Dr. Samara Klar Will Be Visiting the UA Political Science Department
Dr. Samara Klar will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Wednesday, November 7th to give a talk. The talk will be held in room 346 from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Abstract: Most Americans receive their political news from social media platforms. These platforms algorithmically determine the order in which news is presented, usually relying an article’s popularity (i.e. number of likes, shares, and comments) to determine its ranking. To what extent does sorting the news by popularity influence people’s [...]