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Collegiate Athletes’ And Coaches’ Communicative Constitution Of Resilience: A Case Study, Lillian B. Feder
Collegiate Athletes’ And Coaches’ Communicative Constitution Of Resilience: A Case Study, Lillian B. Feder
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Resilience processes are communicative in nature and vital to the wellbeing and success of athletic personnel and organizations. However, the communicative components of resilience-building are largely ignored in sport scholarship and practice. This study seeks to bridge that gap by using the communication theory of resilience as a sensitizing concept to develop a thorough understanding of communicative resilience-building processes in athletics. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with members of a Division I college baseball team were analyzed using thematic co-occurrence analysis. Findings indicate that collegiate athletes and coaches experience resilience-building as a combination of mental toughness (i.e., persistence and discipline) and resourcefulness …
Discourses Of “Charades” Amid Conceptions Of Authentic Partnership: How Mathare Residents Evaluate Health Ngo Navigation, Nathaniel Oketch Lubanga
Discourses Of “Charades” Amid Conceptions Of Authentic Partnership: How Mathare Residents Evaluate Health Ngo Navigation, Nathaniel Oketch Lubanga
Dissertations (1934 -)
Health NGOs provide most healthcare in informal settlements. That is the reality on the ground. However, here is a puzzle: many of these organizations possess solid technical skills, yet they struggle to establish partnerships that endure. Why? Understanding how communities view these relationships might tell us something important about what makes partnerships successful or fall apart. The problem is that most research treats residents as passive recipients rather than active participants who shape these relationships through their everyday conversations. Moreover, studies tend to treat power, culture, and participation as separate issues when, in practice, they are intertwined. This qualitative study …
Creating A News Literate Journalism: A Metacognitive Model For Journalism Practice, Patrick R. Johnson
Creating A News Literate Journalism: A Metacognitive Model For Journalism Practice, Patrick R. Johnson
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This article introduces News Literate Journalism, a metacognitive approach that redefines news literacy as a professional competency. Drawing on interviews with 30 journalists and grounded in news literacy and educational psychology, I argue that ethical, adaptive journalism relies on reflection, regulation and critical reasoning. These behaviors, though embedded in journalistic routines, are often overlooked. The approach presents a new framework for journalism education and practice, one that promotes transparency, fosters trust and supports democratic resilience.
The Document Divide: Public Record Requester Demographics, Efficacy And Those Left Behind, David Cuillier, A. Jay Wagner
The Document Divide: Public Record Requester Demographics, Efficacy And Those Left Behind, David Cuillier, A. Jay Wagner
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Democratic theory suggests that people require accurate information, often via newspaper journalists, to make informed decisions and adequately self-govern. A survey of 330 U.S. public record requesters found that they skew heavily toward being White, male, non-Hispanic, educated, older, and affluent, compared with the U.S. population and the journalism community. Implications are discussed for journalism and society, particularly in light of newspaper layoffs and closures and heightened government secrecy.
How Do Ceos Communicate Their Activism For Social Change?: A Content Analysis Of Fortune 500 Ceos’ Activism Statements, Katharine E. Miller, Young Kim
How Do Ceos Communicate Their Activism For Social Change?: A Content Analysis Of Fortune 500 Ceos’ Activism Statements, Katharine E. Miller, Young Kim
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The purpose of this study is to explore the social actions taken by organizational leaders in the pursuit of activism. In recent years, corporate leaders, namely CEOs, have garnered substantial public notice due to their activism and personal rhetoric around social issues, therefore attracting attention within organizational scholarship and practice. By applying the theoretical frameworks of framing, this study conducted a content analysis of activism statements (N = 199) from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies using a mixed-methods approach involving manual coding and computational methods (NVivo). By doing so, this study advances CEO activism communication research by identifying dominant …
Editorial: The Gendered Impact Of Covid-19: Communicating Risks, Hope, Opportunities, And Challenges, Satarupa Dasgupta, Sudeshna Roy, Marissa Joanna Doshi, Ruma Sen
Editorial: The Gendered Impact Of Covid-19: Communicating Risks, Hope, Opportunities, And Challenges, Satarupa Dasgupta, Sudeshna Roy, Marissa Joanna Doshi, Ruma Sen
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Centering Relation In Media Literacy Practice, Paul Mihailidis, Bobbie Foster, Shannon Burth, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Melissa Tully, Patrick R. Johnson
