Benjamin Burroughs

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Associate Professor, Journalism and Media Studies

Expertise: Emerging media, media industries, digital journalism, social media

Biography

Benjamin Burroughs is an assistant professor of emerging media. He researches streaming media and technology, media industries, digital media, sports media, social media, and digital journalism.

His is frequently called upon by media to offer insights on topics including the impact of media viewing, participation, and advertising on parents, youths, and child social media influencers; media publicity and politics in television shows; and political memes.

His scholarly works have been published in journals such as New Media and Society, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, International Journal of Sport Communication, and Games and Culture.

Education

Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.A., London School of Economics
M.A., University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism

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How a Las Vegas startup built a Roblox empire

At 20 years old, Alex Hicks faced a problem most college students never encounter: The online games he was creating were generating six figures in revenue every month.

Suspect grabbed officer's rifle during North Las Vegas arrest

Benjamin Burroughs, an associate professor of emerging media at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said technology has fundamentally changed how the public consumes crime.

Inside the Bay Area think tank using memes to fight AI doom

The San Francisco Standard

In the Bay Area, you can sometimes identify the people most worried about AI by the smiling octopus decal they stick to their computer or hoodie.

What Does "41" Mean in Slang, and Is It the New "67"?

Today

"67" now has a slang sibling, and its name is "41." To many, 41 is the number that numerically comes after 40 and before 42. But to Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the number has been added to their slang vocabulary.