Galen Stocking

Computational Social Scientist

Galen Stocking is a computational social scientist focusing on journalism research at Pew Research Center.

Publications

Pew Research CenterAugust 7, 2019

Black adults stand out for their trust in local news organizations, and they are more likely to feel connected to their main source of news.

Media & NewsJuly 23, 2019

A vast majority of adults in the United States get at least some news online (either via a mobile device or desktop/laptop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets.

Pew Research CenterJune 5, 2019

Politicians viewed as major creators of it, but journalists seen as the ones who should fix it

Republicans more likely to tie made-up news to the news media; Democrats more likely to think of Trump

Pew Research CenterJune 5, 2019

Republicans and Democrats are particularly divided on how closely they connect made-up news to the news media or to President Trump.

Pew Research CenterMarch 26, 2019

Nearly as many U.S. adults prefer to get local news online as through a TV set. And while Americans prize community connection from their local news providers, they are largely unaware of the financial challenges they face.

Media & NewsOctober 15, 2018

About two-thirds of Americans have heard about social media bots. Many are concerned that bots are used maliciously and negatively affect how well-informed Americans are about current events.

U.S. PoliticsSeptember 17, 2018

The ways that social media shape political attitudes and the intricacies of lawmaking in Congress were two of many topics at the APSA annual conference.

In immigration tweets, most users included links to news organizations

Pew Research CenterJune 29, 2018

About eight-in-ten Twitter users who tweeted about immigration with a link in the first month of the Trump presidency shared at least one tweet that had a link to a news site.

Media & NewsJanuary 29, 2018

An analysis of 9.7 million tweets reveals that news organizations played the largest role in which content was linked to in discussions about immigration compared with other information providers.

Pew Research CenterFebruary 25, 2016

Presidential candidates were mentioned in over 350,000 comments in May, June and September 2015, with a high level of early interest in Bernie Sanders

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