- Media Studies and Communication
- Social Media and Politics
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Media Influence and Politics
- Media and Digital Communication
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Media, Journalism, and Communication History
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Cultural and political discourse analysis
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Religion and Society in Latin America
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Multimedia Communication and Technology
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Religious and Theological Studies
- Music History and Culture
Lehigh University
2018-2024
San Diego State University
2016
The impact of socio-political variables on journalism is an ongoing concern comparative research media systems and professional cultures. However, they have rarely been studied systematically across diverse cases, particularly outside Western democracies, existing studies that compare western non-western contexts mainly focused journalistic role conceptions rather than actual practice. Using performance as a theoretical methodological framework, this paper overcomes these shortcomings...
The shifting role of journalism in a digital age has affected long-standing journalistic norms across media platforms. This reinvigorated discussion on how work online newsrooms compares to other platforms that differ affordances and forms. Still, more studies are needed whether those differences translate into distinct practices, especially when examining cross-national studies. Based the second wave Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports findings content analysis...
A persuasive campaign with elements of propaganda was waged on social media against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 U.S. presidential race, partially through a Russian-financed effort to discredit her. This study analyzed doctored images (memes) posted Twitter about general election campaign. Through qualitative content analysis, researchers sought identify whether negative memes reflected socially constructed gender stereotypes. Results show gendered frames used in were based female...
Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in content, we compare how interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic analyze moderating effect of platforms, ownership, levels political freedom on journalistic role performance hard soft news. Based second wave Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, article reports findings a content analysis...
This study examines the perceived relevance and implementation of competing normative ideals in journalism times increasing use digital technology newsrooms. Based on survey content analysis data from 37 countries, we found a small positive relationship between research tools “watchdog” performance. However, stronger negative emerged audience analytics performance “civic” roles, leading to an overall increase conception–performance gaps both roles. Moreover, journalists’ community was more...
<p>This paper examines journalistic role performance in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a content analysis newspaper, television, radio and online news 37 countries. We test set hypotheses derived from two perspectives journalism health crises. Mediatization theories assume that media tend to sensationalize or politicize A contrasting perspective holds journalists shift toward more deferential cooperative stances political authorities crisis, attempting mobilize public act...
A yearly document produced by the Catholic Bishops in Argentina was compared to media coverage before and after its release. The negatively correlated with both time periods, issues emphasized appearing low on agenda. top three it, however, did receive more newspapers also displayed strong partisanship, newspaper most critical of Church being negative.
Using agenda-setting theory and content analysis, this study examines the coverage of Argentina's 2009 emblematic Audiovisual Communication Services Law (ACSL). The law, which sparked a legal battle between government that nation's most powerful media corporation, aimed to democratize airwaves increase plurality inclusion. To explore sources used in stories covering data were collected from three national newspapers' online publications (Clarín, La Nación, Página/12), 1 March 2009, 29...
<p>The impact of socio-political variables on journalism is an ongoing concern comparative research media systems and professional cultures. However, they have rarely been studied systematically across diverse cases, particularly outside Western democracies, existing studies that compare western non-western contexts mainly focused journalistic role conceptions rather than actual practice. Using performance as a theoretical methodological framework, this paper overcomes these...
<p>The impact of socio-political variables on journalism is an ongoing concern comparative research media systems and professional cultures. However, they have rarely been studied systematically across diverse cases, particularly outside Western democracies, existing studies that compare western non-western contexts mainly focused journalistic role conceptions rather than actual practice. Using performance as a theoretical methodological framework, this paper overcomes these...
This paper analyzes the relationship between media and politics in Cuba during presidency of Raúl Castro (2006–2018). It contributes to theoretical discussion about approaches concerning change continuity systems with empirical evidence from interviews communication political science experts, an analysis non-standardized content academic, political, legal, professional documents. The (re)structuring system is explained by most important economic, technological, cultural events period...
The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well welfare its recipients, in United State has become a constant feature news since President Trump announced his intentions to end program September 2017. In response, social movement significance was engineered utilizing media one core pillars support program. This study analyzes content tweets with #DefendDACA hashtag, tweeted within 30 days Trump’s initial announcement, order understand intersection digital...
Abstract Using second-level agenda setting, this paper examines the coverage of Argentina’s 2009 media reform. To investigate attributes used, data were collected from three national newspapers’ online publications ( Clarín, La Nación , and Página/12 ). Results analysis suggest that newspapers used different tone based on their political leanings. Content before after selected court’s rulings new law demonstrate Clarín tended to converge in way they tone. When went against interests both...
<p>The shifting role of journalism in a digital age has affected long-standing journalistic norms across media platforms. This reinvigorated discussion on how work online newsrooms compares to other platforms that differ affordances and forms. Still, more studies are needed whether those differences translate into distinct practices, especially when examining cross-national studies. Based the second wave Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports findings content...
<p>The shifting role of journalism in a digital age has affected long-standing journalistic norms across media platforms. This reinvigorated discussion on how work online newsrooms compares to other platforms that differ affordances and forms. Still, more studies are needed whether those differences translate into distinct practices, especially when examining cross-national studies. Based the second wave Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports findings content...
<p>Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in content, we compare how interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic analyze moderating effect of platforms, ownership, levels political freedom on journalistic role performance hard soft news. Based second wave <em>Journalistic Role Performance</em> (JRP) project, article reports...
<p>Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in content, we compare how interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic analyze moderating effect of platforms, ownership, levels political freedom on journalistic role performance hard soft news. Based second wave <em>Journalistic Role Performance</em> (JRP) project, article reports...
<p>This paper examines journalistic role performance in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a content analysis newspaper, television, radio and online news 37 countries. We test set hypotheses derived from two perspectives journalism health crises. Mediatization theories assume that media tend to sensationalize or politicize A contrasting perspective holds journalists shift toward more deferential cooperative stances political authorities crisis, attempting mobilize public act...
The Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, open access online journal focusing on the dissemination scholarly work about America and Caribbean. editors also welcome submissions relations among Caribbean countries with other states regions world. MARLAS publishes research findings aimed at a multidisciplinary audience invites based rigorous analysis from variety theoretical methodological perspectives. articles, essays, notes, book reviews,...