1.0Rising Tide Centerhttps://umaine.edu/risingtiderich900600<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mVDnjkAYGH"><a href="https://umaine.edu/risingtide/2018/08/02/sporers-twitter-research-featured-local-news/">Sporer’s Twitter research featured on local news</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://umaine.edu/risingtide/2018/08/02/sporers-twitter-research-featured-local-news/embed/#?secret=mVDnjkAYGH" width="100%" height="338" title="“Sporer’s Twitter research featured on local news” — Rising Tide Center" data-secret="mVDnjkAYGH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> July 18, 2018 – Assistant Professor of Sociology Karyn Sporer monitors social media closely, particularly in the wake of mass casualty terror attacks. Her research seeks to use justifications of violence, as reflected in social media posts, to develop viable counter-terrorism measures. Read more about Sporer’s work, which was also featured in The Maine Edge.