Jasmine McNealy

For years, researchers have grappled with understanding the relationship between technology and political behavior, proposing various models to explain how exposure to information and engagement with technology shapes citizens’ attitudes and actions. These models, however, have often yielded conflicting results, leaving unanswered questions about the true nature of this relationship.…

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Posted: April 9, 2024

A new study has found that perceived AI ethics can play a vital role in mediating between self-efficacy and technological factors and lead to a more positive attitude toward AI technologies. The findings by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, was quoted in “How a Handful of Court Cases Could Give the Government More Power Over Social Media” published in the Nieman Report on Feb. 27. The article focuses on potential government control…

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Posted: February 29, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Pockrass Memorial Lecture at the Penn State University Kern Auditorium on March. 11. Her lecture, “Sound/Off: Data, Persuasion and Regulation,” will address the cognitive and…

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Posted: February 19, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is quoted in “Taylor Swift Doesn’t Want People Tracking Her Private Jet. Here’s Why It’s Legal” published in USA Today on Feb. 7. The article focuses on Taylor Swift’s threat to pursue legal…

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Posted: February 13, 2024

What do the internet and newspapers have in common? When it comes to regulation, just about everything. The internet of the 90s was very different from the polished, mainstream technology that it is today. Content was mostly produced by tech-savvy individuals and delivered to small, like-minded audiences on CompuServe forums…

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Posted: November 30, 2023

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology.…

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Posted: November 21, 2023

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is author of “Design + Power:  Policy for Ecology of Influence,” a chapter in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust…

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Posted: November 21, 2023

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor is author of the opinion piece “We Need an Agenda for Rural Artificial Intelligence (AI)” published by Tech Policy Press on Oct. 10. The piece was also referenced in Politico’s Digital Bridge newsletter…

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Posted: October 25, 2023

This article was originally published in Tech Policy Press on Oct. 16, 2023. The University of Florida is hosting a one-and-a-half-day event on “An Agenda for Rural AI” on Oct. 24-25, 2023. By Jasmine McNealy, Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor Although there is no one universal definition of…

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Posted: October 16, 2023

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Center for Public Interest Communications recently added two faculty collaborators to their team. Jasmine McNealy, UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, will serve as interim director of…

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Posted: March 24, 2023

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “A Power Analysis for Platforms: Expression, Equitable Governance, and Participation” published on policylink.org on Oct. 6. The essay…

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Posted: October 10, 2022