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Bingbing Zhang

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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa

Women watching online attacks may understand political reporting as a source of personal danger. Surface/Unsplash

September 27, 2026

Online attacks on Kenyan journalists: what makes audiences join in, push back or stay silent

Kevin Mudavadi, Georgia State University; Bingbing Zhang, University of Iowa; Gregory Gondwe, University of Alabama; California State University, San Bernardino; Harvard University, and Shitemi Khamadi, Indiana University

Whether the public rallies to defend journalists can depend on whether audiences believe they deserve that support.

Can figurative inoculations ward off the scourge of political deepfakes? Canonmark/iStock via Getty Images

February 4, 2026

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

Bingbing Zhang, University of Iowa

Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.

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