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Avery E Holton

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ID322772
NAMEAvery E Holton
GIVEN NAMESAvery E
FAMILY NAMEHolton
SIGNATUREHOLTON A E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Utah
ORCID0000-0003-1307-2890
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS49
TOTAL CITATIONS872
AUTHOR COUNT49
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX16
  • Pride, Protest, and Intersectional Solidarity

    Open Access•Yidong Wang, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism & Mass Communication…•2026

    During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the queer press confronted its own history of peripheralizing communities of color. This study analyzes race-related discourse across nine U.S.-based queer press publications. We find that editors and publishers re-radicalized the meaning of pride by foregrounding the shared histories of resistance and elevating queer people of color in newsroom practices. These efforts routinized coverage of race beyo…

  • From Individual Disconnection to Collective Practices for Journalists’ Wellbeing

    Open Access•Diana Bossio, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon et al.•ARTICLE•Media and Communication•2024•Cited by: 2•References: 17

    Journalists are increasingly experiencing the negative consequences of online news transformations, such as trolling and harassment, as well as audience distrust. Despite acute need, intra-organisational efforts to support journalists’ online wellbeing have so far been limited. More recently, research has explored how journalists have turned to individual practices of disconnection, such as blocking, muting, or small breaks from online media to m…

  • Of Sounder Mind

    Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon•CHAPTER•Issues in Contemporary American…•2023

    Facing mounting challenges to their personal well-being, a number of journalists have recently exited the profession publicly due to harassment from within news organizations, harassment from news audiences, professional burnout and a lack of support resources from news organizations. Without imminent and sustained responses from news organizations and various actors within civil society, the recruitment and retention of journalists may face even…

  • “La Piedra Rosetta” Content Analysis of Health-Specific Stories on Genetic Testing From Spanish-Language News Outlets

    Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Howard Journal of Communications•2023

    Genetic testing (GT) for health purposes has grown exponentially in the past decade, with the ability to prescribe precision medicine regiments as well as preventative and preparatory actions. White and English-speaking populations have largely benefited from GT, leaving other groups, like Latinx populations, behind. Explanations for this disparity have cited a lack of awareness and knowledge of GT for health purposes but have generally only been…

  • Happiness in Journalism

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton et al.•BOOK•Happiness in Journalism•2023

    Publications on the emotional/psychological challenges of doing journalism have appeared in the field of psychology for the past two decades, but there is a lack of studies that stretch the analysis to the role of j-schools and journalism educators in addressing the lack of trauma literacy teaching. This chapter explores what educators can do to help students cope with trauma that they are likely to experience during their studies and in their fu…

  • Perpetuating Perpetrators

    Ariel Durosky, Elana Newman et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2023•References: 2

    Since the Columbine school shootings more than two decades ago, advocates have called for mass shooting coverage at local and national levels to reduce focus on perpetrators and instead increase focus on victims. Given these recommendations, the present study explored the degree to which recent local and national news coverage of the Parkland school shooting is consistent with suggested best practice compared to the precedent-setting Columbine co…

  • Wilner and Holton Respond

    Tamar Wilner, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2023•References: 2

  • Comentário

    Open Access•Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Media & Jornalismo•2022•References: 15

    A maioria das pessoas passa uma grande parte das suas vidas a trabalhar. É, talvez, inevitável que os ambientes de trabalho ajudem a moldar o bem-estar e a felicidade das pessoas. Ao refletirmos sobre os últimos 20 anos da revista Media & Jornalismo, devemos também olhar para o futuro do jornalismo e ponderar o modo como a pesquisa académica pode contribuir para esse futuro. Argumentamos que é necessário considerar uma possível mudança paradigmát…

  • Previvorship Posting

    Mariah L Wellman, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Health Communication•2022•Cited by: 6

    Research on previvors, individuals with a genetic predisposition to develop hereditary breast and ovarian cancer but who have not yet been diagnosed with breast or other cancers, examines online information gathering and community support to alleviate uncertainty. However, research exploring online content published by previvors themselves is limited. We examined content published to Instagram and TikTok to explore how breast cancer previvors dis…

