Read Sophie Culpepper’s deep dive on New_ Public in Nieman Journalism Lab! She’s got the scoop on our new focus on local digital groups and forums.
New_ Public
Technology, Information and Internet
New York, NY 6,077 followers
We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media that helps people connect and thrive.
About us
We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community. We are researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders. We want more healthy, flourishing spaces on the internet. We have two main strategies to achieve this: helping local communities across America create more flourishing digital spaces and developing prototypes for digital conversation with public service media organizations. We work by partnering and co-designing with community stewards (moderators, administrators) and public institutions. We’re in this to serve, remove obstacles to power, and make life significantly better for people, especially folks from underestimated communities. We think this work is essential for democracy.
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http://newpublic.org
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- Technology, Information and Internet
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York, NY
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In The Washington Post, Taylor Lorenz writes that Gen Z’s fan-created content is erasing the traditional divide between “posters” and “lurkers.” Kevin Allocca: “It’s exciting to witness how Gen Z is evolving fandom…They’re actively moving audience behavior from passive viewing to finding and adding their voices to a unique content ‘dialogue.’”
The majority of Gen Z describe themselves as video content creators
washingtonpost.com
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In Science Magazine, online misinformation researchers Ryan Calo and Kate Starbird are sounding the alarm on what they call a “right-wing attack” on their work. Many scholars studying viral lies and propaganda in America report encountering intense opposition and coordinated campaigns, especially when it comes to studying political campaigns. https://lnkd.in/exgHSe9f
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Many social media platforms rank comments based on engagement, which means the most heated, toxic arguments get the spotlight. This can be an awful incentive structure. Ravi Iyer from USC's Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making on ways how we could "optimize for quality" instead:
Ravi Iyer | Why should platforms optimize for quality in comment sections?
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2024 was always going to be the "meme election" — Clare Malone clocked it back in January, here in The New Yorker. But with VP Kamala Harris now in the race, the memes are going hypersonic.
The Meme-ification of American Politics
newyorker.com
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New_ Public has launched "Local Lab," a new initiative aimed at supporting online grassroots groups that fulfill local news needs. This project involves a series of research sprints and pilots, working directly with moderators of these community groups. The goal is to find concrete ways to make these essential groups more resilient and sustainable. “We talk to a lot of towns where there is no newspaper anymore; there’s no community center anymore; the town store shut down. And this is kind of it.” Learn more about this innovative initiative and its potential impact on community engagement and local journalism. #LocalNews #CommunityEngagement #MediaInnovation
Could social media support healthy online conversations? New_ Public is working on it
https://www.niemanlab.org
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Welcome Eric!
I'm excited to start working with New_ Public today! This team is reimagining social media to connect people in constructive ways and serve the public good. They're creating prototypes and programs for healthy digital conversations, and I'm pumped to be a part of it. Learn more:
New_ Public - For Better Digital Public Spaces
newpublic.org
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Many people start online groups because they want to connect with others. From working with our Community Stewards Guild, we learned that ironically, once they find themselves working as moderator or admin of the group they started, they're often excluded from that connection. Community stewards need support too.
👩🏽🎨🧑🏼🔬 Lessons from stewards: the art and science of nurturing healthy digital spaces
newpublic.substack.com
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In Platformer, Casey Newton argues that a fundamental ingredient in the viral spread of conspiracy theories is that they are fun to read. No one's suggesting letting platforms off the hook, but should audiences have some responsibility for wanting to see falsehoods and misinformation?
An assassination attempt for the social media age
platformer.news