{"title":"Communication Activism as a School of Politics: Lessons From Spain's Indignados Movement","authors":"Angel Barbas, John Postill","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12321","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12321","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article, we draw on ethnographic research to examine some key communication activism practices of Spain's indignados (15M) movement. The 15M radically transformed communication activism in Spain through its strong political-pedagogical orientation. Here lies the greatest 15M lesson for Communication for Social Change: Ordinary citizens in countries like Spain are rejecting traditional roles as “beneficiaries” of institutional communication campaigns. Instead, they have become active political actors who are able to generate their own processes of political pedagogy and communication. We conceptualize this lesson by positing the existence of three principles of 15M communication activism as a school of politics: the principles of pedagogical sovereignty, action, and networking.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 5","pages":"646-664"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12321","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75840405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Deliberative Politics of the Consultative Layer: Participation Hopes and Communication as Design Values of Civic Tech Founders","authors":"Daren C. Brabham, Kristen L. Guth","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12316","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12316","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Drawing from communication as design and the spirit of technology, this study investigated the political values embedded in consultative layer companies, with particular attention to the influence of normative deliberative democratic ideals in tech design. Interviews with the founders of consultative layer tech startups explored (a) founders' visions for their technologies and how they were incorporated, (b) the imagined user groups for these technologies, and (c) expected broader outcomes as a result of using their platforms. Six interrelated themes emerged in the analysis that illuminate ideologies, ideals, and pragmatic considerations embedded in the consultative layer, raising new theoretical and practical questions about the role of communication in understanding this emerging industry and its reimagining of government in the online space.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"445-475"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120752813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Goodbye, iSlave: A Manifesto for Digital Abolition","authors":"Chloe Tucker","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12320","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12320","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 5","pages":"E1-E3"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12320","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79911640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Storytelling for Social Change: Leveraging Documentary and Comedy for Public Engagement in Global Poverty","authors":"Caty Borum Chattoo, Lauren Feldman","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12318","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12318","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Narrative is essential for public engagement with global poverty. <i>Stand Up Planet</i>, a documentary about global development, was produced to evaluate the effects of a little-utilized nonfiction comedy narrative. Using a pretest–posttest experimental design, this study examines shifts in U.S. audience engagement with global poverty after watching <i>Stand Up Planet</i>, compared with a somber documentary, <i>The End Game</i>. Both documentaries increased awareness of global poverty, support for government aid, knowledge, and intended actions. However, <i>Stand Up Planet</i> produced significantly larger gains in awareness, knowledge, and actions; these effects were mediated by the narrative's relatability, positive emotions, and entertainment value. <i>The End Game</i>'s effects were mediated by narrative transportation and negative emotions. Implications for narrative in social change campaigns are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 5","pages":"678-701"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12318","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76320961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News Media, Knowledge, and Political Interest: Evidence of a Dual Role From a Field Experiment","authors":"Sophie Lecheler, Claes H. de Vreese","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12314","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12314","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Political knowledge and political interest are generally positively influenced by news media exposure. Yet, at the same time, knowledge and interest are among the most important predictors of news media exposure in the first place. We conduct a field experiment (<i>N</i> = 393) as a test of this dual function of knowledge and interest in a realistic news media choice setting. We examine whether preexisting interest and knowledge predict which individuals can be encouraged to read an unfamiliar information-rich newspaper, and if using this newspaper, in turn, has effects on interest and knowledge. Results show that interest and knowledge are predictors of compliance in the experiment. While political knowledge shows some response to the additional news exposure, interest remains stable.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"545-564"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12314","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90414867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are News Audiences Increasingly Fragmented? A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of Cross-Platform News Audience Fragmentation and Duplication","authors":"Richard Fletcher, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12315","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12315","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The move to high-choice media environments has sparked fears over audience fragmentation. We analyze news audiences across media platforms (print, television, and online) in 6 countries, going beyond platform-specific, single-country studies. We find surprisingly high levels of news audience duplication, but also that cross-platform audiences vary from country to country, with fragmentation higher in Denmark and the United Kingdom than in Spain and the United States. We find no support for the idea that online audiences are more fragmented than offline audiences, countering fears associated with audience segmentation and filter bubbles. Because all communication exists in the context of its audience, our analysis has implications across the field, underlining the importance of research into how trends play out in different contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"476-498"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78650903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Scientists as Sources of Science Information: Evidence From Eye Movements","authors":"Jessica McKnight, Jason C. Coronel","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12317","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12317","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the new information environment, individuals can be exposed to different scientists who disseminate information on scientific topics which may or may not be in the scientist's area of expertise. The current study investigates people's ability to evaluate finer, but critical, distinctions in expertise. We use eye movements and self-report measures to determine the extent to which individuals retrieve, from their memories, professional facts about scientists that signal their area of expertise. Our results suggest that individuals can discern expert from nonexpert scientist sources but self-report measures may not accurately reflect this phenomenon, thus highlighting the value of a converging methods approach. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"565-585"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84601027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negative Stereotypical Portrayals of Muslims in Right-Wing Populist Campaigns: Perceived Discrimination, Social Identity Threats, and Hostility Among Young Muslim Adults","authors":"Desirée Schmuck, Jörg Matthes, Frank Hendrik Paul","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12313","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12313","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anti-Islamic sentiments have become central to right-wing populist mobilization in Western societies, which often results in negative portrayals of Muslims in political campaigns. Although these portrayals may have detrimental effects on minority members' identity formation and attitudes toward majority members, little is known about their effects on members of the depicted group. A lab experiment with 145 young Muslims reveals that right-wing populist ad exposure increases perceived discrimination, which in turn decreases individuals' self-esteem and national identification, and encourages hostility toward majority members. Religious identification, in contrast, is not affected by ad exposure. Implications of these findings for intergroup relations and democratic processes are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"610-634"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12313","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76593958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News Values, Cognitive Biases, and Partisan Incivility in Comment Sections","authors":"Ashley Muddiman, Natalie Jomini Stroud","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12312","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12312","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Partisan incivility is prevalent in news comments, but we have limited insight into how journalists and news users engage with it. Gatekeeping, cognitive bias, and social identity theories suggest that journalists may tolerate incivility while users actively promote partisan incivility. Using 9.6 million comments from <i>The New York Times</i>, we analyze whether the presence of uncivil and partisan terms affects how journalists and news users engage with comments. Results show that partisanship and incivility increase recommendations and the likelihood of receiving an abuse flag. Swearing increases the likelihood of a comment being rejected and reduces the chances of being highlighted as a NYT Pick. These findings suggest that journalists and news users interact with partisan incivility differently, and that some forms of incivility may be promoted or tacitly accepted in comments.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 4","pages":"586-609"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12312","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77633447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contentious Actions and Communication for Social Change: The Public Hearing (Jan Sunwai) as Process","authors":"Pradip Ninan Thomas","doi":"10.1111/jcom.12301","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jcom.12301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explores the relationship between ‘contentious actions’ and communication processes in communication for social change (CSC) theory. Beginning with an analysis of the contributions made by Charles Tilly to the understanding of the methods and repertoires of popular protest and E. P. Thompson's interpretation of the moral economy of protests, it explores the history of contentious action in India, before focusing on the empowerment potential of the ‘Public Hearing’ as contentious action, specifically in the context of the Right to Information Movement in India. It argues that contentious actions such as public hearings need to become a focus for study in CSC theory precisely because it contributes to the validation of Voice, and to individual and collective empowerment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48410,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication","volume":"67 5","pages":"719-732"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2017-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jcom.12301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84352606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}