Whose lives matter? Mass shootings and social media discourses of sympathy and policy, 2012–2014
This study focuses on the outpouring of sympathy in response to mass shootings and the
contestation over gun policy on Twitter from 2012 to 2014 and relates these discourses to …
contestation over gun policy on Twitter from 2012 to 2014 and relates these discourses to …
The dynamics of Twitter users' gun narratives across major mass shooting events
YR Lin, WT Chung - Humanities and social sciences communications, 2020 - nature.com
This study reveals a shift of gun-related narratives created by two ideological groups during
three high-profile mass shootings in the United States across the years from 2016 to 2018. It …
three high-profile mass shootings in the United States across the years from 2016 to 2018. It …
Solidarity and strife after the Atlanta spa shootings: A mixed methods study characterizing Twitter discussions by qualitative analysis and machine learning
Background On March 16, 2021, a white man shot and killed eight victims, six of whom were
Asian women at Atlanta-area spa and massage parlors. The aims of the study were to:(1) …
Asian women at Atlanta-area spa and massage parlors. The aims of the study were to:(1) …
Evaluating public response to the Boston Marathon bombing and other acts of terrorism through Twitter
Twitter and other social platforms have become important communication channels during
crises. While research into crisis informatics and social media is growing, the rarity of …
crises. While research into crisis informatics and social media is growing, the rarity of …
Measuring, understanding, and classifying news media sympathy on twitter after crisis events
This paper investigates bias in coverage between Western and Arab media on Twitter after
the November 2015 Beirut and Paris terror attacks. Using two Twitter datasets covering each …
the November 2015 Beirut and Paris terror attacks. Using two Twitter datasets covering each …
Tweeting for social justice in# Ferguson: Affective discourse in Twitter hashtags
JL Blevins, JJ Lee, EE McCabe… - new media & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Social media platforms have broadened the scope of voices responding to social justice
movements, significantly impacting public conversations of important social justice issues …
movements, significantly impacting public conversations of important social justice issues …
A framework to analyze the emotional reactions to mass violent events on Twitter and influential factors
The number of mass shootings has increased in recent years. Understanding the factors that
affect the emotional reactions of the population is very important to help them to cope with …
affect the emotional reactions of the population is very important to help them to cope with …
Tweeting negative emotion: An investigation of Twitter data in the aftermath of violence on college campuses.
Studying communities impacted by traumatic events is often costly, requires swift action to
enter the field when disaster strikes, and may be invasive for some traumatized respondents …
enter the field when disaster strikes, and may be invasive for some traumatized respondents …
After Sandy Hook Elementary: A year in the gun control debate on Twitter
The mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school on December 14, 2012 catalyzed a
year of active debate and legislation on gun control in the United States. Social media …
year of active debate and legislation on gun control in the United States. Social media …
Questing for justice on Twitter: Topic modeling of# StopAsianHate discourses in the wake of Atlanta shooting
CS Lee, A Jang - Crime & Delinquency, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
On March 16, 2021, a shooting in Atlanta killed eight people, six were women of Asian
descent. This creates a new atmosphere online and offline to discuss hate crimes, racism …
descent. This creates a new atmosphere online and offline to discuss hate crimes, racism …