  • Disconnection

    Open Access•Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Diana Bossio et al.•ARTICLE•Social Media + Society•2022•Cited by: 19•References: 20

    This commentary considers the concept of 'disconnection' as a way to understand practices of contemporary digital journalism while advocating for consideration of disconnection as a necessary component of sustainable journalism

  • The Human Side of (News) Engagement Emotion, Platform and Individual Agency

    Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2021

    As news organizations continue to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by engagement with audiences across digital and social media platforms in the creation and sharing of news and in the development of news-oriented products, they also offer up uniquely personal investment pathways and emotional ties for their audiences. This commentary considers conceptualizations of emotion and individual agency in engagement with journalists, n…

  • Not Their Fault, but Their Problem”

    Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2021•Cited by: 16•References: 20

    Journalists are increasingly reporting that online harassment has become a common feature of their working lives, contributing to experiences of fatigue, anxiety and disconnection from social media as well as their profession. Drawing on interviews with American newsworkers, this study finds at least three distinct forms of harassment: acute harassment such as generalized verbal abuse, chronic harassment occurring over time and often from the sam…

  • Product Management in Journalism and Academia

    Open Access•Cindy Royal, Amanda Bright et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism & Mass Communication…•2020

  • Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment

    Tamar Wilner, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2020•Cited by: 3•References: 17

    Objectives. To quantify and describe the incidence of misinformation about breast cancer on the social media platform Pinterest, a leading source of women’s health (e.g., breast cancer) information. Methods. We performed a hand-coded content analysis on 797 Pinterest posts (“pins”) mentioning the terms “breast cancer” or “breast” and “cancer,” collected in November 2018. Results. From the original sample of 797, 178 (22.3%) made a factual claim a…

  • Role Orientations and Audience Metrics in Newsrooms

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Rodrigo Zamith et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2020•Cited by: 28•References: 43

    This survey of journalists, editors, and managers working for news organizations in the United States explores the perceived importance of citizen and consumer role orientations among newsworkers. It then examines how useful these professionals perceive particular audience metrics to be in fulfilling those roles orientations. This examination takes into account the contextual factors that may influence those perceptions at the individual and orga…

  • Family Sense-Making After a Down Syndrome Diagnosis

    Open Access•Lauren Clark, Heather E Canary et al.•ARTICLE•Qualitative Health Research•2020•Cited by: 3•References: 47

    The script of parenting shifts when parents learn of their child's Down syndrome diagnosis. To build a theory of the diagnostic experience and early family sense-making process, we interviewed 33 parents and nine grandparents living in the United States who learned prenatally or neonatally of their child's diagnosis. The core category of rescuing hope for the future encompassed the social process of sense-making over time as parents managed their…

  • Space for the Liminal

    Open Access•Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Media and Communication•2019•Cited by: 13•References: 19

    This essay considers how social actors in news have come to shape the contours of news and journalism and what these changes may suggest for other industries. It looks more specifically at the question of who does journalism and news and what that may signal for power dependencies, status, and norms formation. It examines how authors who contributed to this thematic issue define who gets to decide what is news and journalism, what forms of power …

  • The Two Faces of Janus

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2019•Cited by: 5•References: 9

    In Greek mythology, the God of Transitions, Janus, is usually represented as having two faces: one looking at the future and the other at the past, illustrating a change from one condition to the o

  • Burning out and turning off

    Open Access•Diana Bossio, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism•2019•Cited by: 32•References: 16

    This study explores forms of social media fatigue described by professional journalists, including frustration with the perception of their increased affective labor, dissatisfaction with communication environments on particular social media platforms, and increased anxiety about the possible impact of social media use on both their professional reputations and personal well-being. We argue that these forms of social media fatigue have influenced…

  • Boycottautismspeaks

    Sarah M Parsloe, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Information Communication & Society•2018

