Search Results - "Communication theory"

Digital Wellbeing as a Dynamic Construct by Vanden Abeele, Mariek M P

“…Abstract Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, content and services independently of time and place constraints. At the same time,…”
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Metajournalistic Discourse and the Meanings of Journalism: Definitional Control, Boundary Work, and Legitimation by Carlson, Matt

“…Abstract Situating journalism as a cultural practice charged with delivering valid accounts of the world necessitates a theory of metajournalistic discourse to…”
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Journalistic Roles and the Struggle Over Institutional Identity: The Discursive Constitution of Journalism by Hanitzsch, Thomas, Vos, Tim P.

“…Abstract The study of journalistic roles tends to be descriptive and is thin on theory. This article advances an understanding of journalistic roles as being…”
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Curated Flows: A Framework for Mapping Media Exposure in the Digital Age by Thorson, Kjerstin, Wells, Chris

“…Advancing theory in media exposure and effects requires contending with an increasing level of complexity and contingency. Building on established theoretical…”
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Conceptualizing, Organizing, and Positing Moderation in Communication Research by Holbert, R Lance, Park, Esul

“…Abstract Meta-theoretical focus is given to how communication researchers are approaching and hypothesizing moderation. A moderation typology is offered and an…”
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A Re-Explication of Social Norms, Ten Years Later by Rimal, Rajiv N., Lapinski, Maria K.

“…We revisit some ideas from our previous article on social norms by conceptualizing norms as dynamic entities that both affect and are affected by human action;…”
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The Social Media Privacy Model: Privacy and Communication in the Light of Social Media Affordances by Trepte, Sabine

“…Abstract Privacy has been defined as the selective control of information sharing, where control is key. For social media, however, an individual user’s…”
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Conceptualizing Mediatization: Contexts, Traditions, Arguments by Couldry, Nick, Hepp, Andreas

“…This issue of Communication Theory, which focuses on "mediatization," is introduced. Adapted from the source document…”
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Theorizing News Literacy Behaviors by Vraga, Emily K, Tully, Melissa, Maksl, Adam, Craft, Stephanie, Ashley, Seth

“…Abstract Despite renewed interest in news literacy (NL) as a way to combat mis- and dis-information, existing scholarship is plagued by insufficient theory…”
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A Corresponding Fields Model for the Links Between Social and Digital Exclusion by Helsper, Ellen Johanna

“…The notion of digital exclusion has become important in communications research but remains undertheorized. This article proposes a theoretical model that…”
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Theorizing Development of Parasocial Engagement by Tukachinsky, Riva, Stever, Gayle

“…Abstract The article proposes a theoretical model of the development of parasocial relationships (PSRs) building on Knapp’s model of relationship development…”
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Figurative Framing: Shaping Public Discourse Through Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Irony by Burgers, Christian, Konijn, Elly A., Steen, Gerard J.

“…Abstract Framing is an important concept in communication, yet many framing studies set out to develop frames relevant to only one issue. We expand framing…”
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Examining Four Processes of Audience Involvement With Media Personae: Transportation, Parasocial Interaction, Identification, and Worship by Brown, William J.

“…The proliferation of visual media worldwide during the past 50 years has made mediated personalities, both real people and fictional characters, powerful…”
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Automated Media: An Institutional Theory Perspective on Algorithmic Media Production and Consumption by Napoli, Philip M.

“…Communication scholars have recently begun to recognize and investigate the importance of algorithms to a wide range of processes related to the production and…”
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Incivility as a Violation of Communication Norms—A Typology Based on Normative Expectations toward Political Communication by Bormann, Marike, Tranow, Ulf, Vowe, Gerhard, Ziegele, Marc

“…Abstract Research on incivility in political communication usually defines uncivil communication as a violation of established norms. Few studies, however,…”
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Media Populism: A Conceptual Clarification and Some Theses on its Effects by Kramer, Benjamin

“…On the basis of a review of the literature on populism and a definition of populism in general, the concept of media populism is developed. The structural…”
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Algorithmic Personalization and the Two-Step Flow of Communication by Soffer, Oren

“…Abstract This study examines the relevance of traditional mass communication’s two-step flow-of-communication theory in relation to algorithmic…”
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Media Practices, Mediation Processes, and Mediatization in the Study of Social Movements by Mattoni, Alice, Treré, Emiliano

“…The aim of this article is to explore the use of 3 concepts of media studies—media practices, mediation, and mediatization—in order to build a conceptual…”
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Organizational Crisis Communication: Suboptimal Crisis Response Selection Decisions and Behavioral Economics by Claeys, An-Sofie, Coombs, W Timothy

“…Abstract Organizations in crisis often fail to select the optimal crisis response strategy, preferring strategies that avoid short-term losses over the ones…”
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Disinformation as a context-bound phenomenon: toward a conceptual clarification integrating actors, intentions and techniques of creation and dissemination by Hameleers, Michael

“…Abstract Although disinformation has become a popular concept, we lack an integrative conceptualization that connects the actors, intentions and techniques…”
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