Research publications

Henrichsen, J. & Shelton, M. (2022b). Boundaries, barriers and champions: Understanding information security education in U.S. journalism schools. In Journalism Studies, 2022.

Henrichsen, J. & Shelton, M. (2022a). Expanding the analytical boundaries of mob censorship: How technology and infrastructure enable novel threats to journalists and strategies for mitigation. In Digital Journalism, 2022.

Reynolds, J., Kumar, D., Ma, Z., Subramanian, R., Wu, M., Shelton, M., Mason, J., Stark, E., Bailey, M. (2020). Measuring identity confusion with uniform resource locators. In Proc. CHI, 2020.

Thompson, C., Shelton, M., Stark, E., Walker, M., Schechter, E., & Porter Felt, A. (2019). The web's identity crisis: Understanding the effectiveness of website identity indicators. In USENIX Security, 2019.

Sleeper, M., Matthews, T., O’Leary, K., Woelfer, J., Turner, A., Shelton, M., Schou, A., Oplinger, A., & Consolvo, S. (2019). Tough times at transitional homeless shelters: Considering the impact of financial insecurity on digital security and privacy. In Proc. CHI, 2019.

Matthews, T., O’Leary, K., Turner, A., Sleeper, M., Woelfer, J. P., Shelton, M., Manthorne, C., Churchill, E. F., & Consolvo, S. (2017). Stories from survivors: Privacy and security practices when coping with intimate partner abuse. In Proc. CHI, 2017.

Shelton, M. (2015). The role of corporate and government surveillance in shifting journalistic information security practices. University of California, Irvine, Special Collection and Archives.

Pew Research Center (2015). Local news in a digital age. Pew Research Center Journalism Project.

Shelton, M., Rainie, L., Madden, M., Anderson, M., Duggan, M., Perrin, A., & Page, D. (2015). Americans' privacy strategies post-Snowden. Pew Research Center Internet Project.

Shelton, M., Lo, K., & Nardi, B. A. (2015). Online media forums as separate social lives: A qualitative study of disclosure within and beyond reddit. In Proc. iConference, 2015.

Wang, Y., Echenique, A., Shelton, M., & Mark, G. (2013). A comparative evaluation of multiple chat stream interfaces for information-intensive environments. In Proc. CHI, 2013.

Burger, J. M. & Shelton, M. (2011). Changing everyday health behaviors through descriptive norm manipulations. Social Influence 6, 69-77.


Contributor

Shelton, M. (2024, February). Why journalists should enable Signal usernames. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2023, November). Advice for sharing security advice. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2023, August). Overcoming challenges when setting up newsroom Signal tiplines. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2023, August). Overcoming challenges when setting up newsroom Signal tiplines. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2023, August). Lessons from a newsroom raid: How to encrypt your devices to protect yourself. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2023, May). Passkeys: Passwordless logins for beginners. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2022, March). So you want a second Signal account. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2022, January). How secure are journalists’ favorite transcription tools? Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2021, July). Journalism’s treacherous relationship with email. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. & Hennrichsen, J. (2021, July). Why don’t more J-schools teach digital security? Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2021, May). Keybase for beginners. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2021, February). Upgrading WhatsApp security. Freedom of the Press Foundation. Originally on Medium.

Shelton, M. (2020, September). Security considerations for confidential tip pages. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2020, August). Keeping your home Wi-Fi router reasonably secure. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2020, April). Choosing the right video conferencing tool for the job. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2020, April). Where does your team store its two-factor authentication codes? Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Holmes, H., Martin, O., Huerta, D., & Shelton, M. (2020, March). How journalists can work from home securely. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2020, March). Taking private photos with Signal. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2020, February). Two-factor authentication for beginners. Freedom of the Press Foundation. Originally on Medium.

Shelton, M. (2020, January). Newsrooms, let's talk about Office 365. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2019, November). How to shop for a journalist: A security gift-giving guide. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2019, October). Read this before you whistleblow with an app. OneZero.

Shelton, M. (2019, October). Newsrooms, let's talk about G Suite. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2019, July). Why aren't more journalism schools teaching digital security? Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2019, May). Your smartphone and you: A handbook to modern mobile maintenance. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2018, December). Choosing a password manager. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2018, December). Security, the gift that keeps on giving. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2018, November). Locking down Signal. Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Shelton, M. (2017, November). In the face of supply chain attacks, stay the course. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, September). Using Signal without giving your phone number. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, July). Get your malware shots: How reporters can prepare for malicious software. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, July). How to lose friends and anger journalists with PGP. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, May). Two-factor authentication for newsrooms. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, April). Developing security skepticism. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, March). You are worthy of a data breach. OpenNews Source.

Weidinger, R., Quintin, C., Shelton, M. & Mitchell, M. (2017, February). How to lead a digital security workshop. Vice Motherboard.

Shelton, M. (2017, February). Opening secure channels for confidential tips. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2017, February). Signal, the secure messaging app: A guide for beginners. Freedom of the Press Foundation. Originally on Medium.

Shelton, M. & King, G. (2017, January). How journalists can protect themselves while covering protests. Freedom of the Press Foundation. Originally on Medium.

Shelton, M. (2016, November). The Source guide to defending accounts against common attacks. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2016, September). User-submitted malware: A safety guide for journalists. Coral Project Blog.

Shelton, M. (2016, July). Digital self-defense for journalists: An introduction. OpenNews Source.

Shelton, M. (2016, June). How do newsrooms learn about audiences without being creepy? Coral Project Blog.

Williams, A. T. & Shelton, M. (2014, September). Pew Research Center: What drove spike in public comments on net neutrality? Likely, a comedian. Pew Research Center Fact Tank.

Shelton, M. (2014, July). Pew Research Center: Where the U.S. wiretap hotspots are. Pew Research Center Fact Tank.


Blogs

Shelton, M. (2021, February). Bitwarden for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2018, July). What does private browsing mode do?

Shelton, M. (2018, July). How to GIF.

Shelton, M. (2018, January). Wire for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2017, January). A year of exploration and experiments with OpenNews.

Shelton, M. & King, G. (2016, December). Secure journalism at protests.

Shelton, M. (2016, December). Current digital security resources.

Shelton, M. (2016, November). Signal for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2016, November). Security compromises in journalism.

Shelton, M. (2016, October). Password managers for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2016, October). KeePassXC for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2016, October). LastPass for beginners.

Shelton, M. (2016, September). 1Password for beginners.

Shelton, M. (Last updated 2016, June). Research methods with media activists under surveillance.

Shelton, M. (2016, April). How 10 news orgs adopted PGP email encryption (or not).

Shelton, M. (2016, April). Tinfoil: A user-centered community for journalists and security nerds.

Shelton, M. (December, 2015). Securing your digital life like a normal person.

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