John Wihbey Assistant Professor of Journalism and New Media j.wihbey@northeastern.edu 617.373.3221 @wihbey Expertise data and society, data journalism, Journalism, midterm elections, new media, social networks John Wihbey in the Press ‘TikTok isn’t just an app.’ Boston area influencers brace for the app’s impending ban. John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University, said a ban could mean the loss of an algorithm that has helped influencers thrive. Al Jazeera Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet “This move by Meta is definitely part of a larger trend, with fact-checking undergoing some headwinds globally,” John P Wihbey, associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University, told Al Jazeera. Deutsche Welle Fact check: The impact of disinformation in the US election “Russia tried to create chaos, as we expected, and the efforts intensified at the end of the election cycle. We don’t know how successful these attempts were until a more thorough analysis of the phenomenon,” John P. Wihbey told DW , associate professor at Northeastern University. Deutsche Welle Fact check: Disinformation’s impact on the US election We won’t know how successful it was until more forensic work is done,” John P. Wihbey, associate professor at Northeastern University in Boston and a founder of Northeastern’s Internet Democracy Initiative, told DW. Salon America’s political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism The effect is profound. A new study by Northeastern University researcher John Wihbey shows that Democratic voters consumed more news media than Republicans, but Republicans often turned to “friends and family” for facts instead. Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers “We are living in a hybrid media reality where the non-credentialed and non-mainstream press voices are very important,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University. Free Booze, a Lake Cruise and Selfies Galore: How Democrats Courted Influencers at the D.N.C. John Wihbey, a professor of journalism and media innovation at Northeastern University, said it made sense that the party would reach out to influencers. What the JD Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season Vance’s critics online continued to share the rumor even as it became clear it wasn’t true. “Even if they acknowledge deep down that this is not an empirical fact, it’s kind of fun to talk about,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University. The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War “There’s a real human right and some deep moral questions, I think, about this kind of thing,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University who has studied misinformation. ABC News Can Threads overtake X, formerly known as Twitter? Experts weigh in. “There was an enormous amount of early hoopla in a very smart and timely way,” John Wihbey, a professor in the School of Journalism and Media Innovation at Northeastern University, told ABC News. Wihbey has served as a research consultant for Twitter. John Wihbey for Northeastern Global News This Northeastern graduate and animator is helping ‘reinvent’ local TV news This Northeastern graduate and animator is helping ‘reinvent’ local TV news After building a strong skill set at Northeastern, Gabby Aidam landed a paid fellowship with the Reinventing Local TV News Project. Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce’? Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce’? TikTok's dominance lies in its groundbreaking algorithm, which will be hard to replace or maintain if its US operations get sold. TikTok ban in the U.S. could have ripple effect around the world, Northeastern expert warns TikTok ban in the U.S. could have ripple effect around the world, Northeastern expert warns John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern, says the court’s decision was not surprising. Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, Northeastern research finds Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, Northeastern research finds A John Wihbey survey reveals a political “news divide” and growing distrust in conventional news sources among Republicans. 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‘TikTok isn’t just an app.’ Boston area influencers brace for the app’s impending ban. John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University, said a ban could mean the loss of an algorithm that has helped influencers thrive.
Al Jazeera Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet “This move by Meta is definitely part of a larger trend, with fact-checking undergoing some headwinds globally,” John P Wihbey, associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University, told Al Jazeera.
Deutsche Welle Fact check: The impact of disinformation in the US election “Russia tried to create chaos, as we expected, and the efforts intensified at the end of the election cycle. We don’t know how successful these attempts were until a more thorough analysis of the phenomenon,” John P. Wihbey told DW , associate professor at Northeastern University.
Deutsche Welle Fact check: Disinformation’s impact on the US election We won’t know how successful it was until more forensic work is done,” John P. Wihbey, associate professor at Northeastern University in Boston and a founder of Northeastern’s Internet Democracy Initiative, told DW.
Salon America’s political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism The effect is profound. A new study by Northeastern University researcher John Wihbey shows that Democratic voters consumed more news media than Republicans, but Republicans often turned to “friends and family” for facts instead.
Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers “We are living in a hybrid media reality where the non-credentialed and non-mainstream press voices are very important,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University.
Free Booze, a Lake Cruise and Selfies Galore: How Democrats Courted Influencers at the D.N.C. John Wihbey, a professor of journalism and media innovation at Northeastern University, said it made sense that the party would reach out to influencers.
What the JD Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season Vance’s critics online continued to share the rumor even as it became clear it wasn’t true. “Even if they acknowledge deep down that this is not an empirical fact, it’s kind of fun to talk about,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University.
The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War “There’s a real human right and some deep moral questions, I think, about this kind of thing,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University who has studied misinformation.
ABC News Can Threads overtake X, formerly known as Twitter? Experts weigh in. “There was an enormous amount of early hoopla in a very smart and timely way,” John Wihbey, a professor in the School of Journalism and Media Innovation at Northeastern University, told ABC News. Wihbey has served as a research consultant for Twitter.