann Hevin Karakurt @CAmlinger @GessNicola @onachtwey introduces a 🇩🇪German-language #computational dictionary 🔓#OpenAccess 12/16
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We describe a novel computational dictionary for the study of right-wing populist conspiracy discourse (RPC) on the internet, specifically in the context of con...
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Mattias Ekman’s paper “The great replacement: Strategic mainstreaming of far-right #conspiracy claims” presents an in-depth case study of the #GreatReplacement conspiracy in 🇸🇪Sweden 🔓#OpenAccess 11/16 https://t.co/fR1FCLjgF6
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This paper assesses how the ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory (the idea that ethnically homogeneous populations in European nations are being ‘replaced’ by ...
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@hdschulze @J_H_ohner Simon Greipl, Maximilian Girgnhuber, Isabell Desta, @_DianaRieger’s paper “Far-right Conspiracy Groups on Fringe #Platforms” studies #ConspiracyTheories in the context of far-right movements in 🇩🇪Germany 🔓#OpenAccess 10/16 https://t.co/2Jwba0d6x0
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Societal crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, produce societal instability and create a fertile ground for radicalization. Extremists exploit such crises by d...
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“YOU THE READERS WILL COMPLETE THE LIST: the Castrochavismo Conspiracy Theory as Controversy” from @Javier_Guerrero @BrunoJaraba discusses the political function of the #Castrochavismo #ConspiracyTheories in 🇨🇴Colombia 9/16 https://t.co/k5Jm4yrPUY
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The study of conspiracy theories has often taken a normative perspective. Recently, sociology and cultural studies have argued for a neutral view of conspiracy ...
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“#WeChat users’ debunking strategies in response to #COVID19 conspiracy theories” from Yi Zhu, Peishan Qian, Fang Su, Jinghong Xu study factors shaping individuals’ practice of debunking #ConspiracyTheories on 🇨🇳Chinese #socialmedia 🔓#OpenAccess 8/16 https://t.co/sGtKAQcReP
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The current study adopted a mixed-methods approach to examine both qualitative and quantitative data of Chinese WeChat users’ strategies in response to COVID-19...
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