Research
Master's Thesis
The dynamics of the machine heuristic, misinformation, and political informedness
White Papers
Lee, S., Ryu, S., Kim, H., Kim, J., Chang, J., & Jung, B. (2021). Research on the evaluation for government-supported broadcasting channels with special reference to the government and public interest channels. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC; equivalent to FCC in the U.S.), KCC-2020-35 [KOR].
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· $45,000 of government grant funded; KCC Policy Research; Research Assistant
· The research aims to propose a new evaluation policy for government-supported channels
· Reviewed in-depth interviews and extracted raw survey data for current evaluation system
· Investigated public-interest channels and wrote channel descriptions
· Managed a government research fund and wrote minutes of meetings
Conference Papers and Presentations
Jung, B. (Accepted). Do people trust AI? Examining the Machine Heuristic and Political Informedness on AI. Paper accepted at the International Communication Association (ICA) 74th annual convention. Goldcoast, Australia.
Jung, B. (May, 2023). The audience effects of factual information created by humans and machines. Research Escalator Abstract presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) 73rd annual convention. Toronto, Canada.
Jung, B. (March, 2023). Is the assemblage of social bots a public? Exploring the manufactured public. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 92nd annual convention. St. Louis, MO. **The Top Student Paper (Communication & Technology Interest Group)
Jung, B. (March, 2023). What is machine-machine communication? Human-machine communication through political interactions of social bots. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 92nd annual convention. St. Louis, MO. **Top Student Paper (Communication & Technology Interest Group)
Jung, B. (March, 2023). Infinite rebuttal activity. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 92nd annual convention. St. Louis, MO.
Jung, B. (June, 2022). How to deal with hate speech in “New Normal” education in college: Educational alternatives through critical media literacy. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP). (Virtual). Hong Kong.
Li, x., Jung, B., Baumler, R. J., Jewell, A. E. & Zhang, Y. B. (June, 2022). Lying Flat? Examining Chinese young adults’ endorsement of modern and traditional cultural values and their wellbeing. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP). (Virtual). Hong Kong.
Tatsuya, S., Velasquez, A., & Jung, B. (May, 2022). Social media political expression in polarized democracy: Examining the influence of centrality of in-group identification and affective polarization on political expression across different social media platforms. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) 72nd annual convention. Paris, France.
Conference Panels
Jung, B. (Chair). (Accepted). Authenticities of information and identities in emerging mediation contexts. Panel accepted to the Communication and the Future Division at the National Communication Association (NCA) 109th annual convention.
Jung, B. (Chair). (March, 2023). Exploration of identity as student-teacher-scholar in an invisible academic hierarchy. Panel presented at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 92nd annual convention. St. Louis, MO.
Jung, B. (Discussant). (September, 2022). Communication, social justice, and intergroup relations during COVID-19. Panel presented at the 71st Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA). Lawrence, KS.
Work in Progress
Jung, B. (Under Review). Is the assemblage of social bots a public? The normative exploration of the manufactured public. New Media & Society.
Jung, B. (Under Review). How to deal with hate speech in New Normal education in college: Educational alternatives through critical media literacy. Journal of Communication Pedagogy.
Jung, B., Piercy, C., & Spence, P. (Work in Progress). How does Misinformation affect the Machine Heuristic?
Jung, B. (Work in Progress). How monetizing news content on digital platforms affected public interest journalism: Comparing Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code with South Korea’s news partnership model through societal regulation.
Jung, B. (Work in Progress). Social Value of networked social movement: Measuring the influence of users on social networks in online protest.