August 24, 2023

WVXU interview with UC's Jeffrey Blevins and other experts on the topic of "pink-slime" journalism (media outlets pretending to be something that they are not). In the interview, experts provide tips on identifying and avoiding these outlets. One example is "The Buckeye Journal" which had Cincinnatian's thinking it was a community paper, when it is actually a partisan funded organization.

October 20, 2023

Misinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas is abundant online, but there are ways to avoid falling for fake news, a University of Cincinnati professor told Local 12.

December 19, 2023

The rise in AI generated fake news content is concerning, especially leading up to the 2024 presidential election. For now, there are still ways to identify fake news outlets and reporting, but the average reader needs to become more savvy, says UC's social media expert Jeffrey Blevins.

March 11, 2024

UC's social media expert Jeffrey Blevins says misinformation is picking up speed as the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse approaches. Blevins is citied in a USA Today article that talks about flat Earth conspiracy theories surrounding the eclipse.

March 22, 2024

UC professor of journalism and political science speaks to Reuters on the backing of Trump by Christian media ministries. Some media ministers either say outright or infer that Trump is ,a messiah of sorts, battling for the soul of the nation.

June 6, 2024

A Local 12 news segment features UC social media expert Jeffrey Blevins, professor of journalism and political science. Blevins speaks to the privacy aspect of using social media and how privacy laws in the U.S. differ from other countries.

April 22, 2022

If Russia drops nuclear bombs it will become a pariah, says UC political scientist Brendan Green.

April 22, 2022

UC political scientist Alexander Thurston weighs in on images of burials in Mali, West Africa

November 2, 2022

Do all those political mailers in your mailbox make a difference? UC political scientist Brian Calfano says it's not likely to sway voters, but it's a campaign tradition that doesn't seem to want to die out.

May 4, 2022

Political scientist David Niven describes J.D. Vance nomination for Ohio U.S. senator as a slim victory among other Trump supporters in the Republication primary.