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Ethan Zuckerman
Google Scholar ID: 1lvJXKQAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Information and Communication, UMass Amherst
journalism
citizen media
activism
communications
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Identifying and Investigating Global News Coverage of Critical Events Such as Disasters and Terrorist Attacks
International Conference on Web and Social Media · 2025
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Multilingualism, Transnationality, and K-pop in the Online #StopAsianHate Movement
2025
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Academic Achievements
Author of *Mistrust* (2021): explores social change amid declining trust in institutions
Author of *Rewire* (2013): examines echo chambers and connectivity in the digital age
Published "The Internet’s Original Sin" in The Atlantic, critiquing ad-supported internet models
Proposed the concept of "Digital Public Infrastructure" as an alternative to profit-driven internet
Developed the "Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism" to explain censorship resistance online
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Catherine D'Ignazio
Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT Dept of Urban Studies and Planning
J. Nathan Matias
Cornell University
Brendan T. O'Connor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Carlos Castillo
ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Mounia Lalmas
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