The Guido H. Stempel III Award for Journalism and Mass Communication Research is awarded by the faculty of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism to recognize a scholar’s body of research that has benefitted the professions of journalism and related mass communication fields. “Guido H. Stempel, III was a pillar of Ohio University School of […]
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Guido Stempel, founding editor, 1928-20016
*Editor’s note: This obituary was published in the Jun. 3 to Jun. 6, 2016 issue of The Athens Messenger. Some edits were made for the WJMCR’s website. ATHENS — Ohio University’s legendary journalism professor and researcher, Guido H. Stempel III, died on May 31, 2016, at James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, at age 87. […]
How We Got Where We Are Now: 20 Years of Research Into Online Mass Communication: An Annotation
Part Three, 2000-2004: Hitting our stride By Thomas H.P. Gould, Aobo Dong and Jacob A. Mauslein WJMCR 33 (June 2011) 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |2004 While the total number of research articles published between 2000 and 2004 remained relatively constant among the journals examined, the number of articles that addressed online mass communication rose steadily. This increase was expected. However, […]
How We Got Where We Are Now: 20 Years of Research Into Online Mass Communication: An Annotation
Part Four, 2005-2009: Continuing the Patterns By Thomas H.P. Gould, Aobo Dong and Jacob A. Mauslein WJMCR 34 (July 2011) 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |2009 We have looked at 15 years of research targeting online mass communications. This last five years we have found more articles addressing online subjects (782 to 616), but we have also found more overall articles […]
How We Got Where We Are Now: 20 Years of Research Into Online Mass Communication: An Annotation
Part Two, 1995-1999: Gaining Due Attention By Thomas H.P. Gould, Aobo Dong and Jacob A. Mauslein WJMCR 31, vol. 2 (April 2011) 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 As we noted in the Part 1, interest in the new phenomena—the World Wide Web—attracted what might be best described as “splashing about” in the shallow end of the research pool. The research […]
Citizen Journalism, Agenda-Setting and the 2008 Presidential Election
By Kirsten A. Johnson WJMCR 28 (January 2011) Introduction | Agenda-Setting | Hypotheses | Results | Discussion | Conclusion Abstract This study examined 329 posts made by citizens to CNN’s iReport.com about the 2008 presidential election. A content analysis showed a correlation between stories posted on iReport and stories covered by traditional media. The top […]
Table Manners: A Retrospective on the Online Poker Craze
By Marc A. Londo and Maria Cristina Santana WJMCR 27 (December 2010) Introduction | Social Cognitive Theory | Method | Results | Discussion Abstract In late 2003, there was a surge in the popularity of tournament poker television shows on American television. The poker craze became a marketing phenomenon, and its influences were the cause […]
Is Online Citizen News Really Alternative? A Multiplatform Analysis of BP Oil Spill Coverage
By Benjamin A. Lyons WJMCR 49 (July 2015) Introduction | Literature Review | Research Questions and Hypotheses | Methods | Results | Discussion Abstract Citizen journalism is more accessible than ever, through a range of both independent and commercial online platforms. But is it just an echo of traditional news? This content analysis investigated whether such news fits alternative journalism’s characteristics, comparing BP oil spill […]
Online Environmental Risk Information Seeking Via North Carolina’s Urban-Rural Divide
By Laurie Phillips, Daniel Riffe and Robert McKeever WJMCR 47 (June 2014) Introduction | The Digital Divide | Specialized Information | Environmental Risk | Hypotheses | Method | Discussion and Conclusion Abstract Using statewide telephone survey data from North Carolinians (N=406), this digital divide study oversampled rural households to explore urban rural differences in Internet access, use, and […]
Social Media and Female Sports Audiences: A New Look at Old Assumptions
By Mary Lou Sheffer and Brad Schultz WJMCR 48 (June 2014) Introduction | Literature Review | Research Questions and Methodology | Results | Discussion Abstract As a follow-up to previous research, this study took a uses and gratifications approach to more clearly define sports media consumption patterns among women. Based on survey data from more than 2,500 respondents nationwide, it was found that […]