Damion Gordon 8-2 Journal Research Studies in the Media

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Damion Gordon Southern New Hampshire University SCS-285: Research Literacy in Social Science 8-2 Journal Research Studies in the Media Instructor: Melanie L. Duncan, Ph.D. Date: March 3, 2024

Studies can become famous in a number of ways, which may include Novelty: Studies that present new or groundbreaking findings can become famous quickly, as they offer fresh perspectives or challenge existing knowledge. Publication bias, journals may present data on problems with positive and favorable responses which may impact a wider audience. Prominent researchers or institutions can also play a big role in a research notoriety as the researcher, or the research institution is regarded by their peers and people who are interested in the topic as credible. Social media and online publications from bloggers or vloggers can lend into a study becoming famous. For example, when celebrities have their opinion on the covid-19 vaccinations some of their followers believed in the cause and effect of the vaccine. Another example that I would like to input is surveys from social media platforms like Instagram or Facebook that when published could be construed as hard facts. For instance, if Buzzfeed were to publish an article that reads “Social Media use by teenagers helps with depression” can easily be recognized as facts with scientific data or a peer review from psychologist’s who have been studying the adverse impacts of social media with teenage users. This is a problem because studies have shown that social media amongst teenage users can have a negative impact on their social skills and socio-emotional development and the media often times does not reflect the emphasis of the dangers of social medica. According to the Media is Ruining Science it states, “media agents for research institutions have become adept at turning complicated scientific jargon into compelling press releases -- usually at the expense of accuracy” (Gebelhoff, 2016). In the video presentation by Adam Ruins Everything – “Why Flawed Studies Get Famous.” He identified how studies publish data on how studies produce data with variables that would later be debunked and how it can impact society. For example, he shared that in the 1960’s there was a study that states that people who smile more are generally happier however, those claims were found to not be

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