Open Access Journal

ISSN: 2183-2439

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Media and Communication (ISSN: 2183-2439) is an international open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of basic and applied research in communication and its related fields.

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Barriers to Participation in Polarized Online Discussions About Covid-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War
Martina Novotná, Alena Macková, Karolína Bieliková and Patrícia Rossini
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Datafication Markers: Curation and User Network Effects on Mobilization and Polarization During Elections
Emilija Gagrčin, Jakob Ohme, Lina Buttgereit and Felix Grünewald
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Is Personality Key? Persuasive Effects of Prior Attitudes and Personality in Political Microtargeting
Hannah Decker and Nicole Krämer
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Instaworthy? Examining the Effects of (Targeted) Civic Education Ads on Instagram
Emilia Errenst, Annelien Van Remoortere, Susan Vermeer and Sanne Kruikemeier
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Fridays for Future and Mondays for Memes: How Climate Crisis Memes Mobilize Social Media Users
Michael Johann, Lukas Höhnle and Jana Dombrowski
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Stuck With the Algorithm: Algorithmic Consciousness and Repertoire in Fridays for Future’s Data Contention
Giuliana Sorce
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
The Limits of Social Media Mobilization: How Protest Movements Adapt to Social Media Logic
Marlene Schaaf and Oliver Quiring
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
“Anti-Regime Influentials” Across Platforms: A Case Study of the Free Navalny Protests in Russia
Sofya Glazunova and Malmi Amadoru
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Are Online Political Influencers Accelerating Democratic Deconsolidation?
Rachel Gibson, Esmeralda Bon, Philipp Darius and Peter Smyth
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Social Media Influencers’ Role in Shaping Political Opinions and Actions of Young Audiences
Christina Peter and Luisa Muth
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
The Value of a Like: Facebook, Viral Posts, and Campaign Finance in US Congressional Elections
Michael Kowal
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
In the Web of the Parties: Local Politicians on Facebook in Hungary
Márton Bene and Gábor Dobos
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Mobilization in the Context of Campaign Functions and Citizen Participation
Anna-Katharina Wurst, Katharina Pohl and Jörg Haßler
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
Why We Should Distinguish Between Mobilization and Participation When Investigating Social Media
Jörg Haßler, Melanie Magin and Uta Russmann
Editorial | Open Access | Published: 3 August 2023
The Perception of Older Adults Regarding Socio-Political Issues Disseminated on Social Networks
María Sánchez-Valle
Article | Open Access | Published: 18 July 2023
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Understanding Social Media Logic
José van Dijck and Thomas Poell
Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013
Marketing to Youth in the Digital Age: The Promotion of Unhealthy Products and Health Promoting Behaviours on Social Media
Sally Dunlop, Becky Freeman and Sandra C. Jones
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey
Ellen Wartella, Vicky Rideout, Heather Montague, Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan and Alexis Lauricella
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Kathryn L. Mills
Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
“School Strike 4 Climate”: Social Media and the International Youth Protest on Climate Change
Shelley Boulianne, Mireille Lalancette and David Ilkiw
Article | Open Access | Published: 19 May 2020
Welcome to the Era of Fake News
Jonathan Albright
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017
Beyond Privacy: Articulating the Broader Harms of Pervasive Mass Surveillance
Christopher Parsons
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 October 2015
Digital Media Platforms and the Use of TV Content: Binge Watching and Video-on-Demand in Germany
Lothar Mikos
Article | Open Access | Published: 14 July 2016
Narrative Agency in Hashtag Activism: The Case of #BlackLivesMatter
Guobin Yang
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 11 August 2016
Cyberbullying, Race/Ethnicity and Mental Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature
Lynne Edwards, April Edwards Kontostathis and Christina Fisher
Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
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Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Kathryn L. Mills
Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Understanding Social Media Logic
José van Dijck and Thomas Poell
Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013
Marketing to Youth in the Digital Age: The Promotion of Unhealthy Products and Health Promoting Behaviours on Social Media
Sally Dunlop, Becky Freeman and Sandra C. Jones
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
The Nanking Atrocity: Still and Moving Images 1937–1944
Gary Evans
Article | Open Access | Published: 17 February 2014
“School Strike 4 Climate”: Social Media and the International Youth Protest on Climate Change
Shelley Boulianne, Mireille Lalancette and David Ilkiw
Article | Open Access | Published: 19 May 2020
Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory
Ib Bondebjerg
Article | Open Access | Published: 9 April 2014
Welcome to the Era of Fake News
Jonathan Albright
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017
Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey
Ellen Wartella, Vicky Rideout, Heather Montague, Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan and Alexis Lauricella
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Digital Media Platforms and the Use of TV Content: Binge Watching and Video-on-Demand in Germany
