Grant Kien, Ph.D.

Expertise

Communication, Technology and society, Critical cultural studies, Digital media and popular culture, Media and politics, Media memes

In The News

• How To Guard Against Misleading War Information on Social Media (CBS Bay Area)

  Communication professor Grant Kien shares tips on figting mis- and disinformation online.

  October 12, 2023

• Bay Area Jewish school encourages parents to limit social media for kids amid ongoing war (ABC-7)

  Communication professor Grant Kien warns about the intensification of fake posts and misinformation amid war.

  October 10, 2023

• Elon Musk Begins Rebranding Twitter to 'X' (CBS)

  Professor Grant Kien shares his thoughts on Twitter rebranding.

  July 24, 2023

• CSU Professor on AI-Generated Photo Filter App Concerns (CBS)

  Professor Grant Kien speaks on concerning AI filtering apps and its effect on underage users.

  July 19, 2023

• Here’s How Google Says AI Will Change Your Search, Email Experience (ABC 7)

  Professor Grant Kien speaks on the emergence of AI and suggests users be aware and discerning.

  May 11, 2023

• Ex-Twitter Data Scientist Fears Misinformation Escalating on Twitter (NBC Bay Area)

  Professor Grant Kien discusses how Musk's Trump reinstatement poll was a distraction from the Twitter layoffs.

  November 20, 2022

• Elon Musk Tweets, Deletes Link to Unfounded Conspiracy Theory About Paul Pelosi Attack (NBC Bay Area)

  Professor Grant Kien says we have a lot to watch out for during Musk's first months as owner of Twitter.

  October 30, 2022