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Advertising on Social Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/advertising-on-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 As a move to greater transparency Facebook has launche d this searchable database about political adverts appearing on Facebook and who is funding them.
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Race Today archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/race-today-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023 Race Today : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive Race today was first published in 1973 by radical journalists aiming to focus and spotlight...
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Political violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/07/18/political-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 18, 2023 ACLED Early Warning Dashboard , a new hub that offers interconnected tools for tracking political violence and demonstrations around the world.
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The lost Banksy interview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/22/the-lost-banksy-interview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2023 A new episode of The Bansky Story, including a newly-discovered interview with Banksy, is now available on our playlist.
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The Russian Blogosphere
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/10/25/the-russian-blogosphere/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2010 Public Discourse in the Russian Blogosphere: Mapping RuNet Politics and Mobilization http://cyber.law.harvard.
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Truthy project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/11/12/truthy-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 12, 2010 Aims to analyse and create visual representations of how information is diffused on Twitter.
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Liberation Technology
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/02/10/liberation-technology/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2011 A research programme based at Stanford University which is exploring how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote...
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Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.
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Database of Terrorist Incidents
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/02/02/database-of-terrorist-incidents/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2011 https://wits.nctc.gov/FederalDiscoverWITS/index.do?N=0 The National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC) maintains the US Government’s database on terrorist attacks.
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The revolutions were tweeted: Information Flows During the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/23/the-revolutions-were-tweeted-information-flows-during-the-2011-tunisian-and-egyptian-revolutions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2011 http://www.danah.