Asmit Kumar Singh, Jivitesh Jain, Shradha Sehgal, Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, Joyojeet Pal We examined the use of social media by politicians on Koo to understand the spread of political preference and engagement for the social media channel that has sought…
Information Technology and Global Development
Instructor: Joyojeet Pal OVERVIEW: Students working in technology are increasingly likely to find themselves in a work environment involving new cultures and geographies where an appreciation of contemporary and historical issues in technology and society can…
Measuring the polarity of Indian journalists under surveillance in the 2021 Pegasus Issue
Shehla Shora, Dibyendu Mishra, Joyojeet Pal Cite: Shora, S., Mishra, D., Pal, J. (2021) Measuring the polarity of Indian journalists under surveillance in the 2021 Pegasus Issue. Link: http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/pegasus/ We looked at the Twitter profiles of Indian journalists and activists whose…
Modi’s 2021 Cabinet Reshuffle: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same
Dinsha Mistree, Dibyendu Mishra, Arshia Arya, Parantak Singh, Joyojeet Pal Cite: Mistree, D., Mishra, D., Arya, A., Singh, P., Pal, J. (2021) Modi’s 2021 Cabinet Reshuffle: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same. Available online at:…
#CongressToolkit on Twitter, an examination
Joyojeet Pal, Rynaa Grover (Cite Grover, Rynaa, Pal, Joyojeet. 2021. #CongressToolkit on Twitter, an examination Online at http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/congresstoolkit) We examined the engagement with #CongressToolkit for 5 days between May 18 – May 22 by pulling the tweets of politicians…
Misinformation in India during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zainab Akbar and Joyojeet Pal (Cite Akbar, Zainab, Pal, Joyojeet. 2021. Misinformation in India during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic at http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/covidsecondwave) To understand the impact of misinformation on the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, we…
Does Twitter Impact Electoral Outcomes of Candidates: Evidence from West Bengal 2021 Assembly Elections
Rynaa Grover, Joyojeet Pal (Cite Grover, Rynaa, Pal, Joyojeet. 2021. Does Twitter Impact Electoral Outcomes of Candidates: Evidence from West Bengal 2021 Assembly Elections Online at http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/twitterwb) The answer to precisely that question is straightforward. No. But does Twitter…
Cities Mentioned alongside ‘Oxygen’ on Twitter Apr 15-30, 2021
Dibyendu Mishra, Joyojeet Pal Here is a table of all the cities that co-occurred with the word ‘oxygen’ in Tweets between April 15-30, 2021. We collected all the original tweets (barring retweets) which had the word oxygen in them, using…
Twitter Influencing During the Second Wave Covid Crisis in India
Arshia Arya, Gazal Shekhawat, Joyojeet Pal (Cite Arya, Arshia, Shekhawat, Gazal, Pal, Joyojeet. 2021. Twitter Influencing During the Second Wave Covid Crisis in India Online at http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/twittercovid2) We analysed the changes in following of Twitter accounts originating in India, to examine…
Twitter and the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections
Rynaa Grover and Joyojeet Pal (Cite Grover, Rynaa, Pal, Joyojeet. 2021. What Drives Twitter Following of Indian Politicians? Online at http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/westbengal) Social Media Activity We plotted the social media activity for the key parties of West Bengal in the run up…