Latest Past Events

CPG: Je Hoon Chae (UCLA, Communication)

Comm Conference Room - Rolfe 2303

Title:Robust Persuasive Effect of Political Fact-Checking and Remaining Challenges Abstract:The proliferation of misinformation and the persistent gap in factual information among partisans represent significant concerns in contemporary U.S. politics. Fact-checking, a journalistic intervention aimed at verifying the accuracy of claims and information, is seen as a key strategy to address this issue. While early studies suggested a […]

Department Speaker Series: Swabha Swayamdipta (USC, Computer Science)

Comm Conference Room - Rolfe 2303

Title: Understanding Online Discourse through Social Context and Structured Pragmatics Abstract: In an increasingly online world, understanding discourse on social media is akin to understanding our society. However, when it comes to social media discourse, a disproportionate amount of focus has been laid on content moderation via hate speech detection. In this talk, I will address […]

CPG: Christian Grose (USC, Political Science)

Comm Conference Room - Rolfe 2303

Title: Do Funding Communications Increase Election Officials' Willingness to Open More Polling Places? A Field Experiment   Abstract: Can encouragement communications cause election officials to open more polling places? Does increasing spending on elections to open more polling places lead to higher voter turnout? Public officials who administer elections make decisions about the operation of elections, and these […]

© Copyright 2019 - UCLA Social Sciences Computing