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Fake News as Discursive Integration: An Analysis of Sites That Publish False, Misleading, Hyperpartisan and Sensational Information by Mourão, Rachel R., Robertson, Craig T.

“…After the 2016 US presidential election, the concept of fake news captured popular attention, but conversations lacked a clear conceptualization and used the…”
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When Do Audiences Verify? How Perceptions About Message and Source Influence Audience Verification of News Headlines by Edgerly, Stephanie, Mourão, Rachel R., Thorson, Esther, Tham, Samuel M.

“…In today’s media landscape, people are encouraged to verify the news and information they encounter. Using an online experiment, this study explores audience’s…”
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No Reckoning for the Right: How Political Ideology, Protest Tolerance and News Consumption Affect Support Black Lives Matter Protests by Brown, Danielle K., Mourão, Rachel R.

“…After the 2020 murder of George Floyd, a flood of protest activity against racial injustice ensued around the world, and a significant uptick in support for…”
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Who Uses Fact-Checking Sites? The Impact of Demographics, Political Antecedents, and Media Use on Fact-Checking Site Awareness, Attitudes, and Behavior by Robertson, Craig T., Mourão, Rachel R., Thorson, Esther

“…This study examines audience relationships to fact-checking sites in the United States. Focus is placed on predictors of audience awareness of, attitudes…”
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When the Right Protests: How Journalists Cover Conservative Movements by Mourão, Rachel R.

“…This study focuses on the relationship between the mainstream press and right-wing protests in Brazil. Guided by the "protest paradigm" literature, my goal was…”
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Framing Ferguson: The interplay of advocacy and journalistic frames in local and national newspaper coverage of Michael Brown by Mourão, Rachel R, Brown, Danielle K, Sylvie, George

“…The shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer in August 2014 served as a pivotal case that pushed excessive use of police force against minority…”
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Protest Coverage Matters: How Media Framing and Visual Communication Affects Support for Black Civil Rights Protests by Brown, Danielle K., Mourão, Rachel R.

“…This study tests the impact of protest news frames on audience support for a civil rights movement. Using a 3 × 2 experimental design, we explored how frames…”
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Predicting Audience Verification Intention: The Impact of Partisanship, Source, Importance, and Information Familiarity on Willingness to Verify Headlines by Mourão, Rachel R., Thorson, Esther, Kryston, Kevin, Tunney, Carin

“…This study employed a 2 × 3 × 2 experiment in the United States to understand how headlines trigger willingness to verify information, manipulating partisan…”
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Reporting in Latin America: Issues and Perspectives on Investigative Journalism in the Region by Saldaña, Magdalena, Mourão, Rachel R.

“…This study investigates challenges faced by investigative journalists in Latin America, one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters. Guided by…”
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Covering Protests on Twitter: The Influences on Journalists’ Social Media Portrayals of Left- and Right-Leaning Demonstrations in Brazil by Mourão, Rachel R., Chen, Weiyue

“…This study uses a media sociology approach to untangle how multiple influences shape the way journalists cover left- and right-leaning protests on social…”
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Media Repertoires and News Trust During the Early Trump Administration by Mourão, Rachel R., Thorson, Esther, Chen, Weiyue, Tham, Samuel M.

“…Levels of news media trust have been steadily declining in the United States since the 1970s and frequent attacks against the press have characterized the…”
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Awareness, Reporting, and Branding: Exploring Influences on Brazilian Journalists' Social Media Use across Platforms by Mourão, Rachel R., Harlow, Summer

“…This study examines the individual and organizational level factors shaping Brazilian journalists' use of social media. Results from a survey of 774 reporters…”
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Twitter as a tool for and object of political and electoral activity: Considering electoral context and variance among actors by McGregor, Shannon C., Mourão, Rachel R., Molyneux, Logan

“…In recent years, journalists, political elites, and the public have used Twitter as an indicator of political trends. Given this usage, what effect do campaign…”
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Second Screening Donald Trump: Conditional Indirect Effects on Political Participation by McGregor, Shannon C., Mourão, Rachel R.

“…As second screening becomes more widespread, this study addresses its mediating role on the impact of TV news in political participation online and offline,…”
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Hydropower in the News: how Journalists do (not) Cover the Environmental and Socioeconomic Costs of Dams in Brazil by Mourão, Rachel R., Neuls, Gisele Souza, Ninni, Karina

“…Despite massive environmental impacts and socioeconomic risks, hydropower dams continue to be widely adopted and unquestioned in developing countries. This…”
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Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream by Mourão, Rachel R., Molyneux, Logan

“…The field of journalism is experiencing intense diversification in form and message while trying to overcome widespread public disaffection by reinforcing…”
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Talking Politics on Twitter: Gender, Elections, and Social Networks by McGregor, Shannon C., Mourão, Rachel R.

“…As campaign discussions increasingly circulate within social media, it is important to understand the characteristics of these conversations. Specifically, we…”
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Second Screening as Convergence in Brazil and the United States by McGregor, Shannon C., Mourão, Rachel R., Neto, Ivo, Straubhaar, Joseph D., Angeluci, Alan

“…Second screening is widespread worldwide, particularly in younger populations. We analyze a survey of college students in Brazil and the United States to…”
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Political Journalists' Normalization of Twitter: Interaction and new affordances by Molyneux, Logan, Mourão, Rachel R.

“…Journalists are frequently doing some of their daily work on social media, spaces they did not create but have appropriated for journalistic purposes. Building…”
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From Mass to Elite Protests: News Coverage and the Evolution of Antigovernment Demonstrations in Brazil by Mourão, Rachel R.

“…In 2013, small demonstrations against bus fares evolved into a series of large protests expressing generalized dissatisfaction with leftist president Dilma…”
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