Dominique Brossard

TL;DR: The Birdhouse Network (TBN) of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology as mentioned in this paper was used as an informal science education project, which had an impact on participants' knowledge of bird biology.

TL;DR: It is found that exposure to uncivil blog comments can polarize risk perceptions of nanotechnology along the lines of religiosity and issue support.

TL;DR: The authors apply the theories of agenda building and frame building and previous work related to the shared negotiations between sources and journalists in constructing news dramas, and examine the role of agenda-building and frame-building in news dramas.

TL;DR: In this article, a cross-cultural comparison of newspaper coverage of global warming in France and in the United States (1987-1997) as a case study to analyze the impact of culturally bound journalistic practices on media attention cycles is presented.

TL;DR: The authors developed a model of the interplay between sociostructural determinants of an individual's discussion behavior, such as the setting of primary discussion networks (work, church, and volunteer groups) and the nature of discussion (i.e., level of exposure to non-like-minded ideas), and individual-level outcomes such as hard news media use, political knowledge, and participation in political processes.