Tuning Out (Political and Science) News? A Selective Exposure Study of the News Finds Me Perception

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Individuals harboring perceptions that the “news will find me” (NFM) tend to be less active consuming traditional media, preferring news online and on social media. NFM has also been linked with lower political k… Continue reading Tuning Out (Political and Science) News? A Selective Exposure Study of the News Finds Me Perception

Racializing Accents: The Impact of Language and Racial Cues on Intergroup Communicative Outcomes

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. This study reports the results of an experiment (N = 502) investigating how speakers are socially categorized based on accent (Standard American English [SAE] or Nigerian) and race (White or Black) separately and… Continue reading Racializing Accents: The Impact of Language and Racial Cues on Intergroup Communicative Outcomes

A Long March Toward Equality: Predicting the Presence of Women in Television News

Journalism &Mass Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The (under)representation of women in the news has received much attention in scholarly research. Using a population dataset of news broadcasts in Belgium, this article describes how gender … Continue reading A Long March Toward Equality: Predicting the Presence of Women in Television News

A Long March Toward Equality: Predicting the Presence of Women in Television News

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The (under)representation of women in the news has received much attention in scholarly research. Using a population dataset of news broadcasts in Belgium, this article describes how gender equ… Continue reading A Long March Toward Equality: Predicting the Presence of Women in Television News