Collaborative Research: HNDS-I: Digitally Accountable Public Representation

合作研究：HNDS-I：数字化负责任的公共代表

• 批准号: 2318461
• 负责人: Yu-Ru Lin
• 金额: $ 31.99万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2318461&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; HNDS; Digitally; Accountable

People who occupy leadership positions use the internet to communicate with relevant segments of the public. They can inspire people to do good in their communities, respond to emergencies, and give voice to many different groups. But, just like regular users, public figures can face challenges in using the internet in a way that is safe and helpful. Aspects of their online communications, such as if they are easy to reach, honest, and quick to respond, are all important for their roles. This project constructs a database that contains information about how public elites respond on social media and other public online forums. It includes those in leadership roles at the national and state levels, and in the largest U.S. cities, and covers their posts on many different websites. The database is important for researchers studying public leadership and communication, public leaders who want to understand different approaches to online communication, and journalists who follow public figures online. The database also provides internet companies with information about online communication with and by public elites.This project assembles a database about public online discussions with prominent public figures in the U.S. across a variety of online platforms. These data are used to create measures of public figures' positions relevant to their prominent roles in society. Transparency, responsiveness, and accessibility are some of the aspects of online behavior that can be evaluated with these measures. The investigators use an experimental approach to determine the relationship between online communications and elites' responses. Some questions to be asked include: Are public figures more likely to respond quickly to comments when elections are close? When health and/or security threats emerge in the areas they represent, how quickly do public figures work to inform their followers? This project provides data, tools, and illustrative research to help many different types of users understand how prominent public figures engage online. Software for data analysis is also made available so others can analyze similar data.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

担任领导职务的人使用互联网与公众相关部分进行交流。他们可以激发人们在社区中做好事，对紧急情况做出回应，并向许多不同的群体发出声音。但是，就像普通用户一样，公众人物以安全且有帮助的方式使用互联网时可能会面临挑战。他们的在线通信的各个方面，例如易于联系，诚实和迅速做出回应，对他们的角色都很重要。该项目构建了一个数据库，其中包含有关公共精英如何在社交媒体和其他公共在线论坛上做出反应的信息。它包括在国家和州一级以及美国最大城市中担任领导职务的人，并在许多不同的网站上报道了他们的帖子。该数据库对于研究公共领导力和沟通的研究人员，想要了解在线沟通方式的公共领导者以及遵循公共数字在线数据的公共领导者。该数据库还为Internet公司提供了有关与公共精英和公共精英在线通信的信息。该项目在美国通过各种在线平台上与美国著名公共人物进行了有关公共在线讨论的数据库。这些数据用于创建与公众人物在社会中的重要角色相关的衡量标准。透明度，响应能力和可访问性是可以通过这些措施评估的在线行为的某些方面。研究人员使用一种实验方法来确定在线通信与精英回答之间的关系。要问的一些问题包括：当选举结束时，公众人物是否更有可能迅​​速回应评论？当他们所代表的地区出现健康和/或安全威胁时，公众人物的努力如何通知其追随者？该项目提供数据，工具和说明性研究，以帮助许多不同类型的用户了解著名的公众人物如何在线参与。还提供了用于数据分析的软件，以便其他人可以分析类似的数据。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评论标准来评估值得支持的。