Lothar Mikos
Article | Open Access | Published: 14 July 2016
Facebook’s Emotional Contagion Experiment as a Challenge to Research Ethics
Jukka Jouhki, Epp Lauk, Maija Penttinen, Niina Sormanen and Turo Uskali
Article | Open Access | Published: 10 October 2016
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“They Always Get Our Story Wrong”: Addressing Social Justice Activists’ News Distrust Through Solidarity Reporting
Anita Varma, Brad Limov and Ayleen Cabas-Mijares
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 21 September 2023
Doctors Fact-Check, Journalists Get Fact-Checked: Comparing Public Trust in Journalism and Healthcare
Young Eun Moon, Kristy Roschke, Jacob L. Nelson and Seth C. Lewis
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 19 September 2023
Online Success as Horizon of Survival: Children and the Digital Economy in Lagos, Nigeria
Jaana Serres
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 19 September 2023
Confusing Content, Platforms, and Data: Young Adults and Trust in News Media
Veera Ehrlén, Karoliina Talvitie-Lamberg, Margareta Salonen, Minna Koivula, Mikko Villi and Turo Uskali
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 18 September 2023
Downplaying Euroscepticism in Mainstream Media: The Schengen Accession of Romania and Bulgaria
Adriana Ștefănel, Antonio Momoc and Romina Surugiu
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 14 September 2023
EU Representations in Portuguese Media and Populism: Embodying Political Antipodes?
Maria Raquel Freire, Sofia José Santos, Moara Assis Crivelente and Luiza Almeida Bezerra
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 14 September 2023
Free Press Under Pressure? Experiences and Consequences of Hateful Harassment on Journalists in Germany
Yann P. M. Rees
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 14 September 2023
The War in Ukraine and the EU’s Geopolitical Role in Spanish Media Discourses
Gracia Abad Quintanal, Sonia Boulos and Branislav Radeljić
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 11 September 2023
Measuring Receptivity to Eurosceptic Media Discourses in the Vicinity of War: Evidence from Romania
Mihnea S. Stoica and Andreea Voina
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 7 September 2023
Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
Radu M. Meza
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 7 September 2023
The Eurabia Conspiracy Theory: Twitter’s Political Influencers, Narratives, and Information Sources
Sara Monaci, Domenico Morreale and Simone Persico
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 6 September 2023
Representing Trust in Digital Journalism
Caryn Coatney
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
Trust and Distrust in Public Service Media: A Case Study from the Czech Republic
Marína Urbániková and Klára Smejkal
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
Overcoming the Age Barrier: Improving Older Adults’ Detection of Political Disinformation With Media Literacy
Charo Sádaba, Ramón Salaverría and Xavier Bringué
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
The EU as an ATM? Media Perception Analysis of Next Generation Funds in Spain
Marcos Mayo-Cubero, Lucía García-Carretero, María-José Establés and Luis-Miguel Pedrero-Esteban
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
Local News Deserts in China: The Role of Social Media and Personal Communication Networks
Zixue Tai, Bai He and Jianping Liu
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
The Geography of Newspaper Circulations: A Spatial Taxonomy of “News(Paper) Deserts” in the United States
Ryan Yang Wang
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
Backed Into a Corner: Structural Changes That Lead to Local News Deserts
Lenka Waschková Císařová
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 August 2023
A Computational Mapping of Online News Deserts on African News Websites
Dani Madrid-Morales, Joan Ramon Rodríguez-Amat and Peggy Lindner
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 7 August 2023
The News Crawler: A Big Data Approach to Local Information Ecosystems
Asma Khanom, Damon Kiesow, Matt Zdun and Chi-Ren Shyu
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 7 August 2023
News Representation and Sense of Belonging Among Multicultural Audiences
Sora Park, Jee Young Lee, Kieran McGuinness, Rebecca Griffiths and Thu Nguyen
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 4 August 2023
Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies
Steen Steensen
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 18 July 2023
Deserted Local News: Exploring News Deserts From a Journalistic Recruitment Perspective
Ragnhild Kr. Olsen and Birgit Røe Mathisen
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 17 July 2023
Investigating News Deserts on the Content Level: Geographical Diversity in Swiss News Media
Daniel Vogler, Morley Weston and Linards Udris
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 17 July 2023
No People, No News: News Deserts and Areas at Risk in Spain
María-Cruz Negreira-Rey, Jorge Vázquez-Herrero and Xosé López-García
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 4 July 2023
News Deserts: A Research Agenda for Addressing Disparities in the United States
Penelope Muse Abernathy
Commentary | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 20 June 2023
Rise of the Zombie Papers: Infecting Germany’s Local and Regional Public Media Ecosystem
Karin Assmann
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 15 June 2023
A Discursive Evolution: Trade Publications Explain News Deserts to United States Journalists
Patrick Ferrucci, Teri Finneman, Meg Heckman and Pamela E. Walck
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 9 May 2023
Examining the Social, Civic, and Political Impact of Local Newspaper Closure in Outback Australia
Marco Magasic, Kristy Hess and Julie Freeman
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 28 April 2023
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