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Everybody wants to start a podcast these days - even AI. What does this mean for the future of science communication?

Study: "What you post in the group stays in the group-: Examining the affordances of bounded social media places Does it feel as if social media is becoming less social?

At 8.30 on Monday 7 October, we will all be cheering on our latest Durham team on their first appearance in the BBC2 competition, University Challenge.

In future crisis situations, citizens want to be informed about the current situation by authorities and the media in a faster, more comprehensible and more emotional way - and in the sense of a genuine dialog, they want to contribute their own different levels of knowledge and values.

Tamedia, the owner of the newspapers 24 heures , Tribune de Genève , and Le Matin dimanche , has announced significant job cuts.

Children's exposure to food and drink ads during kids' TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during children's TV shows.

The cultural significance of radio is the subject of the research project "Radiophonic Cultures", the second volume of which was recently published.

Recent riots across the UK have sparked widespread discussion about the role of social media in spreading hatred and disinformation.

The representation of women, ethnic minorities, seniors and sexual minorities on streaming services and mainstream broadcasters lags behind. This is shown by research by communication scientist Serena Daalmans of Radboud University. 'Progress is happening in too small steps.' Every few years, Daalmans looks at how minority groups are represented on television.

The ROCCS research cluster of ERMeCHS, the research institute of ESHCC, recently published a scientific paper on the 'Data leak' scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.

As the European elections draw near, Paul Bouchaud, a specialist in algorithms, shows that Meta (the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is not preventing pro-Russian propaganda from flooding its platforms with political messages.

300,000 X posts show 48 of 50 states have a more positive than negative tone about nuclear energy, with a national average at 54% positive Study: Sentiment analysis of the United States public support of nuclear power on social media using large language models (DOI: 10.1016/j.rser. The U.S. public displays more positive than negative sentiment toward nuclear energy but concerns remain about waste, cost and safety, according to an analysis of 300,000 posts on X (formerly Twitter) by University of Michigan researchers.

The irregularities committee investigated a report of censorship at Cursor. See below the reactions of the EB and the SB to the committee report.

Study provides new data about Nextdoor, America's most popular hyperlocal platform Nextdoor is the world's largest hyperlocal social media network, used by 13% of American adults.

Age verification for social media would impact all'of us.

Professors and researchers Annie Pullen Sansfaçon and Olivier Ferlatte discuss the issues they're interested in and the solutions they see in the current tense social climate.

The Vietnamese government is not the only one with an interest in the growth of the chip industry in Vietnam; so is the West.