Showing papers in "Journal of Communication Inquiry in 2021"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors cite the fake news phenomenon with regards to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States as a major reason for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Abstract: “Fake News” has been a frequent topic in the last couple of years. The phenomenon has particularly been cited with regards to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States. Th...
14 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that often media research interrogating Black male characters featured in television does so from a deficit-based framework and highlight affirmative examples of Black men in the media and the arts.
Abstract: Often media research interrogating Black male characters featured in television does so from a deficit-based framework. To shift the conversation and showcase affirmative examples of Black ...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a shift in societies towards non-binding communication and point out that there are at least two problem inherent to these approaches. On the one hand, there is no plausible...
Abstract: Approaches to post-truth society describe a shift in societies towards non-binding communication. There are at least two problem inherent to these approaches. On the one hand, there is no plausible...
12 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the agentic user controlling the passive avatar and how online avatars are used in the context of online representation, with the proliferation, variety, and increasing uptake of online representations.
Abstract: Research into how online avatars are used has mostly concentrated on the agentic user controlling the passive avatar. With the proliferation, variety, and increasing uptake of online representation...
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, animal liberation activists' visual output invites reflection on the relationships our society has with other animals who live, suffer and die as objects of human exploitation, and the relationship between humans and animals.
Abstract: Animal liberation activists’ visual output invites reflection on the relationships our society has with other animals who live, suffer and die as objects of human exploitation This paper presents
11 citations
TL;DR: Cultural heritage institutions, such as museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies, are increasingly using digital heritage initiatives and social media platforms to connect and interconnect cultural heritage institutions as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Cultural heritage institutions, such as museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies, are increasingly using digital heritage initiatives and social media platforms to connect and interac...
7 citations
TL;DR: By explicating the dynamic and relational ways in which clerics strategically manage emerging social robotics, discussion of the case of ‘the world’s first robot monk’ illustrates how organizational leaders can influence AI agents to (re)produce values and cultural realities.
Abstract: Existential threats to human work and leadership have been expressed over intensifying human-machine communication, and the development of robots and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet popular texts...
7 citations
TL;DR: After protestors clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia over the planned removal of a statue of a Confederate general, President Trump refused to condemn white nationalists as mentioned in this paper, and over the following days,...
Abstract: After protestors clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia over the planned removal of a statue of a Confederate general, President Trump refused to condemn white nationalists. Over the following days, ...
7 citations
TL;DR: For instance, political cartoons have shown themselves to be an extremely powerful media for satirizing and criticizing regimes and social customs as discussed by the authors, and they have been employed by the social and p...
Abstract: Throughout history, political cartoons have shown themselves to be an extremely powerful media for satirizing and criticizing regimes and social customs. They have been employed by the social and p...
7 citations
TL;DR: This article explored how Israeli Jewish rabbis negotiate their authority through the practice of online Responsa, a Jewish tradition of rabbinical questions and answers (Q&A), and found that a total of 1.5 million Responsa questions were answered by Israeli rabbis.
Abstract: This study explores how Israeli Jewish rabbis negotiate their authority through the practice of online Responsa, a Jewish tradition of rabbinical questions and answers (Q&A). A total of n =...
6 citations
TL;DR: In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among trans people as mentioned in this paper, serving as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities, especially in the last few years.
Abstract: Internet and social media sites have long served as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities. In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among tr...
TL;DR: This paper analyzed a corpus of segments from the Tucker Carlson Tonight program concerning "big tech" (focusing specifically on Google) and contextualized this analysis within the political history of the United States.
Abstract: This paper analyzes a corpus of segments from the Tucker Carlson Tonight program concerning “big tech” (focusing specifically on Google) and contextualizes this analysis within the political histor...
TL;DR: The authors furthers well-established tendencies to degrade bodies labelled overweight or obese, positioning them as deficient an overseer of health and well-being, and furthers the discourse of mass communications frame fatness and COVID-19 as a dual threat.
Abstract: Mass communications frame fatness and COVID-19 as a dual threat. This discourse furthers well-established tendencies to degrade bodies labelled overweight or obese, positioning them as deficient an...
TL;DR: The authors identified media frames in news coverage of four tenured professors, two men and two women, accused of sexual harassment at research-intensive universities: Columbia University, Harvard, MIT, and Columbia University.
Abstract: This constructionist framing analysis identified media frames in news coverage of four tenured professors, two men and two women, accused of sexual harassment at research-intensive universities: Jo...
TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between teacher NVC cues and student behavior and found that student behavior is correlated with teacher non-verbal communication cues and nonverbal communication in a classroom environment, and provided insights on the role of NVC in classroom learning.
Abstract: This paper aims at providing insights on the role of non-verbal communication (NVC) in classroom by examining the relationship between teacher NVC cues and student behavior. Student behavior is con...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors shed light on the intricacies that overturn McLuhan's vision of technologies as extensions or prosthetics of human capabilities when applied to human-machine communication (HMC).
