Rita Tang
@ritatang.bsky.social
Phd student in the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota, passionate about research in AI, media literacy and misinformation.
🚨 New Publication Alert 🚨 Excited to share that my latest solo-authored article has been published: Read the full article here: www.emerald.com/insight/cont... See the comments for details.
Effects of problem-recognition messages from different sources and cues-to-action on promoting corrective efforts on social media | Emerald Insight
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From MN: Turkeys in the snow. Apparently, they enjoy it and do not feel cold ❄️ !
New publication: Our analysis suggests in health journalists’ COVID-19 tweets, first-person pronouns, moral appeals, and negative emotions increase engagement, while politicized language reduces it. Huge thanks to my amazing advisor @ekvraga.bsky.social and my fantastic collaborator Yuming Fang.
Emily Vraga @ekvraga.bsky.social · 2y agoMy first tweet of 2025: 🚨 Publication alert 🚨 led by my awesome graduate student @ritatang.bsky.social! We examine how health journalists tweeted about COVID-19, exploring which tweets get the most engagement. HINT: not politicized language! Free link here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SCCK2...