Media and Communication (ISSN: 2183-2439) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of basic and applied research in communication and its related fields.
Open Access: free to read and share, with an article processing charge for accepted papers to offset production costs (more details here).
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| 360 Degrees of Feminine Competence: Surface Aesthetics, Expertise, and Authority Among Drip Cake Baker-Influencers | |||||||||
| Vanessa Brown and Steve Jones | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| “Finally, Me Time!”: Korean Middle-Aged Women’s Platform Practices | |||||||||
| Eujong Kim and Yeran Kim | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Mediating the Sugar Baby Imaginary: Popular Narratives About Gender and Sexuality in Sugar Dating | |||||||||
| Megan Sawey | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Father Influencers’ Short Videos in China: Representations of Hybrid Fatherhood and Commercialisation on Xiaohongshu | |||||||||
| Min Xu, Xinchen Liu and Hao Zhang | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Emotions on Social Media as Catalysts for Change: Epistemic and Motivational Potentialities for Gender Equality | |||||||||
| Babette Lagrange | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Parasocial Intimacy, Change, and Nostalgia in Podcast Listener Reviews | |||||||||
| M. Olguta Vilceanu | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Intimacy, Trust, and Justice on The Greatest Menace, a Podcast Exposing a “Gay Prison” | |||||||||
| Siobhán McHugh | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Strengthening Responsible Journalism Through Self-Efficacious Learning-Oriented Media Literacy Interventions | |||||||||
| Auksė Balčytienė | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 8 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Advocacy and Activism in Sports Podcasts: Expanding Journalistic Roles | |||||||||
| Kim Fox, David O. Dowling and Kyle J. Miller | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 8 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Disconnectivity in a Changing Media and Political Landscape: A Multi-Contextual and Interdisciplinary Lens | |||||||||
| Qinfeng Zhu and Çiğdem Bozdağ | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 18 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Diasporic Cosmopolitanism and Digital (Dis)Connectivity Among Turkish Women in Rome | |||||||||
| Claudia Minchilli | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 18 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Editorial: Fact-Checkers Around the World—Regional, Comparative, and Institutional Perspectives | |||||||||
| Regina Cazzamatta, Lucas Graves and Laurens Lauer | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 9 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Regional Facts Matter: A Comparative Perspective of Sub-State Fact-Checking Initiatives in Europe | |||||||||
| Ferre Wouters and Michaël Opgenhaffen | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 9 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Navigating Political Disagreement on Social Media: How Affective Responses and Belonging Influence Unfollowing and Unfriending | |||||||||
| Bingbing Zhang and Heather Shoenberger | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Digital Barricades and Blackouts: A Case of Internet Shutdowns in India | |||||||||
| Manisha Madapathi | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 3 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Understanding Social Media Logic | |||||||||
| José van Dijck and Thomas Poell | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013 | |||||||||
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| Marketing to Youth in the Digital Age: The Promotion of Unhealthy Products and Health Promoting Behaviours on Social Media | |||||||||
| Sally Dunlop, Becky Freeman and Sandra C. Jones | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey | |||||||||
| Ellen Wartella, Vicky Rideout, Heather Montague, Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan and Alexis Lauricella | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| “School Strike 4 Climate”: Social Media and the International Youth Protest on Climate Change | |||||||||
| Shelley Boulianne, Mireille Lalancette and David Ilkiw | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 May 2020 | |||||||||
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| Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence | |||||||||
| Kathryn L. Mills | |||||||||
| Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| Welcome to the Era of Fake News | |||||||||
| Jonathan Albright | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017 | |||||||||
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| Narrative Agency in Hashtag Activism: The Case of #BlackLivesMatter | |||||||||
| Guobin Yang | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 11 August 2016 | |||||||||
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| Digital Media Platforms and the Use of TV Content: Binge Watching and Video-on-Demand in Germany | |||||||||
| Lothar Mikos | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 July 2016 | |||||||||
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| An Approach to Digital Literacy through the Integration of Media and Information Literacy | |||||||||
| Marcus Leaning | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 11 June 2019 | |||||||||
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| Beyond Privacy: Articulating the Broader Harms of Pervasive Mass Surveillance | |||||||||
| Christopher Parsons | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 October 2015 | |||||||||
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| Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence | |||||||||
| Kathryn L. Mills | |||||||||
| Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| Understanding Social Media Logic | |||||||||
| José van Dijck and Thomas Poell | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013 | |||||||||
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| Marketing to Youth in the Digital Age: The Promotion of Unhealthy Products and Health Promoting Behaviours on Social Media | |||||||||
| Sally Dunlop, Becky Freeman and Sandra C. Jones | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| The Nanking Atrocity: Still and Moving Images 1937–1944 | |||||||||
| Gary Evans | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 17 February 2014 | |||||||||
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| “School Strike 4 Climate”: Social Media and the International Youth Protest on Climate Change | |||||||||
