NCITE Insights: Extreme Rhetoric Online
On the latest episode of the podcast, host Erin Grace speaks with NCITE researcher Matt Jensen, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for Applied Social Research at the University of Oklahoma, to discuss extreme rhetoric in online spaces.
- published: 2024/08/21
- contact: NCITE Communications
- phone: 4025546423
- email: ncite@unomaha.edu
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- online extremism
- violent rhetoric
- social identities
On the latest episode of NCITE Insights, host Erin Grace speaks with Matt Jensen, Ph.D., NCITE researcher and co-director of the Center for Applied Social Research at the University of Oklahoma, to discuss extreme rhetoric in online spaces.
Key themes include how violent and non-violent groups use inherent and chosen social identities to build an audience, how these groups establish credibility, and the polarizing effects of viewing extreme messaging.
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Resources to Learn More
- Messaging Matters: How Extremists Influence Followers Online
This report from the research team at the University of Oklahoma explores the messaging patterns of violent and non-violent groups leading up to and after violent events and strategies for countering extremist messaging.