Narrative messages are assumed to be more effective in changing recipients' attitudes than
non-narrative messages. However, empirical evidence to support this assumption is sparse …

This study examined the effects of narratives and visuals in the news coverage of the issue
of growing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the agriculture industry. A 2 (evidence …

While most health communication studies tend to adopt an information-based approach to
unpacking the communication issues around COVID-19, scant attention has been paid to …

Two studies investigated students' critique generation, an elaborated form of content
evaluation wherein students identify information selectively, inaccurately, or incompletely …

This study aims to deepen our understanding of the persuasive effects of exemplars in the
news by addressing the role of character depiction. Exemplification theory and narrative …

Despite the growing concern over environment and media coverage of environmental
issues, previous studies are more focused on Western countries, paying limited attention to …

An online 2 (evidence type: narrative vs. informational)× 2 (message frame: gain vs. loss)× 2
(involvement: low vs. high) between-subjects factorial experiment was conducted to …

This paper examines the impact of using narratives to communicate a controversial health
issue, gaming disorder, on adolescents' issue attitudes. In a between-subjects experiment …

An improvement in HPV vaccination rates is one of the primary goals of public health
organizations. Toward this end, fear appeal communication is commonly used in health …

Multi-hazard disaster risk communication has for long been characterised by one-way
information transmission from authorities and experts to public in general (Akama, Cooper, & …