Communication Studies articles from January 2008

Communication Studies archives from January 2008

A computer-based educational intervention to address potential negative effects of Internet pornography.(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... There has been much debate over the potential negative effects of exposure to sexually explicit media (SEM), and a considerable amount of research has been devoted to this issue. Empirical findings regarding the assertion that exposure to...

Apologia, antapologia, and the 1960 Soviet U-2 incident.(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... When individuals and organizations are forced to explain their behavior, they will typically account for the undesirable action by lessening responsibility for the act or by lessening the significance of the harm caused by the act. Ryan (1982)...

Spanning the boundaries of work: workplace participation, political efficacy, and political involvement.(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... Workplace participation has seen increased attention in the past decades (e.g., Cheney et al., 1998; Deetz, 1992, 1995; Harrison, 1994; McLagan & Nel, 1995; Seibold & Shea, 2001; Stohl & Cheney, 2001). However, organizational communication...

Do loss-framed persuasive messages engender greater message processing than do gain-framed messages? A meta-analytic review.(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... The amount of processing that message recipients give to persuasive messages has been identified as an important determinant of the nature of persuasive processes and effects. Dual-process models of persuasion, such as the elaboration...

Meet the (ideal) candidate: how viewers interpret political advertising during the "invisible primary".(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... Before any ballots are cast--and even before most candidates run their 30-second TV ads--presidential campaigns produce "meet the candidate videos" to begin the process of presenting a candidate's personality and platform to potential voters...

Chain versus independent television station ownership: toward an investment model of commitment to local news quality.(Author abstract)(Report)
January 1, 2008... In June 2003 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to relax ownership restrictions of broadcast and print media, allowing a single company or individual to own up to three television stations, eight radio stations, one daily...