Groundhog Day: the internet destroys and saves our mental health

Natalie Ann Hendry; Tom Short; Clare Southerton; Natasha Zeng

Groundhog Day: the internet destroys and saves our mental health

Natalie Ann Hendry
, Tom Short
, Clare Southerton
, Natasha Zeng

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Abstract

On September 11, 2023, the Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) at Curtin University hosted “Groundhog Day”—a one-day online-only open-access collection of roundtables on the cyclical nature of academic spotlights and hot topics, and some of the frustrations related to the ahistoricity of the discussions and moral panics. Over four panels, the event addressed the cycles, patterns, templates, and related fatigue on digital media discourse. Find out more at ierlab.com/groundhogday.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	550-557
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Communication
Volume	19
Publication status	Published - 2025

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Groundhog Day: the internet destroys and saves our mental health

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