New & Noteworthy Our latest Discovery, summarizing recent academic article publications, by Emma Goldstein highlights a recent study by Annika Pinch and colleagues which found that while BeReal initially encouraged authenticity through time-limited, unedited photo sharing, users gradually began to game the system by delaying posts and retaking images to appear more curated. This week’s […]

Annika Pinch, Floor Fiers, Jeremy Birnholtz, Justine Fisher, and Brigid Reilly, “New Media & Society,” ‘Is It Time for Me to Be Authentic?’ Understanding, Performing, and Evaluating Authenticity on BeReal., 2024 Image by Jordyn Wald. “Time to BeReal. 2 mins left to capture a BeReal and see what your friends are up to!” This is […]

TSP Board members Emma Goldstein and Mallory Harrington discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom recent opinion piece in The New York Times on the connection between tradwives, podcast bros, and wellness influencers and Donald Trump’s recent election win. This episode is produced by Forrest Lovette. Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4eNZDlJ

New & Noteworthy TSP’s Jordyn Wald has a new StoryMap on Law Enforcement and Body-Cams. It covers research on body-cams and its increasing use by police, improved accountability and reduced complaints, but their impact on excessive force and arrests varies depending on activation policies and usage. Our latest Clippings by Mallory Harrington covers recent sociology […]