Research

Selected Publications (full CV)

Livingstone, R. M. (2022). Trump bots and algorithmic experimentation on Twitter. First Monday, 27(11). https://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i11.12392

Livingstone, R. M. (2021). Making a difference in a different way: Twitter bot creators and Wikipedia transparency. Computer Supported Cooperative Work: The Journal of Collaborative Computing and Work Practices, 30(5-6), 733-756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-021-09411-6.

Livingstone, R. M. (2021). Public relations and public service: Police departments on Facebook. Policing & Society, 32(5), 598-610. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2021.1941012

Livingstone, R. M. (2019). In theory and practice? A review of scholarship on Wikipedia’s political economy. In R. Nichols & G. Martinez (Eds.), Political Economy of Media Industries: Global Transformations and Challenges. New York, NY: Routledge.

Livingstone, R. M. (2019). Searching for the source: Bots, misinformation, and you. In A. Damico (Ed.), Media, Journalism, and “Fake News”: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Livingstone, R. M. (2016). Population automation: Rambot’s work and legacy on Wikipedia. First Monday, 21(1).

Livingstone, R. M. (2016). The Wiki watchers. Bot.Watch.

Livingstone, R. M. (2015). Models for understanding collective intelligence on Wikipedia. Social Science Computer Review, 34(4), 497-508. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439315590209

Livingstone, R. M. (2014). Immaterial editors: Bots and bot policies across global Wikipedia. In P. Fichman & N. Hara (Eds.), Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.

Santana, A., Livingstone, R. M., & Cho, Y. (2013, Spring). Print readers recall more than do online readers. Newspaper Research Journal, 34(2), 78-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/073953291303400207

Livingstone, R. M. (2011, October). Places on the map and in the cloud: Representations of locality and geography in Wikipedia The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration, Mountain View, CA.

Livingstone, R. M. (2011). Better at life stuff: Consumption, identity, and class in Apple’s “Get a Mac” campaign. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 35(3), 210-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0196859911413469

Livingstone, R. M. (2011). The myth of classlessness in Apple’s “Get a Mac.” FLOWTV, 13(11). (selected as a “FLOW Favorite 2011” by the editorial board)

Livingstone, R. M. (2010). Let’s leave the bias to the mainstream media: A Wikipedia community fighting for information neutrality. M/C Journal, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.315

Book Reviews

Livingstone, R. M. (2019). Review of Socialbots and Their Friends: Digital Media and the Automation of Sociality by Robert W. Gehl and Maria Bakardjieva, Eds. The Information Society, 35(3).

Livingstone, R. M. (2016). Review of Crowdsourcing by Daren Brabham. The Information Society, 32(5).

Livingstone, R. M. (2015). Review of Robot Futures by Reza Nourbakhsh. The Information Society, 31(1).

Livingstone, R. M. (2011). Review of Blowing Up the Brand: Critical Perspectives in Promotional Culture by Melissa Aronczyk and Devon Power, Eds. The Communication Review, 14(2).

Livingstone, R. M. (2011). Review of Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age: The Spirit of Networks by Eran Fisher. Media, Culture & Society, 33(3).

Selected Conference Presentations

Livingstone, R. M. (2021, March). From public relations to public service: Police departments on Facebook. Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Cambridge, MA.

Livingstone, R. M. (2020, October). Trump bots and algorithmic experimentation on Twitter. Northeast Popular Culture Association Annual Conference, Manchester, NH.

Livingstone, R. M. (2019, April). Make a difference in a different way: Twitter bot creators and Wikipedia transparency. Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Providence, RI.

Livingstone, R. M. (2017, October). @iamjacksbot: Exploring Twitter bots for cult film tributes. Northeast Popular Culture Association Annual Conference, Amherst, MA.

Livingstone, R. M. (2015, April). Wikipedia: A sociotechnical system. Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Livingstone, R. M. (2015, April). Population automation: An interview with Wikipedia bot pioneer Ram-man. Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Livingstone, R. M. (2014, April). Models for Understanding Collective Intelligence on Wikipedia. Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Providence, RI. (selected a Top Paper, Communication and Technology division)

Cho, Y., Livingstone, R. M., & Santana, A. (2012, March). Advertising affinities: An analysis of reader engagement of advertisements in print and online news. American Academy of Advertising Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Santana, A., Livingstone, R. M., & Cho, Y. (2011, August). Medium matters: Newreaders’ recall and engagement with online and print newspapers. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. (cited in Slate magazine August 19, 2011)

Livingstone, R. M. (2011, August). Who in the world? People, content, and systemic bias on Wikipedia. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Livingstone, R. M. (2009, August). Intersections: Post-colonial theory and communication studies. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, MA.