Journalism Studies

Mass Communication

Laura Ahva, U of Tampere

Opinion Surveillance or Entertainment? Understanding Who Reads the Letters Section and Why - Alex T. Williams, University of Pennsylvania

Channel Surfing: The Ties Between Twitter, Traditional Media, Parasocial Relationships, and Self-Perceived Knowledge on Current Events - Steve Bien-Aime, Penn State; Fan Yang, Pennsylvania State University

Newspapers’ Online Discussion Boards: Democratic Tools Or Conspiracy Theories’ Engines? Readers’ Perspectives on an Eastern European “Media War” - Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, U of Chester

Positive News Makes Readers Feel Good: A “Silver-Lining” Approach to Negative News Can Attract Audiences - Karen Elizabeth McIntyre, U of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Rhonda Gibson, U of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The Negative Effect of Flaming on Learning From Political News - Jan Boehmer, University of Miami