    A growing body of research is examining the role of cyberactivism in facilitating social movements. Yet, few have considered the interplay between cyberactivism and disability advocacy. Through a case study of the #boycottautismspeaks movement, this study finds that cyberactivism may provide platforms for self-advocates to connect through bridging and bonding in unique ways that draw together and give voice to individuals who otherwise may not ha…

  • Measuring and Evaluating Reciprocal Journalism as a Concept

    Mark Coddington, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2018•References: 20

    Building on research proposing reciprocal journalism as a concept underlying participatory practices and norms in journalism, this study examines how reciprocity might meaningfully be measured in a journalistic context. Using a survey of US journalists, this study adapts measures of reciprocal attitudes and behaviors to journalistic practices. It also develops measures of direct, indirect, and sustained reciprocity as applied to journalism, and e…

  • Media work, identity, and the motivations that shape branding practices among journalists

    Open Access•Logan Molyneux, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•New Media & Society•2018•Cited by: 27•References: 27

    This study offers a new way of understanding the motivations that influence media workers’ impression management (or branding) in the social media era. Amid the growing insecurity of media work generally and the particular pressures of branding oneself and promoting one’s employer online, our research introduces a framework through which to interpret the forces and factors—internal (social–psychological) and external (environmental)—that shape ho…

  • Boundary Work, Interloper Media, And Analytics In Newsrooms

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2018•Cited by: 87•References: 21

    Amid the increasing use of web analytics to gage the success, present and future, of news content and related news products, this article focuses on in-depth interviews with the suppliers of those analytics: web analytics companies. Drawing on the concepts of boundary work and interloper media, this article examines how managers for these companies understand and position their work in relation to news production as a boundary object. The larger …

  • Strangers to the Game? Interlopers, Intralopers, and Shifting News Production

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon•ARTICLE•Media and Communication•2018•Cited by: 88•References: 16

    The contours of journalistic practice have evolved substantially since the emergence of the world wide web to include those who were once strangers to the profession. Amateur journalists, bloggers, mobile app designers, programmers, web analytics managers, and others have become part of journalism, influencing the process of journalism from news production to distribution. These technology-oriented strangers—those who have not belonged to traditi…

  • The identity dilemma

    Diana Bossio, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Popular Communication•2018•Cited by: 10•References: 16

    An increasing body of media research suggests journalists are struggling to balance their personal and professional identities. This is particularly evident in social media spaces, where regulations from news organizations remain murky and audience expectations for engagement continue to grow. These studies, which relied heavily on content analyses and large-scale surveys, have demonstrated fundamental shifts in the norms journalists use to guide…

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  • Normalizing Twitter

    Dominic L Lasorsa, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2011•Cited by: 129•References: 30

    This study examines how mainstream journalists who microblog negotiate their professional norms and practices in a new media format that directly challenges them. Through a content analysis of more than 22,000 of their tweets (postings) on the microblog platform Twitter, this study reveals that the journalists more freely express opinions, a common microblogging practice but one which contests the journalistic norm of objectivity (impartiality an…

  • Strangers to the Game? Interlopers, Intralopers, and Shifting News Production

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon•ARTICLE•Media and Communication•2018•Cited by: 88•References: 16

    The contours of journalistic practice have evolved substantially since the emergence of the world wide web to include those who were once strangers to the profession. Amateur journalists, bloggers, mobile app designers, programmers, web analytics managers, and others have become part of journalism, influencing the process of journalism from news production to distribution. These technology-oriented strangers—those who have not belonged to traditi…

  • Boundary Work, Interloper Media, And Analytics In Newsrooms

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2018•Cited by: 87•References: 21

    Amid the increasing use of web analytics to gage the success, present and future, of news content and related news products, this article focuses on in-depth interviews with the suppliers of those analytics: web analytics companies. Drawing on the concepts of boundary work and interloper media, this article examines how managers for these companies understand and position their work in relation to news production as a boundary object. The larger …

  • Branding (Health) Journalism

    Logan Molyneux, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2014•Cited by: 70•References: 18

