The Cline Center is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 David F. Linowes Faculty Fellows: Assistant Professor JungHwan Yang of the Department of Communication and Associate Professor Yun Huang of the School of Information Sciences.
Linowes Fellowships support scholars whose work is relevant to Cline Center initiatives and who plan to use Cline Center data and technology in innovative projects.
Professor Yang is continuing his 2023-24 project by researching the media's coverage patterns of real-world events by identifying specific mass shooting incidents as they appear in the media through the Cline Center’s Global News Index. This study seeks to illuminate any inherent biases in news production, specifically by examining the criteria determining news selection and presentation. This process employs human-in-the-loop generative AI methods to identify distinct shooting events and correlate them with their corresponding media reports.
Professor Huang’s project focuses on enhancing the interpretation of police use of force data created by the Cline Center’s SPOTLITE project. She will investigate design improvements for the SPOTLITE dashboard to facilitate better understanding for various stakeholders, including the general public, journalists, law enforcement agencies, and educators. This project will employ effective interaction designs for SPOTLITE, with the goals of enhancing public understanding and trust while promoting transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
You can learn more about their projects and the Linowes Fellowship here: https://clinecenter.illinois.edu/get-involved/LinowesFellows