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A note from...
Aviva Rutkin
Data Editor
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In the crowded world of online news, editors like myself are always looking for a way to make a story stand out. That’s why, like so many others, we often use popular hashtags – such as #MeToo or #BlackLivesMatter – in our social media posts.
Imagine my surprise when Eugenia Ha Rim Rho, a University of California, Irvine graduate student, told me that hashtags often have the opposite effect. In fact, they actually make people trust the surrounding information less.
Also today:
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News outlets sometimes use hashtags to promote their stories.
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Eugenia Ha Rim Rho, University of California, Irvine
When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important and more partisan.
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Politics + Society
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Health + Medicine
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