Centering Relation In Media Literacy Practice, Paul Mihailidis, Bobbie Foster, Shannon Burth, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Melissa Tully, Patrick R. Johnson
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
As calls for media literacy in formal and informal learning spaces continue to grow, educators’ understanding of media literacies and their purposes remains complex. In 2021, the authors of this paper led a multi-methods research project on media literacy education in the United States, focusing on impact and equity. Findings showed that educators share a commitment to equity and justice but are unclear on how to incorporate them into their work. In response, our research team developed a field guide that maps out equitable media literacy practices for classrooms and communities. In this study, we detail the findings from 11 …
“Your Voice Is Power!” Examining Motivations And Opportunity Structures For High School Athlete Activism In U.S. Interscholastic Sport, Yannick Kluch, Lillian B. Feder, Tarkington J. Newman, Travis R. Scheadler, Eric M. Martin, Andrew Macintosh
“Your Voice Is Power!” Examining Motivations And Opportunity Structures For High School Athlete Activism In U.S. Interscholastic Sport, Yannick Kluch, Lillian B. Feder, Tarkington J. Newman, Travis R. Scheadler, Eric M. Martin, Andrew Macintosh
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Whereas scholars have established increasing insights into professional and collegiate athlete activism, high school athletics within the United States has rarely been examined as a site for activism. Utilizing an interpretive approach and informed by critical positive youth development theory and sociopolitical development theory, we conducted semistructured interviews with twelve high school athlete activists in interscholastic sport to understand what motivates high school athletes to engage in activism and what structures facilitate their engagement in activist efforts. Primary motivations for pursuing activism included lived experience with exclusion, a sense of responsibility to advocate for change, and national momentum for justice …
Examining The Link Between Information Processing And Preventive Behavior In The Risk Information-Seeking And Processing (Risp) Model: A Panel Study, Timothy K.F. Fung, Ho Man Leung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
Examining The Link Between Information Processing And Preventive Behavior In The Risk Information-Seeking And Processing (Risp) Model: A Panel Study, Timothy K.F. Fung, Ho Man Leung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The Risk Information-Seeking and Processing (RISP) model postulates that individuals who process risk information systematically are likely to hold stronger attitudes toward preventive behavior than those who process information heuristically. Therefore, individuals’ attitudes toward risk preventive behavior developed or changed through systematic processing are likely to be more persistent over time than those whose attitudes are based on heuristic processing. To examine this proposition, we conducted to a two-wave panel study in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings supported the proposition that processing influenced attitude strength, which influenced individuals’ attitude toward behavior a year later. Theoretical and practical …
Tale Of Two Requesters: How Public Records Law Experiences Differ By Requester Types, A. Jay Wagner, David Cuillier
Tale Of Two Requesters: How Public Records Law Experiences Differ By Requester Types, A. Jay Wagner, David Cuillier
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The journalism industry was central to the materialization of U.S. freedom of information (FOI) laws, yet journalists frequently voice dissatisfaction with the state of FOI laws. The study surveyed 330 public records requesters on their experiences with FOI laws, finding public-interest requesters (journalists, academics, nonprofits, and private individuals) reported a significantly different experience, including a lower likelihood of receiving records, than for-profit requesters (commercial requesters and lawyers). For-profit requesters were less likely to believe FOI laws positively impact government accountability or improve society. The findings suggest reassessing whom the laws serve and whether they meet their original democratic objectives.
Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg
Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg Transcripts
No abstract provided.
Introducing The Special Series “Sound History Is Cultural History”, Josh Shepperd, Amanda R. Keeler
Introducing The Special Series “Sound History Is Cultural History”, Josh Shepperd, Amanda R. Keeler
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This special series features the collaborative work of the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force. The task force is a national clearinghouse project that brings together researchers from academic, archival, federal, and commercial sectors. Pieces in the series discuss RPTF participant commitments and strategies regarding the preservation and curation of the cultural history of sound. The first pieces in the series feature the research of three media historians, who discuss new directions for assessing radio as a cultural and political medium, in reference to the materiality of radio recordings as historical artifacts.
