Research
SMPA faculty are among the most widely cited in journalism and political communication research publishing their innovative research in books and peer-reviewed journals. Faculty also work closely with students to collaborate and produce their own award-winning research presented at academic conferences around the country and develop white papers on topics at the forefront of journalism and communication research.
Sex Trafficking, Russian Infiltration, Birth Certificates, and Pedophilia: A Survey Experiment Correcting Fake News
Professor Ethan Porter examines whether fakes news can be corrected by exposing subjects to real-life examples of fake news and corrections from across the political spectrum in this Journal of Experimental Political Science article.The Elusive Backfire Effect: Mass Attitudes' Steadfast Factual Adherence
Professor Ethan Porter examines whether citizens are able to heed factual information when that information challenges their partisan and/or ideological beliefs in this forthcoming Political Behavior article.The Snowden Revelations and the Networked Fourth Estate
Professor Silvio Waisbord demonstrates how stories related to the Snowden leaks were sustained and broadened by a combination of legacy news and new information actors.
Re-thinking Trust in the News
Professor Nikki Usher argues that trust in journalism is a critical mechanism in social cohesion, but the way we measure trust may be flawed.
Writing Hollywood: The Work and Professional Culture of Television Writers
Patricia Phalen highlights the writing process for television drama and comedy series in the U.S. and explains writers’ efforts to control risk and survive in a constantly changing environment.
Rhetoric and Recollection: Recounting the George W. Bush Administration's Case for War in Iraq
Professors Babak Bahador and William Youmans co-authored a study of President George W. Bush's Iraq war communication campaign with Jeremy Moses.
The Evolution of Black Women in Television: Mammies, Matriarchs and Mistresses
Imani M. Cheers examines explores how an increase of Black women in media ownership and executive roles has affected the portrayal Black women on television screens and in American society.
The Rise of Attention Metrics: Can a New Digital Currency Help Sustain Journalism?
The report documents the rise of attention analytics, explores the current role of attention metrics in the newsroom and in display advertising sales, and offers analysis of what the future holds for time-based advertising transactions.
An Unlikely Audience: Al Jazeera's Struggle in America
William Youmans investigates the inner workings of the Al Jazeera Media Network, a complex news organization fighting to overcome deep obstacles, foster strategic alliances and build its identity in a country notoriously disinterested in international news.
Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data, and Code
Nikki Usher examines the impact of digital technology on reporting, photojournalism, graphics and the other disciplines that define interactive journalism through eyewitness studies from Al Jazeera English to The New York Times.
Media Movements: Civil Society and Media Policy Reform in Latin America
Silvio Waisbord co-authors an in-depth analysis of how 21st-century movements throughout contemporary Latin America have given a voice to marginalized citizens whose lives have been upset by the falsity of a globalized economy.
