Brian Weeks
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Brian Weeks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan. He studies political information, news, and digital media, as well as online sports betting
Weeks is the author of the book (2024), Angry and Wrong: The Emotional Dynamics of Partisan Media and Political Misperceptions (Cambridge University Press). He has published more than 40 articles in leading journals in the field of communication including the Journal of Communication, the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Research, New Media & Society, and elsewhere. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Public Opinion Quarterly.
Weeks earned a B.A. in journalism and mass communication and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.A. in mass communication from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in communication from the Ohio State University. Prior to joining the University of Michigan he was a faculty member at the University of Vienna in Austria.
- Ariel Hasell, Audrey Halversen, Brian Weeks. 2025. When Social Media Attack: How Exposure to Political Attacks on Social Media Promotes Anger and Political Cynicism. The International Journal of Press/Politics 30(1):167-186.
- Brenna M. Davidson, Brian Weeks. 2025. Automating Distrust? How Concerns About Algorithmic News Curation Influence News Use and Trust. Mass Communication and Society
- Zichettella, Brianna, Brian Weeks, Hasell, Ariel. 2024. The Blame Game: The Role of Media Environments and Political Discussion in Americans? Attribution of Blame for Interparty Hostility. International Journal of Public Opinion Research 36(4):edae051.
- Ariel Hasell, Brian Weeks, Halverson, Audrey. 2024. When Social Media Attack: How Exposure to Political Attacks on Social Media Promotes Anger and Political Cynicism. The International Journal of Press/Politics
- Audrey Halversen, Brian Weeks. 2023. Memeing Politics: Understanding Political Meme Creators, Audiences, and Consequences on Social Media. Social Media + Society 9(4)
- Brian Weeks, Halversen, Audrey, Neubaum, German. 2023. Too scared to share? Fear of social sanctions for political expression on social media. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 29(1)
- Weeks, Brian, Gil de Zúñiga, Homero . 2019. What's Next? Six Observations for the Future of Political Misinformation Research. American Behavioral Scientist :0002764219878236.
- Weeks, Brian, Kim, Dam Hee, Hahn, Lauren B, Diehl, Trevor H, Kwak, Nojin . 2019. Hostile Media Perceptions in the Age of Social Media: Following Politicians, Emotions, and Perceptions of Media Bias. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 63(3):374-392.
- Weeks, Brian, Lane, Daniel S, Lee, Slgi S, Liang, Fan , Kim, Dam Hee, Shen, Liwei , Kwak, Nojin . 2019. Social Media Expression and the Political Self. Journal of Communication 69(1):49-72.
- Weeks, Brian, Garrett, R Kelly. 2019. Emotional Characteristics of Social Media and Political Misperceptions. Journalism and Truth in an Age of Social Media