The Drivers Of Corporate Political Engagement, Steven K. May, Katharine E. Miller
The Drivers Of Corporate Political Engagement, Steven K. May, Katharine E. Miller
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Book Review Of Happiness In Journalism By V. Belair-Gagnon, A.E. Holton And M. Deuze, Emma Gran
Book Review Of Happiness In Journalism By V. Belair-Gagnon, A.E. Holton And M. Deuze, Emma Gran
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
“We Need To Wake Our World Up”: Collegiate Athletes’ Communicative Constitution Of Activism, Lillian B. Feder, Diane L. Jackson, Sean M. Eddington
“We Need To Wake Our World Up”: Collegiate Athletes’ Communicative Constitution Of Activism, Lillian B. Feder, Diane L. Jackson, Sean M. Eddington
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This study examines National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletes’ experiences engaging in activism through the lens of the communicative constitution of organizations. Specifically, we investigated the modalities and approaches collegiate athletes employ in their activism. Findings indicate that collegiate athletes gravitate toward online and offline channels, and fiscal, ideological, and organizational activities as modalities for their activist efforts. We also uncovered that collegiate athletes’ inclination to call-in versus call-out is characterized by their willingness to engage with the recipients of their cause-related messages. This inquiry demonstrates the discursive and material nature of collegiate athlete activism, highlighting the call-in …
Examining The Link Between Information Processing And Preventive Behavior In The Risk Information Seeking And Processing (Risp) Model: A Panel Study, Timothy K.F. Fung, Ho Man Leung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
Examining The Link Between Information Processing And Preventive Behavior In The Risk Information Seeking And Processing (Risp) Model: A Panel Study, Timothy K.F. Fung, Ho Man Leung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The RISP model postulates that individuals who process risk information systematically are likely to hold stronger attitudes toward preventive behavior than those who process information heuristically. Therefore, individuals’ attitudes toward risk preventive behavior developed or changed through systematic processing are likely to be more persistent over time than those whose attitudes are based on heuristic processing. To examine this proposition, a two-wave panel study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings support the proposition.
When Trust In Ai Mediates: Ai News Use, Public Discussion, And Civic Participation, Seungahn Nah, Fanjue Liu, Chun Shao, Ekaterina Romanova, Gwiwon Nam
When Trust In Ai Mediates: Ai News Use, Public Discussion, And Civic Participation, Seungahn Nah, Fanjue Liu, Chun Shao, Ekaterina Romanova, Gwiwon Nam
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Artificial intelligence (AI), since its marked proliferation in the mid-2010s, has significantly penetrated various sectors, becoming a transformative force that necessitates ongoing refinement of communication strategies and political dynamics by stakeholders. Drawing on the Orientation-Stimulus-Reasoning-Orientation-Response (O-S-R-O-R) model, this study delves into the role of AI news consumption in participatory democracy. Using data from a nationwide survey (N = 1,252), the study assesses a mediation model that proposes a multilayered process through which AI news consumption facilitates civic participation. The findings reveal that AI news consumption across different media platforms is positively linked with civic participation, facilitated by both online …
Depiction Of Sexual Violence In Indian Films: Viewing From And In A Man/Patriarch’S World, Sudeshna Roy
Depiction Of Sexual Violence In Indian Films: Viewing From And In A Man/Patriarch’S World, Sudeshna Roy
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The article discusses the depiction of sexual violence in Indian films and its reflection of wider cultural norms. It highlights the pervasive influence of a male perspective throughout the filmmaking process, from producers to audiences. The portrayal of rape and sexual violence in Indian films often focuses on the pain and humiliation of women, the satisfaction of men, and the sadistic pleasure derived from the brutality. The article argues for the need to handle these depictions with sensitivity, maturity, and respect for survivors, and calls for greater representation of women in the filmmaking industry. It also examines the influence of …
Emotion Regulation And Cheap Talk As Signaling Strategies: Evidence From Crowdfunding For Ukraine, Alexandra Fischmann, Larry Zhiming Xu
Emotion Regulation And Cheap Talk As Signaling Strategies: Evidence From Crowdfunding For Ukraine, Alexandra Fischmann, Larry Zhiming Xu
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Crowdfunding, as enabled by donors worldwide, has played a critical role in financially supporting military forces, NGOs, humanitarian groups, and civilians in the Ukraine-Russia Crisis. This global mobilization underscores the evolving dynamics in the modern geopolitical landscape, emphasizing the transformative power of online collective action in fundraising and organizing. This study draws on signaling theory to pinpoint success indicators in crowdfunding for Ukraine projects on GoFundMe. Recognized as an effective explanatory framework, signaling theory is used as it bridges fundraising tactics with donation behavior in crowdfunding contexts. Particularly, the research examines how emotions and semantics contributed to (or hindered) fundraising …
Communicating Socially Acceptable Risk Judgments: The Role Of Impression Information Insufficiency In The Risk Information Seeking And Processing Model, Timothy K.F. Fung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
Communicating Socially Acceptable Risk Judgments: The Role Of Impression Information Insufficiency In The Risk Information Seeking And Processing Model, Timothy K.F. Fung, Po Yan Lai, Robert J. Griffin
