Social distancing is an effective means of containing the spread of COVID‐19, but only if we
all participate. Who are the individuals who are least likely to adhere to social distancing …

282 Introduction/lifestyle/style/the-washington-posts-new-slogan-turns-out-to-be-an-old-
saying/2017/02/23/cb199cda-fa02-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story. html. 8. Ethan Kaplan …

While “news deserts” are rhetorically powerful, we argue the concept is deeply problematic
due to its normative presumptions and its descriptive fuzziness. The concern over the loss of …

In recent decades, turnout in US presidential elections has soared, education levels have hit
historic highs, and the internet has made information more accessible than ever. Yet over …

Local newspapers can hold back the rising tide of political division in America by turning
away from the partisan battles in Washington and focusing their opinion page on local …

Media outlets provide crucial inputs into the democratic process, yet they face increasingly
severe economic challenges. I study how a newly salient manifestation of this pressure …

In the Internet era, people can encounter a vast array of political news outlets, many with
which they are unfamiliar. These unknown media outlets are notable because they …

In the struggle to find sustainable business models, many local news sites have turned to
engaged journalism, which draws from social exchange theory and aims to build …

In recent years, local media in the US have faced increasing economic precarity, and many
newspapers have been purchased by hedge funds and private equity firms. How do …

We draw on research from gender stereotypes and mass communication to develop and test
an innovative theoretical framework of implicit and explicit gender framing. This framework …