Master's Student
Gayoung Jeon is a Research and Theory Master's student in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.A. in Communication with highest honors. Her research interests include political communication, digital media, public opinion, and journalism. She has studied the effects of news and emerging technologies on global and political communication, such as how malicious or foreign practitioners intervene in public discourse, journalists report on international conflicts, and the public shapes opinion. She is also interested in analyzing media language using computational and quantitative methodologies. She wants to work to help citizens use information freely, to ensure that laws and policies protect the public, and to address social and political inequalities. She enjoys running and making tea.
