Open Access Journal

ISSN: 2183-2439

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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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Body of Mine, Yours, and Everyone in Between: Communicating Gender Dysphoria Through Immersive Storytelling
Cameron Kostopoulos
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2024
Ghosting on Tinder: Examining Disconnectivity in Online Dating
Anamarija Šiša
Article | Open Access | Published: 24 October 2024
From Individual Disconnection to Collective Practices for Journalists’ Wellbeing
Diana Bossio, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E. Holton and Logan Molyneux
Article | Open Access | Published: 22 October 2024
Augmented Landscapes of Empathy: Community Voices in Augmented Reality Campaigns
Katerina Girginova, Jeffrey Vadala, Andy Tan, Kate Okker-Edging, Kyle Cassidy, Terri Lipman and Melanie Kornides
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 October 2024
Digital Dis/Connection as Everyday Boundary Work Among Hong Kong BN(O) Migrants in the UK
Jade Jiewen Deng and Jason Pridmore
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 October 2024
Understanding Expressions of Self-Determination Theory in the Evaluation of IDEA-Themed VR Storytelling
Kandice N. Green, Shengjie Yao, Heejae Lee, Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, David Peters and T. Makana Chock
Article | Open Access | Published: 17 October 2024
Fact-Checkers on the Fringe: Investigating Methods and Practices Associated With Contested Areas of Fact-Checking
Silvia Montaña-Niño, Victoria Vziatysheva, Ehsan Dehghan, Anand Badola, Guangnan Zhu, Otávio Vinhas, Michelle Riedlinger and Sofya Glazunova
Article | Open Access | Published: 15 October 2024
Fact-Checking Role Performances and Problematic Covid-19 Vaccine Content in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
Michelle Riedlinger, Silvia Montaña-Niño, Ned Watt, Víctor García-Perdomo and Marina Joubert
Article | Open Access | Published: 14 October 2024
A Classification of Features for Interpersonal Disconnectivity in Digital Media: Block, Unfriend, Unfollow, Mute, Withhold, and Eject
Nicholas John
Article | Open Access | Published: 10 October 2024
Immersive Stories: From Technological Determinism Towards Narrative Determinism
Jorge Vázquez-Herrero
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 October 2024
Accepting Exclusion: Examining the (Un)Intended Consequences of Data-Driven Campaigns
Sophie Minihold and Fabio Votta
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 October 2024
Screens as Battlefields: Fact-Checkers’ Multidimensional Challenges in Debunking Russian-Ukrainian War Propaganda
Laurence Dierickx and Carl-Gustav Lindén
Article | Open Access | Published: 26 September 2024
Digital In- and Exclusion in Everyday Life: Practices and Literacies Across the Lifespan
Marcel Broersma, Joëlle Swart, Denise Mensonides, Alex Smit and Maud Rebergen
Editorial | Open Access | Published: 25 September 2024
Young People’s Diversity and Digital Media: A Systematic Review (2010–2022)
Ana Filipa Oliveira, Maria João Leote de Carvalho and Carla Sousa
Article | Open Access | Published: 25 September 2024
“Periphery-Centric” Approach as a Tactic for Everyday Digital In- and Exclusion of Indonesian Villages
Subekti Priyadharma
Article | Open Access | Published: 25 September 2024
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Understanding Social Media Logic
José van Dijck and Thomas Poell
Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013
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
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
“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
Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Kathryn L. Mills
Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Welcome to the Era of Fake News
Jonathan Albright
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017
Narrative Agency in Hashtag Activism: The Case of #BlackLivesMatter
Guobin Yang
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 11 August 2016
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
Beyond Privacy: Articulating the Broader Harms of Pervasive Mass Surveillance
Christopher Parsons
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 October 2015
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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Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Kathryn L. Mills
Review | Open Access | Published: 16 June 2016
Understanding Social Media Logic
José van Dijck and Thomas Poell
Article | Open Access | Published: 12 August 2013
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
The Nanking Atrocity: Still and Moving Images 1937–1944
Gary Evans
Article | Open Access | Published: 17 February 2014
“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
Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory
Ib Bondebjerg
Article | Open Access | Published: 9 April 2014
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
Welcome to the Era of Fake News
Jonathan Albright
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 27 June 2017
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
Narrative Agency in Hashtag Activism: The Case of #BlackLivesMatter
Guobin Yang
Commentary | Open Access | Published: 11 August 2016
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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: 28 October 2024
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: 22 October 2024
“Finally, Me Time!”: Korean Middle-Aged Women’s Platform Practices
Eujong Kim and Yeran Kim
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 17 October 2024
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
Experiencing the Call of Duty: Exploring Emotions in Commercial War Games
Joseph Pattison
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 8 October 2024
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
“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
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
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
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
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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