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Weber’s research examines organizational change in relation to the use of new information communication technologies – focusing largely on news media. He has studied organizations in a variety of contexts, including an examination of the transformation of the news media industry in the United States, an analysis of local newspaper ecosystems, research on technology use in large multinational organizations, and work on social movements.

Ph.D. student Kaitlin Montague developed a new term, “mobile access instability,” to describe how mobility is a significant component in the creation and resolution of access instability for people who live in their vehicles.

This prestigious award, given to only one researcher in the ICWSM community, is presented annually “to a young researcher who has distinguished themself through innovative research in the area of computational social science in the early stage of their independent research career.”

Faculty members in the departments of Communication and Journalism and Media Studies and students in the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information, and Media are participating in the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. The conference is scheduled from June 20–24 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Australia; the theme is “communication and global human rights.”

Youth ages 13-16 are leveraging social media features to find moments of intentional pause during prolonged use.