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Anna Wickenkamp In today’s crowded social media feeds, political messages do not succeed solely because they are informative. They succeed (among other factors) because they feel morally urgent, a dynamic that appears to be especially leveraged by populists, who often thrive in social media environments.This is why, in my first year paper, I explored how…
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Sweeney Li Mar 2025 What Is It Like in Somebody Else’s Shoes? From traditional to innovative entertainment, the answer to that question has always been perspective-taking—imagining yourself in other people’s stories. Novels do it through exciting and logical storytelling, movies add stunning and realistic visuals, but technology has allowed us to take it a step…
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Emily Gravesteijn Feb 2025 In Europe, Public Service Media (PSM) are increasingly getting accused of being biased. In democratic societies, Public Service Media function as impartial news outlets and uniquely serve to create a shared public space by delivering factual news and providing balanced representation of diverse perspectives on societal issues. While the increasing presence of bias accusations…
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