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Mapping the global Twitter heartbeat: The geography of Twitter
Source: JournalistsResource.orgGlobal social networking: Arab publics most likely to express political views online
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHow is the Internet fueling economic growth in the developing world? New research
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAlgorithms, journalistic investigations and holding digital power accountable
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Algorithms — a series of steps undertaken to solve a particular problem — are an integral element of our digital environment. Operating in search engines, personalized news systems, global financial markets, political campaigns and many more areas, algorithms hold ever-increasing power in society, as they steer decisions and make choices about what is or isn’t important. However, as algorithms become even more complex, concerns continue to grow over their lack of transparency.
Evaluating online labor markets for experimental research: Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk
Source: JournalistsResource.orgExploring Russian cyberspace: Collective action and the networked public sphere
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Russia is a dangerous country in which to be a journalist. A number of reporters have been attacked or killed on the job in the last several years, and the government closely monitors print and broadcast organizations. However, Russia has a robust digital sphere where criticism of the government has been much more free.
What's new in digital scholarship: January 2013
Source: JournalistsResource.orgImpact of mobile phone coverage on market participation: Evidence from Uganda
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With the coverage of cellular networks expanding rapidly across the developing world, researchers are investigating how the access to information that mobile phones make possible can be leveraged to help alleviate poverty.
New media and conflict after the Arab Spring
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What role did social media play in the Arab Spring? Cyberskeptics and cyberoptimists alike debate the degree to which the 2010-2011 revolutions in Arab countries were powered by social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.