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#Scamdemic, #Plandemic, or #Scaredemic: What Parler Social Media Platform Tells Us about COVID-19 Vaccine
(MDPI, 2021-04-22)This study aims to understand public discussions regarding COVID-19 vaccine on Parler, a newer social media platform that recently gained in popularity. Through analyzing a random sample (n = 400) of Parler posts using the ... -
Evidence-based Digital Literacy Class for Low-income African-American Older Adults
(Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2019)Based on our community engagement project involving 47 low-income African-American older adults from a senior community center, this study analyzes how an underserved population acquires knowledge and skills related to ... -
Country Characteristics, Internet Connectivity and Combating Misinformation: A Network Analysis of Global North-South
(Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2021)Analyzing data on 152 countries using network and regression analyses, this study examined how countries’ positions in the global Internet network are associated with their political, economic, and technological characteristics, ... -
Special Section on Comparative Approaches to Mis/Disinformation: Introduction
(International Journal of Communication, 2021)From misleading news articles around elections in Brazil and the United States to mob lynchings fueled by false social media messages in India to made-up stories about COVID-19 vaccination, a deluge of disinformation and ... -
Computable Approaches to Rational Choice and Decision-Making
(Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2021)The capacity of agents to act rationally, that is to make choices that positively reflect their interests, is a core assumption underlying democratic governance systems, microeconomics, decision science, market driven ... -
''Does Pakistan still have polio cases?": Exploring discussions on polio and polio vaccine in online news comments in Pakistan
(Elsevier, 2021-01-15)Introduction: Polio, which is caused by poliovirus, is a contagious, potentially crippling, and deadly disease. Pakistan is one of the countries in which polio is still endemic in the 21st century. In 2019, 146 polio cases ... -
The Role of Structural Factors in Antibiotic Use Among European Union Citizens: A Multilevel Analysis
(Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, 2019)Using the 2016 European Commission’s Eurobarometer survey, this study analyzed how a multitude of factors are associated with identification and intention of following proper antibiotic treatment. Multilevel analyses showed ... -
Supporting maintenance of sugar-sweetened beverage reduction using automated versus live telephone support: Findings from a randomized control trial
(BMC, 2018-10-04)Background Although reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake is an important behavioral strategy to improve health, no known SSB-focused behavioral trial has examined maintenance of SSB behaviors after an initial ... -
From apartheid to democracy: Shifting news values of journalists at the “Sunday Times” newspaper
(University of Kansas, 2009-05-31)This study explores the news values of journalists at the Sunday Times newspaper in South Africa. Of particular interest are the values espoused under the apartheid era and whether these values changed with the resultant ... -
Cutting Deeper: U.S. Newspapers Wipeout Jobs and Alter Career Identities
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-11-14)Modeled on the “New Beats: A study of Australian Journalism Redundancies” project (2014–17), the purpose of this study was to gather data to examine how forced career change among U.S. newspaper journalists has affected ... -
A family of falsehoods: Deception, media hoaxes and fake news
(Sage, 2018-09-04)“Fake news” became a concern for journalists in 2017 as news organizations sought to differentiate themselves from false information spread via social media, websites and public officials. This essay examines the history ... -
When “Journalism Kids” Do Better: A Reassessment of Secondary and Post-Secondary Achievement and Activities
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Using data from the nationally representative Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, this study examined how journalism participation in high school relates to subsequent academic outcomes. The analysis statistically ... -
Myanmar’s Cultural Dimensions: Exploring the Relationship Among the Social Identity, Attitudes Towards Globalisation and Preferences of Myanmar Consumers in Yangon
(Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2018-01-15)Myanmar is transitioning to an open market economy, but very little is known about Myanmar consumers and their attitudes towards globalisation. Using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and social identity theory, this study ... -
The Role of Civility and Anonymity of Perceptions of Online Comments
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)An experiment was conducted (N = 170) to determine the role of civility and anonymity in online comments received for a news story. Dependent variables were (a) interest in the discussion, (b) favorability toward the ... -
Media Representations of Latina/os and Latino Students' Stereotype Threat Behavior
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study explores how media representations of Latina/os and the level of ethnic identification of Latino (male) students influence how Latino college students at a predominantly White university interpret these media ... -
"You're doing great. Keep doing what you're doing": socially supportive communication during first-generation college students' socialization
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The experiences of first-generation college students (FGCS) are marked by high levels of stress and uncertainty as they navigate the transition to college. This study uses the organizational assimilation model to explore ... -
Using Media Literacy to Counter Stereotypical Images of Blacks and Latinos at a Predominantly White University
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Media literacy, the critical analysis and deconstruction of media messages, has the potential to promote favorable attitudes toward members of racial minority groups. This study reports on the development and implementation ... -
Cultural Competence Development, Critical Service Learning, and Latino/a Youth Empowerment: A Qualitative Case Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)As universities create service-learning programs, educators are experimenting with pedagogical approaches that enhance learning outcomes while benefiting communities. We present a qualitative case study of a radio-based, ... -
The Kansas soldier as a war correspondent 1898-1899
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Visual propaganda on Facebook: A comparative analysis of Syrian conflict
(Sage, 2016)Social media platforms have become important in spreading propaganda images during conflicts, as demonstrated in several recent cases including the Israeli–Hamas confrontation in 2012 and graphic internet videos by the ...
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