    Observational studies of journalists on social media platforms suggest that journalists are beginning to develop personal brands using social media. Similar studies suggest that journalists covering specialty areas such as health are more likely to experiment with and adopt new forms of practice that break with the traditional tenets of journalism. Through interviews with such journalists, this study explores the perceptions, practices, and drive…

  • How journalists engage in branding on Twitter

    Logan Molyneux, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Information Communication & Society•2017•Cited by: 58•References: 25

    In a social media age, branding is an increasingly visible aspect of identity construction online. For media professionals generally and journalists especially, branding on spaces such as Twitter reveals the complicated set of forces confronting such public-facing actors as they navigate tensions between personal disclosure for authenticity and professional decorum for credibility, and between establishing one’s own distinctiveness and promoting …

  • Reciprocal Journalism

    Susan C Lewis, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2013•Cited by: 55•References: 18

    Reciprocity, a defining feature of social life, has long been considered a key component in the formation and perpetuation of vibrant communities. In recent years, scholars have applied the concept to understanding the social dynamics of online communities and social media. Yet, the function of and potential for reciprocity in (digital) journalism has yet to be examined. Drawing on a structural theory of reciprocity, this essay introduces the ide…

  • Identity lost? The personal impact of brand journalism

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Logan Molyneux•ARTICLE•Journalism•2015•Cited by: 50•References: 16

    Researchers have explored the role of organizational and personal branding in journalism, paying particular attention to digital media and social network sites. While these studies have observed a rise in the incorporation of branding practices among journalists, they have largely avoided questions about the implications such shifts in practice may have on the personal identities of journalists. This study addresses that gap, drawing on interview…

  • Tweeting Conventions

    Regina G Lawrence, Logan Molyneux et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2013•Cited by: 33•References: 17

    This study explores the use of Twitter by political reporters and commentators—an understudied population within the rapidly growing literature on digital journalism—covering the 2012 Republican and Democratic conventions. In particular, we want to know if and how the “affordances” of Twitter are shaping the traditional norms and routines of US campaign reporting surrounding objectivity, transparency, gatekeeping, and horse race coverage, and whe…

  • Burning out and turning off

    Open Access•Diana Bossio, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism•2019•Cited by: 32•References: 16

    This study explores forms of social media fatigue described by professional journalists, including frustration with the perception of their increased affective labor, dissatisfaction with communication environments on particular social media platforms, and increased anxiety about the possible impact of social media use on both their professional reputations and personal well-being. We argue that these forms of social media fatigue have influenced…

  • Role Orientations and Audience Metrics in Newsrooms

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Rodrigo Zamith et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2020•Cited by: 28•References: 43

    This survey of journalists, editors, and managers working for news organizations in the United States explores the perceived importance of citizen and consumer role orientations among newsworkers. It then examines how useful these professionals perceive particular audience metrics to be in fulfilling those roles orientations. This examination takes into account the contextual factors that may influence those perceptions at the individual and orga…

  • Media work, identity, and the motivations that shape branding practices among journalists

    Open Access•Logan Molyneux, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•New Media & Society•2018•Cited by: 27•References: 27

    This study offers a new way of understanding the motivations that influence media workers’ impression management (or branding) in the social media era. Amid the growing insecurity of media work generally and the particular pressures of branding oneself and promoting one’s employer online, our research introduces a framework through which to interpret the forces and factors—internal (social–psychological) and external (environmental)—that shape ho…

  • Interacting with Audiences

    Avery E Holton, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2016•Cited by: 27•References: 13

    Drawing on open-ended responses to a representative survey of US journalists, this article examines how journalists’ role conceptions may be associated with distinct perceptions of and practices toward audiences, whether online or offline. In particular, this research considers the potential for more reciprocal, or mutually beneficial, interactions between journalists and audiences. Using exploratory factor analysis and normalized index scores, j…

  • Why linking matters

    Open Access•Juliette De Maeyer, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism•2015•Cited by: 27•References: 17

