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KENNESAW, Ga. | May 4, 2020

A pair of 新澳门六合彩资料 researchers and their undergraduate students are examining hate speech and imagery on social media using funding from a grant they received from Facebook.

鈥淪ocial media can be powerful in shaping people鈥檚 attitudes,鈥� according to Burton Speakman, coordinator of the Journalism and Emerging Media major and assistant professor of communication. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why this kind of project is so important.鈥�

The proposal, submitted by Anisah Bagasra, assistant professor of psychology, and Speakman, was one of only 20 selected out of the 200 proposals submitted to the social media giant from around the world.

Two undergraduate students have been collecting information and analyzing data for the project 鈥淚dentifying and Examining Islamophobic Speech and Imagery鈥� under the guidance of the researchers.

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to offer research opportunities to our undergraduate students because we believe that it enhances their ability to think critically,鈥� Bagasra said.