Maggie Macdonald, PhD

So happy to see this published!!!!

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

I am so happy to see this published! (And delighted that my excellent coauthors went along with my suggested title of 'Candidates be Posting')

In spite of the many changes to data access, we continue to collect this data.

In 2024, we collaborated with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, SOMAR, and CTCL to begin Candidata, a more long-term effort to collect and validate social media handles of U.S. politicians:

www.candidata24.org

Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections - Josephine Lukito, Maggie Macdonald, Bin Chen, Megan A. Brown, Stephen Prochaska, Yunkang ... In this multi-platform, comparative study, we analyze social media messages from political candidates (N = 1,517) running for Congress during the 2022 U.S. Midt...

🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨

Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections

And it's open access!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Special thanks to Mango Brown and Taylor Swift's 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' for their help in getting this paper over the finish line

So excited to finally see this out! It was the first paper I started during my postdoc at @csmapnyu.org

Please consider submitting to this workshop. The feedback is top-notch!!

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Jeff Harden and I are seeking a post-doc OR visiting Ph.D. student to join us for the 24/25 AY. The position involves no teaching responsibilities, research funds, and competitive compensation Please reach out with questions!

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When SCOTUS considers FL/TX content moderation laws next year, it should craft rulings that leave ample room for legislative & regulatory efforts to mandate transparency & data access.

CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren.bsky.social, & @fil.bsky.social

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Me, the ladies, and PITBULL.

🎉 Wooo! Excited about this paper, and continuing to work on projects with @annagunderson.bsky.social !!!!