Kevin, I have been saying this for years also! Post-tenure let's do it. Another benefit: it's an easier ask from platforms, which is where we desperately need data (at least in the political communication world). I think FB, the NYT, YouTube, etc would be much more willing to release aggregate descriptive information than the type of (detailed observational or experimental) data that researchers use to make causal(ish) arguments.
How do I sign my name to this? I don't see a "what is your name" option on Medium, which makes this not QUITE like the blogs of yore. But here we go: @emilythorson
Kevin, I have been saying this for years also! Post-tenure let's do it. Another benefit: it's an easier ask from platforms, which is where we desperately need data (at least in the political communication world). I think FB, the NYT, YouTube, etc would be much more willing to release aggregate descriptive information than the type of (detailed observational or experimental) data that researchers use to make causal(ish) arguments.
How do I sign my name to this? I don't see a "what is your name" option on Medium, which makes this not QUITE like the blogs of yore. But here we go: @emilythorson