Are media giving neo-Nazis the oxygen of publicity or exposing ugly …

Joan Donovan, a researcher at the Data and Society institute who studies how white supremacist groups manipulate the media, says articles about hate groups should be treated with the same caution as articles about suicide, where the wrong kind of coverage runs the risk of causing real harm.

Snapchat has long thumbed its nose at social media conventions. The messaging app initially emphasized posts that disappeared rather than remained permanent. It encouraged users to connect with just a few friends instead of many. And it prized human editing and curation instead of encouraging …

When Negin Mirsalehi, a marketing student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, thought about life after graduation, she never imagined becoming a social media influencer. Her goal was to work in marketing and was pursuing her master’s degree. One night, while she was working on her …

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond … However, what is less understood is how body ideals are communicated through social media and gain traction.

When President Trump sent an angry tweet in February blasting Nordstrom for dropping his daughter Ivanka’s clothing line from its stores, his supporters took to social media to intensify their previous calls to boycott the retailer. Nordstrom had reason to worry: Previous tweets from Mr. Trump calling out …

Previously, articles read via Facebook or Twitter didn’t count toward the paywall. The Times may eventually offer a different number of free articles to non-subscribers based on how they arrive or their reading habits. The publisher has struck deals with other media companies to sweeten the offer of a digital …

Social media marketing is beneficial for a number of reasons. It improves brand awareness, brings new leads to your website, improves search engine rankings and provides excellent market research opportunities. With this in mind, it’s no wonder that 92 percent of marketers say that social media is …

But in the first year, people internally and externally were freaked out by what Wendy’s was doing on social media. There were articles about how it was ridiculous and risky. But what’s risky is being boring, because nobody notices you and you become irrelevant. eMarketer: How do you know what you’re …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s justice ministry will start registering some foreign media as “foreign agents” this week, the RIA news agency cited a source in … Nine U.S. media outlets, including the Voice of America and Radio Liberty, are likely to enter the list of “foreign agents” to be approved by Russia’s …