    Journalists have incorporated hyperlinks (i.e. linking) into their professional practice since the early stages of digital news expansion. Media scholars and professionals have continually championed their use, yet little is known about the perceptions and uses of links in journalism practice on a broad journalistic scale. Drawing on an analysis of metajournalistic discourses, this study finds that links in news resonate with different aspects of…

  • Disconnection

    Open Access•Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Diana Bossio et al.•ARTICLE•Social Media + Society•2022•Cited by: 19•References: 20

    This commentary considers the concept of 'disconnection' as a way to understand practices of contemporary digital journalism while advocating for consideration of disconnection as a necessary component of sustainable journalism

  • Intrapreneurial Informants

    Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2016•Cited by: 19•References: 14

    As newspapers continue to wrestle with diminishing resources, they have, in part, turned to freelance journalists to help fill holes in content production. In light of this amplified reliance on freelancers, some media scholars have examined the ways in which they fit into the news process, arguing that they have the potential to override traditional journalistic norms in ways that can enhance news work and audience engagement while possibly brea…

  • Not Their Fault, but Their Problem”

    Avery E Holton, Valérie Bélair-Gagnon et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2021•Cited by: 16•References: 20

    Journalists are increasingly reporting that online harassment has become a common feature of their working lives, contributing to experiences of fatigue, anxiety and disconnection from social media as well as their profession. Drawing on interviews with American newsworkers, this study finds at least three distinct forms of harassment: acute harassment such as generalized verbal abuse, chronic harassment occurring over time and often from the sam…

  • Space for the Liminal

    Open Access•Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Media and Communication•2019•Cited by: 13•References: 19

    This essay considers how social actors in news have come to shape the contours of news and journalism and what these changes may suggest for other industries. It looks more specifically at the question of who does journalism and news and what that may signal for power dependencies, status, and norms formation. It examines how authors who contributed to this thematic issue define who gets to decide what is news and journalism, what forms of power …

  • A Clearer Picture

    Krista Lough, Logan Molyneux et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2017•Cited by: 13•References: 17

    As journalists continue integrating social media into their professional work, they wrestle with ways to best represent themselves, their organizations, and their profession. Several recent studies have examined this trend in terms of branding, raising important questions about the changing ways in which journalists present themselves and how these changes may indicate shifts in their personal and professional identities. This study combines a vi…

  • A Threatening Space

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Laura C Farrell et al.•ARTICLE•Communication Studies•2014•Cited by: 11•References: 10

    The public develops interpretations of physical and mental disabilities through a variety of resources, most notably representations presented by the news media. While disability scholars have long lamented negative portrayals of disabilities in the mass media (e.g., movies, fictional television programs, songs) as dehumanizing and devaluing, studies of news media depictions have been scant. The present study focuses on a salient mental disabilit…

  • The identity dilemma

    Diana Bossio, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Popular Communication•2018•Cited by: 10•References: 16

    An increasing body of media research suggests journalists are struggling to balance their personal and professional identities. This is particularly evident in social media spaces, where regulations from news organizations remain murky and audience expectations for engagement continue to grow. These studies, which relied heavily on content analyses and large-scale surveys, have demonstrated fundamental shifts in the norms journalists use to guide…

  • When the Gates Swing Open

    Mark Coddington, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Mass Communication & Society•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 17

    This study draws on the concept of network gatekeeping to examine the ways in which organizations have adapted the processes of gatekeeping to respond to the collaborative, communicative power of users upon which they are exercising their gatekeeping authority. Through a case study of the unprecedented “Social Suite” provided for social media-using fans of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, this article explores the methods the gatekeeper…

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Journalistic Disruption

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Taylor Owens et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2017•Cited by: 8•References: 5

    In recent years, there has been a surge in research on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in news production and news audience engagement. Most of this research has focused on legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of UAVs in newsgathering, while paying less attention to the journalists’ perspectives. To fill this gap in the academic literature, this article explores the ethical principles that guide journalists who use UAVs, how they hav…

  • Previvorship Posting

    Mariah L Wellman, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Health Communication•2022•Cited by: 6

