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Research study published in First Monday
Our research study “Influencing public opinion from corn syrup to obesity: A longitudinal analysis of the references for nutritional entries on Wikipedia” was published this week in the online journal First Monday. The study was written with my colleagues Marcia DiStaso, Yan … Continue reading
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Wikipedia health information greatly based on academic articles
Our latest study on Wikipedia explored the referencing of nutritional articles on the online encyclopedia. A content analysis of the references of nine nutritional articles over a five-year period showed that they greatly rely on academic publications. The findings of … Continue reading
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Wikipedia and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
As previous studies with my research partner Marcia DiStaso from Penn State University have shown, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia can have a strong influence on how a company’s reputation is framed online. Our latest study, which was just published in … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, British Petroleum, Business, corporations, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, disaster, environment, explosion, Fortune 500, framing, Government, image, oil, oil spill, References, reputation, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Sources, Wikipedia
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