J
Joseph N. Cappella
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 195
Citations - 12597
Joseph N. Cappella is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Public opinion. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 190 publications receiving 11216 citations. Previous affiliations of Joseph N. Cappella include National Institutes of Health & Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Papers
More filters
Book
Spiral of Cynicism: The Press and the Public Good
TL;DR: In this article, Jamieson and Cappella examine how the media cover both political campaigns and significant legislation (the passage of health care reform) and provide conclusive evidence that the way the American news and broadcast media currently cover political issues and events directly causes increased voter cynicism and non-participation.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Role of Theory in Developing Effective Health Communications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show the relevance of behavioral theory for developing communications designed to promote healthy and/or to prevent or alter unhealthy behaviors, using data from a study on smoker's intentions to continue smoking and to quit, showing how the theory helps identify the critical beliefs underlying these or other intentions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: A framework to guide research and application
Matthew W. Kreuter,Melanie C. Green,Joseph N. Cappella,Michael D. Slater,Meg Wise,Doug Storey,Eddie M. Clark,Daniel J. O'Keefe,Deborah O. Erwin,Kathleen Holmes,Leslie Hinyard,Thomas K. Houston,Sabra Woolley +12 more
TL;DR: A typology of narrative application in cancer control is proposed, asserting that narrative has four distinctive capabilities: overcoming resistance, facilitating information processing, providing surrogate social connections, and addressing emotional and existential issues.
Book
Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an analysis of the Conservative Opinion Media's audience and the effect of an echo chamber on conservative opinion media's audience. But they do not discuss the role of the mainstream media in the formation of the echo chamber.
Journal ArticleDOI
Do People Watch what they Do Not Trust? Exploring the Association between News Media Skepticism and Exposure
Yariv Tsfati,Joseph N. Cappella +1 more
TL;DR: Hypotheses predicting a relationship between media skepticism and news media consumption are tested and findings show that media skepticism is negatively associated with mainstream news exposure but positively associated with nonmainstream news exposure.