| Shelley Boulianne, Mireille Lalancette and David Ilkiw | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 May 2020 | |||||||||
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| Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory | |||||||||
| Ib Bondebjerg | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 9 April 2014 | |||||||||
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| Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey | |||||||||
| Ellen Wartella, Vicky Rideout, Heather Montague, Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan and Alexis Lauricella | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016 | |||||||||
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| Welcome to the Era of Fake News | |||||||||
| Jonathan Albright | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017 | |||||||||
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| Digital Media Platforms and the Use of TV Content: Binge Watching and Video-on-Demand in Germany | |||||||||
| Lothar Mikos | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 July 2016 | |||||||||
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| Narrative Agency in Hashtag Activism: The Case of #BlackLivesMatter | |||||||||
| Guobin Yang | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 11 August 2016 | |||||||||
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| Effects of a News Literacy Video on News Literacy Perceptions and Misinformation Evaluation | |||||||||
| Rita Tang, Melissa Tully, Leticia Bode and Emily K. Vraga | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective | |||||||||
| Ester van Laar, Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen, Ellen J. Helsper and Luc S. Schneider | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Reflecting With Teachers on Research-Based Tools: The ySKILLS Education Toolkit | |||||||||
| Susana Batista, Cristina Ponte and Rita Baptista | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Unveiling Disability Empowerment: Evaluating ICT Skill Enhancement Initiatives in Indonesia | |||||||||
| Amri Dunan, Bambang Mudjiyanto, Karman and Djoko Walujo | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Exploring Media Literacy Formation at the Intersection of Family, School, and Peers | |||||||||
| Nika Šušterič, Katja Koren Ošljak and Veronika Tašner | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Countering Disinformation Moderated by Intellectual Humility | |||||||||
| Eduard-Claudiu Gross and Delia Cristina Balaban | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Fostering Media Literacy: A Systematic Evidence Review of Intervention Effectiveness for Diverse Target Groups | |||||||||
| Leen d'Haenens, Joyce Vissenberg, Marit Puusepp, Natalia Edisherashvili, Diego Martinez-Castro, Ellen Johanna Helsper, Łukasz Tomczyk, Tania Azadi, Sylwia Opozda-Suder, Erika Maksniemi, Guna Spurava, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Niina Sormanen, Sini Tiihonen, Terhi-Anna Wilska, Lauri Hietajärvi, Gemma Martínez, Nekane Larrañaga, Maialen Garmendia, Rubén Olveira-Araujo, Verónica Donoso, Margus Pedaste and Dominika Sepielak | |||||||||
| Review | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Beyond Digital Literacy: Exploring Factors Affecting Digital Performance of University Staff | |||||||||
| Carmen Koch and Fiona Fehlmann | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 23 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| The Case of Cities: Skylines Versions—Affordances in Urban Planning Education | |||||||||
| Laura Cañete Sanz, Sjors Martens and Teresa de la Hera | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 3 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Beyond Play: Researching the Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in Deeply Mediatized Societies | |||||||||
| Christian Schwarzenegger, Erik Koenen, Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Karsten D. Wolf | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 16 December 2024 | |||||||||
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| Introduction of the Digital Gaming Relationship | |||||||||
| Miikka Sokka, Kwok Ng, Sami Kokko and Pasi Koski | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 13 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| Empowered by the Experience: Playing as Female Characters in Video Games | |||||||||
| Teresa Lynch, Annie Dooley and David M. Markowitz | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 13 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| Sympathy for the Devil: Serial Mediation Models for Toxicity, Community, and Retention | |||||||||
| Mingxuan Liu, Jack Lipei Tang and Dmitri Williams | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 24 July 2024 | |||||||||
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| Experiencing the Call of Duty: Exploring Emotions in Commercial War Games | |||||||||
| Joseph Pattison | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 8 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Dive Into the Past: Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Represented in Chinese Mobile Games | |||||||||
| Yixiang Que, Teresa de La Hera and Jeroen Jansz | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 8 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| “I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers | |||||||||
| Maria Ruotsalainen and Mikko Meriläinen | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 3 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Contemporary Political Discourse in Digital Games: A Systematic Approach | |||||||||
| Jenniffer Soto de la Cruz, Sara Cortés Gómez and Pilar Lacasa | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 3 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Parasocial Interactions in Otome Games: Emotional Engagement and Parasocial Intimacy Among Chinese Female Players | |||||||||
| Hao Gao, Ruoqing Guo and Qingqing You | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 19 September 2024 | |||||||||
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| Amplifying Player Experience to Facilitate Prosocial Outcomes in a Narrative-Based Serious Game | |||||||||
| Lewen Wei, Mike Schmierbach, Bingjie Liu, Jin Kang, Cheng Chen, Frank E. Dardis, Ryan Tan and Olivia Cohen | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 30 September 2024 | |||||||||
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| FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design | |||||||||
| Salvador Reyes-de-Cózar and Alba Merino-Cajaraville | |||||||||
| Review | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 2 September 2024 | |||||||||
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