    Research on previvors, individuals with a genetic predisposition to develop hereditary breast and ovarian cancer but who have not yet been diagnosed with breast or other cancers, examines online information gathering and community support to alleviate uncertainty. However, research exploring online content published by previvors themselves is limited. We examined content published to Instagram and TikTok to explore how breast cancer previvors dis…

  • The Two Faces of Janus

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2019•Cited by: 5•References: 9

    In Greek mythology, the God of Transitions, Janus, is usually represented as having two faces: one looking at the future and the other at the past, illustrating a change from one condition to the o

  • Topical Punch

    Open Access•Melissa Suran, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism & Mass Communication…•2014•Cited by: 5

    Although scholars explore how news stories’ framing elements may affect reader responses, they have yet to examine how the topics of health-related articles affect those responses. By content analyzing three US newspapers’ online health content and reader comments, this study finds that certain health topics are idiosyncratic with reader responses. Readers reacted to personal health and obesity news with more episodic and gain-framed comments but…

  • Normalizing Twitter

    Dominic L Lasorsa, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2011•Cited by: 129•References: 30

    This study examines how mainstream journalists who microblog negotiate their professional norms and practices in a new media format that directly challenges them. Through a content analysis of more than 22,000 of their tweets (postings) on the microblog platform Twitter, this study reveals that the journalists more freely express opinions, a common microblogging practice but one which contests the journalistic norm of objectivity (impartiality an…

  • News and the Overloaded Consumer

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Hsiang Iris Chyi•ARTICLE•Cyberpsychology Behavior and…•2012

    News producers continue to increase their volume of production and delivery platforms in an effort to reach and maintain news consumers. However, consumers may not necessarily find more news desirable. Previous studies have suggested that information surplus can lead to negative outcomes for consumers, but research of outcomes related to news production and consumption has been scant. This study explores novel areas of news surplus and overload, …

  • Negating Nodes and Liquid Fragmentation

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Avery Holton•ARTICLE•Communication Theory•2012•Cited by: 2•References: 13

    This article proposes updated approaches to 2 key areas of communication research: diffusion of innovations and fragmentation modeling. Exploring a possible gap in node modeling may provide insights for updated approaches to these and other areas of communication research. A case is made here for further research into the implications digitized communication technologies and platforms and their users have on the explanatory and predictive nature …

  • A case study of the Foxconn suicides

    Open Access•Lei Guo, Лэй Гуо et al.•ARTICLE•International Communication Gazette•2012•Cited by: 5•References: 10

    This study used an international perspective to analyze how newspapers in the United States and China framed a specific global sweatshop issue: a continuous spate of suicides at the Foxconn Technology Group, a major supplier to Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 92 newspaper articles appearing in US and Chinese newspapers, this study found Chinese newspapers framed the suicides mainly as the psych…

  • Whose News? Whose Values

    Avery E Holton, Mark Coddington et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2013•Cited by: 1•References: 25

    As user-generated content (UGC) and citizen-driven forms of journalism have risen to prominence alongside professional media production, they have presented a challenge to traditional journalistic values and processes. This study examines that challenge from the perspective of the creators and consumers of citizen-driven news content, exploring their perceptions of citizen journalism and the professional tenets of good journalism. Through a natio…

  • Reciprocal Journalism

    Susan C Lewis, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2013•Cited by: 55•References: 18

    Reciprocity, a defining feature of social life, has long been considered a key component in the formation and perpetuation of vibrant communities. In recent years, scholars have applied the concept to understanding the social dynamics of online communities and social media. Yet, the function of and potential for reciprocity in (digital) journalism has yet to be examined. Drawing on a structural theory of reciprocity, this essay introduces the ide…

  • When the Gates Swing Open

    Mark Coddington, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Mass Communication & Society•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 17

    This study draws on the concept of network gatekeeping to examine the ways in which organizations have adapted the processes of gatekeeping to respond to the collaborative, communicative power of users upon which they are exercising their gatekeeping authority. Through a case study of the unprecedented “Social Suite” provided for social media-using fans of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, this article explores the methods the gatekeeper…

