April 20, 2023
UC's Jeffrey Blevins among experts cited in Washington Post article on the Fox News settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Professor Blevins is the co-author of “Social Media, Social Justice and the Political Economy of Online Networks.”
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.
June 13, 2022
UC sociologist Danielle Bassett cited as expert in national debate on abortion law and access
June 1, 2022
White replacement theory is a subject that became of popular interest after the Buffalo mass shootings in May 2022. UC social media expert speaks to the ways in which even dark topics are monitored, or rather not monitored, on the internet.
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.
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.
February 17, 2023
At a formal-dress celebration in early February, fourth-year UC sociology student Karrington Rainey passed the title of Miss Kuamka to her successor, Jaela Kennedy at the 24th Annual Kuamka Ball. Kennedy, a second-year law and society major in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected from a field of candidates for her platform centered around The Crown Act. Since 1999, the African American Cultural and Resource Center (AACRC) has sponsored this staple event that marks the celebration of Black students at UC. Each year, the AACRC receives entries from candidates who participate in five rounds of competition: essay, interview, platform, question-and-answer and talent. This is the second consecutive year that A&S students have been recognized with the Miss Kuamka title. “Interested students fill out an application answering why they want to become a candidate. Through the process, you get to decide what the university needs to see more of and create a platform around it,” said Kennedy of her candidacy experience. Kennedy chose The Crown Act, created in 2019 in California to advance protections against discrimination based on natural hairstyles such as braids, locs, twists and knots in housing, the workplace and public schools. The initiative was co-founded by the Crown Coalition and Dove, a company that has been active in campaigns celebrating natural beauty and self-acceptance. “The Crown Act is a set of initiatives and laws that prevent race-based hair discrimination,” Kennedy says. Though Cincinnati City Council passed the legislation in 2019, the topic is important to Kennedy because the laws are not yet recognized state-wide.
May 18, 2022
U.S. test of hypersonic weapons is a field exercise, but shows capability, says UC political scientist Dinshaw Mistry
May 18, 2022
Cyber theft is on the uptick and everyone with a digital connection is at risk, say cyber security experts
April 17, 2023
UC experts Richard Harknett and Gregory Winger appear on Fox 19 to discuss growing tensions in U.S., China relations and what the impact of worsening relations between the counties could entail. Harknett is the director of UC's School of Public and International Affairs, and both he and Winger are cyber security experts, as well as foreign affairs experts.