Abstract: This article aims to shed light on the intricacies that overturn McLuhan's vision of technologies as extensions or prosthetics of human capabilities when applied to human-machine communication (HMC...
TL;DR: By discursively analyzing blogs and popular press articles written by people who discontinued using Fitbit, the authors reveals the incongruities between the tracking of our bodily information, th...
Abstract: By discursively analyzing blogs and popular press articles written by people who discontinued using Fitbit, this article reveals the incongruities between the tracking of our bodily information, th...
TL;DR: The signature Scottish film T2: Trainspotting (2017) vibrates with symptoms of the United Kingdom’s post-1970s neoliberal economic program as mentioned in this paper, which is the basis for this paper.
Abstract: The signature Scottish film Trainspotting (1996) and its continuation T2: Trainspotting (2017) vibrate with symptoms of the United Kingdom’s post-1970s neoliberal economic program. Trainspotting ch...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse and clarify why mobile payments have been adopted in China at such a rapid pace, and they focus on mobile payment functionality and the micro-level.
Abstract: This study aims to analyse and clarify why mobile payments have been adopted in China at such a rapid pace. Unlike previous studies which focused on mobile payment functionality and the micro-level...
TL;DR: The authors argued that research methods in journalism and media communication should not necessarily be preceded or driven by research questions, suggesting that research questions should be driven by questions, not by research methods.
Abstract: This article seeks to complicate notions that research methods in journalism and media communication should necessarily be preceded or driven by research questions, suggesting that research...
TL;DR: For more than two decades during the mid-20th century, local entertainment television shaped daily experience across the United States as mentioned in this paper. Although often viewed as trivial by historians, these extinct...
Abstract: For more than two decades during the mid-20th century, local entertainment television shaped daily experience across the United States. Although often viewed as trivial by historians, these extinct...
TL;DR: This article explored the establishment of credibility by two forms of alternative media: (1) a traditional alternative media site, and (2) an alternative media program embedded within a radio station.
Abstract: The following paper explores the establishment of credibility by two forms of alternative media: (1) a traditional alternative media site, and (2) an alternative media program embedded within a mai...
TL;DR: A review of public journalism journal articles from 1991 through 2018 revealed significant gaps in conceptualizing the public sphere and ascertaining the credibility of the public journalism e.g. as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A review of public journalism journal articles from 1991 through 2018 revealed significant gaps in (a) conceptualizing the public sphere, and (b) ascertaining the credibility of public journalism e...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight an instructive case of cultural insularity in the center (CIC) and illustrate the potential theoretical and analytical utility of a theory of CIC.
Abstract: This paper highlights an instructive case of cultural insularity in the center (CIC) and illustrates the potential theoretical and analytical utility of a theory of CIC. CIC refers to a tendency am...
TL;DR: By analyzing 600 Instagram posts that use mental health related hashtags, this article investigated how mental health communication and support practices are enacted on Instagram, and how such practices are implemented in practice.
Abstract: By analysing 600 Instagram posts that use mental health related hashtags, this article investigates how mental health communication and support practices are enacted on Instagram, and how such prac...
TL;DR: This paper analyzed media frames between the New York Times and The Alternet.Org (N = 1772), one mainstream new media site, for the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Abstract: In recent times few issues have been as contentious as the Affordable Healthcare Act. This study analyzed media frames between the New York Times and The Alternet.Org (N = 1772), one mainstream new...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply strategies from evolutionary psychology to exploit women emotionally, sexually, and financially in pick-up artists (PUAs) in China, and the PUA issues have been garnering attention from journalists and...
Abstract: Pick-up artists (PUAs) apply strategies from evolutionary psychology to exploit women emotionally, sexually, and financially. In China, PUA issues have been garnering attention from journalists and...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors put forward the theoretical concept of print imprint, articulating the connection between the printed newspaper and its reader's "self" and argued that print imprints can be used to identify the reader's self.
Abstract: This research puts forward the theoretical concept “print imprint,” articulating the connection between the printed newspaper and its reader’s “Self.” This paper contends that the printed newspaper...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine a vibrant online community called Female Fashion Advice, which exemplifies convergence culture because its members both produce and consume its content. This large subreddit off...
Abstract: This paper examines a vibrant online community called Female Fashion Advice, which exemplifies convergence culture because its members both produce and consume its content. This large subreddit off...
TL;DR: The legitimacy of public broadcasting has been under pressure for several decades as mentioned in this paper. Attempts to repair and restore this legitimacy have led to an intensification of accountability instruments and accountability instruments.
Abstract: The legitimacy of public broadcasting has been under pressure for several decades. Attempts to repair and restore this legitimacy have led to an intensification of accountability instruments and me...