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and controversy around risk-related issues such as vaccine mandates. People expressing their opinions on these issues to important others, such as employers, may face significant consequences, such as rewards or rejection. Therefore, people may try to find, avoid, or use information in a way that helps them express risk judgments that are socially acceptable in different social situations. This study investigated how people seek, avoid, and process risk information when they are concerned about their impression management. It also introduced the concept of impression information insufficiency (the perceived gap between the information one has …
A Case Of Claims And Facts: Automated Fact-Checking The Future Of Journalism’S Authority, Patrick R. Johnson
A Case Of Claims And Facts: Automated Fact-Checking The Future Of Journalism’S Authority, Patrick R. Johnson
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This article investigates the role of automated fact-checking on journalistic authority. Using metajournalistic discourse analysis, this article analyzes 137 articles from January 2015 to December 2022 about automated fact-checking to attempt to understand its role in the evolution of the profession’s boundaries. The data reveals three core themes: shifts of labor and experiences, social and civic responsibilities, and attribution and accuracy as contested issues. Each theme offers a different perspective on journalism’s dialogue of itself. Labor shifts illuminate making the work environment easier. Social and civic responsibilities represent the contention between fact and fiction. And attribution and accuracy highlight the …
Rectifying Harm Through Care-Based Practices: How Journalists Might Tend To Disengaged Communities, Sue Robinson, Patrick R. Johnson
Rectifying Harm Through Care-Based Practices: How Journalists Might Tend To Disengaged Communities, Sue Robinson, Patrick R. Johnson
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Journalists struggle to engage with disengaged communities, especially conservative and BIPOC groups. In this research, we suggest that an ethic of care, born from developmental psychology, can be a strategy for trust building. Using a multi-phased, multi-method approach through interviews, surveys, and a focus group, we found that community members believe journalists must be more careful and intentional with cultural and political language relating to ideology, racial identity, and sexual orientation. This study shows that journalists must address harm by contending with negative news experiences, nuancing labels and language associated with their communities, and adopting a combination of five care-based …
Extending Athlete Reputational Crises: Theorizing Underperformance Crises And The Flip Appeal, Lillian B. Feder, Diana Zulli
Extending Athlete Reputational Crises: Theorizing Underperformance Crises And The Flip Appeal, Lillian B. Feder, Diana Zulli
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Crisis management scholarship recommends matching crisis response with crisis type to repair reputational damage. However, focusing on the corporate context has limited our understanding of crisis types and available responses. One crisis context yet to be extensively explored is sport/fan interactions online, an increasing site for athlete crises. This article addresses this gap, developing a theoretical framework for underperformance crises, where online publics perceive athletic underperformance as a norm violation that merits excessive hate toward athletes. Using the crisis case of basketball player E. J. Liddell, whose underperformance during a 2021 March Madness game resulted in widespread online harassment, we …
Gun Control Agendas In Networked Digital Environment: An Intermedia Comparison Between News Outlets, Activism Media, And Ephemeral Websites, Qian Li, Chun Shao, Shawn Walker, K. Hazel Kwon
Gun Control Agendas In Networked Digital Environment: An Intermedia Comparison Between News Outlets, Activism Media, And Ephemeral Websites, Qian Li, Chun Shao, Shawn Walker, K. Hazel Kwon
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This study explores the intermedia agenda-setting of the U.S. gun control movement in 2018, with a specific focus on the role of activism/advocacy media and ephemeral websites in shaping the movement discourse in news outlets. Structural topic modeling and cross-lagged correlation analyses of the Facebook URLs Share dataset show that activism/advocacy media played an important role in proposing unique agendas and aligning them with other news outlets. Meanwhile, ephemeral websites were prone to containing conspiratorial information, which could have been purposive to influence the movement. The study provides empirical insights into how various media actors interact to shape social movement …
Developing A Framework For Equitable Media Literacy Practice: Voices From The Field, Patrick R. Johnson, Melissa Tully, Bobbie Foster, Paul Mihailidis, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Shannon Burth, Emily Riewestahl
Developing A Framework For Equitable Media Literacy Practice: Voices From The Field, Patrick R. Johnson, Melissa Tully, Bobbie Foster, Paul Mihailidis, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Shannon Burth, Emily Riewestahl
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
The article presents a framework for equitable media literacy practice (EMLP), which changes structure, action, and agency in service of an imagined and inclusive future and makes space for equitable civic and educational experiences. We derived this framework from 28 in-depth interviews with media literacy practitioners across the US. We asked these practitioners what EMLP would mean to them and what challenges and opportunities for EMLP emerge within their individual and organizational contexts. Interviewees acknowledge that equity is difficult to achieve given daily individual, community, and social concerns but is an important component of civic engagement.