  • Tweeting Conventions

    Regina G Lawrence, Logan Molyneux et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2013•Cited by: 33•References: 17

    This study explores the use of Twitter by political reporters and commentators—an understudied population within the rapidly growing literature on digital journalism—covering the 2012 Republican and Democratic conventions. In particular, we want to know if and how the “affordances” of Twitter are shaping the traditional norms and routines of US campaign reporting surrounding objectivity, transparency, gatekeeping, and horse race coverage, and whe…

  • What’s Wrong With Max? Parenthood and the Portrayal of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Open Access•Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journal of Communication Inquiry•2013•References: 30

    Disability scholars have long called for better representations of disability in popular culture, particularly in cinema and television. These pleas have resulted in a robust body of research across multiple disciplines critiquing the portrayal of mental and physical disabilities. Whether producers of popular culture have paid attention to these appeals remains uncertain. This study explores a salient topic in disability discourse, autism spectru…

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Avery E Holton, Sean Lawson et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2014•Cited by: 4

    Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as “drones,” have gained media attention over the last several years with much of the focus centering on their military uses and their emerging role in newsgathering. News organizations, journalists, and private citizens have employed UAVs to capture and share breaking news, to provide glimpses of natural disasters that would otherwise be too hazardous for journalists to obtain, and to offer u…

  • EHealth and Health Literacy

    Open Access•Michael Mackert, Sara Champlin et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Computer-Mediated…•2014•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users' health literacy plays a role in their ability to make the most of e-health applications. This study reviewed research focused on e-health and health literacy, using content analysis to assess 95 articles from 2000 to 2010 to provide an overview of work done in this emerging field. Articles were coded for use of theory, research methods, and clarity of reporting s…

  • Branding (Health) Journalism

    Logan Molyneux, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2014•Cited by: 70•References: 18

    Observational studies of journalists on social media platforms suggest that journalists are beginning to develop personal brands using social media. Similar studies suggest that journalists covering specialty areas such as health are more likely to experiment with and adopt new forms of practice that break with the traditional tenets of journalism. Through interviews with such journalists, this study explores the perceptions, practices, and drive…

  • A Threatening Space

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Laura C Farrell et al.•ARTICLE•Communication Studies•2014•Cited by: 11•References: 10

    The public develops interpretations of physical and mental disabilities through a variety of resources, most notably representations presented by the news media. While disability scholars have long lamented negative portrayals of disabilities in the mass media (e.g., movies, fictional television programs, songs) as dehumanizing and devaluing, studies of news media depictions have been scant. The present study focuses on a salient mental disabilit…

  • Topical Punch

    Open Access•Melissa Suran, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism & Mass Communication…•2014•Cited by: 5

    Although scholars explore how news stories’ framing elements may affect reader responses, they have yet to examine how the topics of health-related articles affect those responses. By content analyzing three US newspapers’ online health content and reader comments, this study finds that certain health topics are idiosyncratic with reader responses. Readers reacted to personal health and obesity news with more episodic and gain-framed comments but…

  • The Power of a Picture

    Open Access•Graham Dixon, Graham N Dixon et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Communication•2015

    Although most experts agree that vaccines do not cause autism, a considerable portion of the American public believes in a link. In an experiment (N = 371), we identified journalistic balance as a source of misperception about this issue and examined ways to attenuate misperceptions. In particular, by including weight-of-evidence information (i.e., stating that only one view is supported by evidence and a scientific consensus), we explored whethe…

  • Identity lost? The personal impact of brand journalism

    Open Access•Avery E Holton, Logan Molyneux•ARTICLE•Journalism•2015•Cited by: 50•References: 16

    Researchers have explored the role of organizational and personal branding in journalism, paying particular attention to digital media and social network sites. While these studies have observed a rise in the incorporation of branding practices among journalists, they have largely avoided questions about the implications such shifts in practice may have on the personal identities of journalists. This study addresses that gap, drawing on interview…

