Brendan Nyhan

Month: March 2021

  • New On the Media: The Green Lantern theory

    From my new interview with On the Media: Last weekend, the Biden administration began rolling out the American Rescue Plan: the $1.9 trillion act that has been lauded as “the most significant piece of legislation passed for working families in many, many decades.” It includes major assistance for families, businesses, and community organizations struggling in

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  • New WaPo: Who watches extremist videos on YouTube?

    From my new piece in The Washington Post: YouTube is overshadowed by Facebook and Twitter in the debate over the harms of social media, but the site has massive reach — 3 in 4 Americans report using it. This growth has been driven by YouTube’s use of algorithms to recommend more videos to watch, a

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