Mapping Media Literacy Impact In The U.S.: A Review Of Literature And Call For Equity, Shannon Burth, Emily Riewestahl, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Bobbie Foster, Patrick R. Johnson, Paul Mihailidis, Melissa Tully
Mapping Media Literacy Impact In The U.S.: A Review Of Literature And Call For Equity, Shannon Burth, Emily Riewestahl, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Bobbie Foster, Patrick R. Johnson, Paul Mihailidis, Melissa Tully
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
While media literacy has grown to encompass many topics to provide learners with the skills required to be active citizens and savvy media consumers, there is no clear conceptual framework to define ‘impact.’ This review of literature aims to understand how recent U.S.-based media literacy scholarship defines impact. We analyzed 300 articles published from 2010 to 2020 on the impact of media literacy initiatives in the U.S. We propose the 6 E’s as a framework that captures six categories that media literacy researchers use to describe the impact of media literacy interventions: Evaluation Outcomes, Enquiry, Expression, Experiential Learning, Engaged Citizenship, …
Designing Equitable Media Literacy Interventions For Critical Youth Agency, Bobbie Foster, Paul Mihailidis, Patrick R. Johnson, Shannon Burth, Melissa Tully, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Emily Riewestahl
Designing Equitable Media Literacy Interventions For Critical Youth Agency, Bobbie Foster, Paul Mihailidis, Patrick R. Johnson, Shannon Burth, Melissa Tully, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Emily Riewestahl
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
In recent years, young people engaged in political discourse and civic action online. U.S.-based social movements centered on equity issues, such as Black Lives Matter, Dreamers, and March for Our Lives, engaged young people in shaping and publicizing the goals of these movements through digital platforms. Increasingly in communities at the margins, young Americans need digital and media literacy skills to supplement contentious education restrictions within the United States, as with many state bills curtailing the teaching of LGBTQIA+ histories and critical race theory. With these considerations in mind, our team conducted a national study of impactful media literacy in …
Mitigating Organizational Conspiracy Beliefs Through Strategic Internal Communication And Employee–Organization Relationships (Eor) In The Workplace, Young Kim, Hyunji (Dana) Lim
Mitigating Organizational Conspiracy Beliefs Through Strategic Internal Communication And Employee–Organization Relationships (Eor) In The Workplace, Young Kim, Hyunji (Dana) Lim
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The purpose of this study is to explore how strategic internal communication and the quality of employee – organization relationship (EOR) can reduce organizational conspiracy beliefs among employees and thus prevent the negative outcomes thereof in the workplace. Using a national survey (N = 810) of full-time employees in the United States, this study found that high-quality EOR based on two-way symmetrical communication with employees is likely to reduce the potential for conspiracy theories and, in turn, for turnover intentions in the workplace. This finding provides meaningful insight into how internal communication managers can mitigate negative employee outcomes that …
Unraveling Structured Routine: An Exploration Of Audiences’ Habits In The Post-Network Age, Chun Shao
Unraveling Structured Routine: An Exploration Of Audiences’ Habits In The Post-Network Age, Chun Shao
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Over the past decades, audience researchers have strived to investigate the impact of traditional and emerging factors on audiences’ television viewing behaviors. With the popularity of streaming services, the way people consume and discuss media content has been fundamentally transformed. However, academic understanding of the extent to which habits impact people’s practices of viewing streamed content remains limited. By employing a mixed-methods approach that combines data collected via in-depth interviews and browser extensions from a group of Netflix users in the United States, this study found that participants’ viewing habits determine not only when they watch but also how and …
Owning The Police: Crime Data, Copyright, And Public Information, A. Jay Wagner
Owning The Police: Crime Data, Copyright, And Public Information, A. Jay Wagner
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Online crime maps, which plot law enforcement crime data, promise to promote civic engagement and increase government transparency. This study reviewed the websites of the 250 largest U.S. cities and found 65% host or link to a crime map, and that 116 police departments entered into agreements with crime mapping companies that provide the companies preferred or exclusive access to local crime data, curtailing public access and use. This study examines the legal tactics used by commercial mapping companies to maintain information control, explores recent examples of legal battles over the data, and proposes solutions, including targeted public record law …