  • Why linking matters

    Open Access•Juliette De Maeyer, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism•2015•Cited by: 27•References: 17

    Journalists have incorporated hyperlinks (i.e. linking) into their professional practice since the early stages of digital news expansion. Media scholars and professionals have continually championed their use, yet little is known about the perceptions and uses of links in journalism practice on a broad journalistic scale. Drawing on an analysis of metajournalistic discourses, this study finds that links in news resonate with different aspects of…

  • Silent Majority

    Brooke W Mckeever, Robert Mckeever et al.•ARTICLE•Mass Communication & Society•2016•Cited by: 3•References: 14

    The topic of childhood vaccinations has received much news media attention recently, prompting scholars to examine how the public has responded. In light of this news, and the deep divide that seems to exist between parents who support childhood vaccinations and those who do not, this study examines how and why individuals may involve themselves in communication about vaccinations, particularly on social media or in other online environments. Foc…

  • Interacting with Audiences

    Avery E Holton, Susan C Lewis et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Studies•2016•Cited by: 27•References: 13

    Drawing on open-ended responses to a representative survey of US journalists, this article examines how journalists’ role conceptions may be associated with distinct perceptions of and practices toward audiences, whether online or offline. In particular, this research considers the potential for more reciprocal, or mutually beneficial, interactions between journalists and audiences. Using exploratory factor analysis and normalized index scores, j…

  • Business and Breakthrough

    Avery E Holton, Heather E Canary et al.•ARTICLE•Health Communication•2016•References: 9

    A growing body of research has given attention to issues surrounding genetic testing, including expanded carrier screening (ECS), an elective medical test that allows planning or expecting parents to consider the potential occurrence of genetic diseases and disorders in their children. These studies have noted the role of the mass media in driving public perceptions about such testing, giving particular attention to ways in which coverage of gene…

  • Intrapreneurial Informants

    Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2016•Cited by: 19•References: 14

    As newspapers continue to wrestle with diminishing resources, they have, in part, turned to freelance journalists to help fill holes in content production. In light of this amplified reliance on freelancers, some media scholars have examined the ways in which they fit into the news process, arguing that they have the potential to override traditional journalistic norms in ways that can enhance news work and audience engagement while possibly brea…

  • How journalists engage in branding on Twitter

    Logan Molyneux, Avery E Holton et al.•ARTICLE•Information Communication & Society•2017•Cited by: 58•References: 25

    In a social media age, branding is an increasingly visible aspect of identity construction online. For media professionals generally and journalists especially, branding on spaces such as Twitter reveals the complicated set of forces confronting such public-facing actors as they navigate tensions between personal disclosure for authenticity and professional decorum for credibility, and between establishing one’s own distinctiveness and promoting …

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Journalistic Disruption

    Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Taylor Owens et al.•ARTICLE•Digital Journalism•2017•Cited by: 8•References: 5

    In recent years, there has been a surge in research on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in news production and news audience engagement. Most of this research has focused on legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of UAVs in newsgathering, while paying less attention to the journalists’ perspectives. To fill this gap in the academic literature, this article explores the ethical principles that guide journalists who use UAVs, how they hav…

  • A Clearer Picture

    Krista Lough, Logan Molyneux et al.•ARTICLE•Journalism Practice•2017•Cited by: 13•References: 17

    As journalists continue integrating social media into their professional work, they wrestle with ways to best represent themselves, their organizations, and their profession. Several recent studies have examined this trend in terms of branding, raising important questions about the changing ways in which journalists present themselves and how these changes may indicate shifts in their personal and professional identities. This study combines a vi…

  • Boycottautismspeaks

    Sarah M Parsloe, Avery E Holton•ARTICLE•Information Communication & Society•2018

    A growing body of research is examining the role of cyberactivism in facilitating social movements. Yet, few have considered the interplay between cyberactivism and disability advocacy. Through a case study of the #boycottautismspeaks movement, this study finds that cyberactivism may provide platforms for self-advocates to connect through bridging and bonding in unique ways that draw together and give voice to individuals who otherwise may not ha…

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