Robin Blom
Biographic Data
| ID | 3619628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robin Blom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robin |
| FAMILY NAME | Blom |
| SIGNATURE | BLOM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ball State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5559-3569 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Internship Practices in Journalism and Mass Communication Programs: A Review of ACEJMC-Accredited Programs
The use of professional internships has long been a defining feature of journalism and mass communication programs, but the practice is also increasingly controversial for the financial burdens it places on marginalized students. This study examined accreditation reports for 120 institutions to gain a better understanding of current practices. Findings showed that almost all universities offer internships for credit, and about two fifths of the p…
Journalism’s Ethos and the Future of the Field: Student Motivations and Role Conceptions
Investigating the degree motivations and role conceptions of journalism students may shed light on the industry’s trajectory. This study analyzes the motivations and perceptions of journalism students from two U.S. universities. Results show that students were motivated to pursue journalism for a mix of reasons, including civic engagement, a prestigious career, creativity in multimedia and writing, and an independent and nonroutine lifestyle. Res…
Tunisian and US journalism students: A comparison of journalism degree motivations and role conceptions
This study assesses journalism student motivations and role conceptions among Tunisian and US students to compare aspiring journalists in a country with well-established free-press norms to those in a transitional democracy with a recent history of authoritarianism. Results suggest that Tunisian journalism students are more interested than US journalism students in covering public affairs and using their work to fight social injustice. A Tunisian…
Michael McDevitt, Where Ideas Go To Die: The Fate of Intellect in American Journalism
The Awkward Moment When You Agree With News Outlets That You Normally Distrust
News source attribution in selective exposure has been examined in many contexts, but rarely in the context of selecting news from distrusted sources. As such, 800 US adults were asked to select one of two headlines attributed to CNN and/or Fox News. Results showed some people selected news from a distrusted source, but only under very specific circumstances. Others avoided the awkward moment of siding with a distrusted source, even when that mea…
Eyewitness Memory in Journalistic Context: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Study Post-Event Misinformation Effects
The malleability of memory has been a long-standing concern of memory scientists. Scholars have specifically warned about the dangers of misleading post-event information, because such erroneous messages could lead to reconstruction of eyewitness memory. Whereas much research on false post-event information is focused on eyewitness testimony in police investigations, the role of news media in influencing eyewitness memory has not been fully explo…
Lippmann’s triangular relationship on the crime scene: Pseudo-environments convicting the innocent
Lippmann noted that analyses of public opinion must start ‘by recognizing the triangular relationship between the scene of action, the human picture of that scene, and the human response to that picture working itself out upon the scene of action’. This is certainly the case for crime scenes. The majority of the public will never be a victim of serious crime, and many people will not have close contact with law enforcement and the court system. H…
To Believe or Not to Believe: Framing Analysis of Content and Audience Response of Top 10 Deepfake Videos on YouTube
This study explores popular deepfake media content and audience response in an effort to gain better understanding of the potential social and psychological impacts of deepfakes. A content analysis of the top 10 YouTube deepfake videos and their audience comments (n = 2,689) was conducted to investigate the degree to which media meta-frame influenced audience response. The results suggested that media meta-frame, the type of video (deepfake video…
It is the same headline, just not as believable: The role of expectancy violations in perceptions about news attributed to multiple sources
Expectancy violations play important roles as heuristics in communication processes, yet prior research has focused more on incongruence between (news) sources and messages rather than assessing expectation levels as a mechanism for variations in message believability. An online experiment indicated that news headline believability for both a prominent daily newspaper and a religion news wire service was largely determined by an interaction betwe…
Eyewitness memory contamination through misleading questions by reporters
A series of three studies examined how misleading questions and misinformation in a news article resulted in eyewitnesses remembering they saw a weapon that was actually not visible during a robbery. Some participants even provided a description of the weapon, though the weapon type depended on whether the news story depicted the alleged weapon as a gun or a knife. Hence, reporters can influence eyewitness memories with misleading questions and f…
Teaching Race: Struggles, Strategies, and Scholarship for the Mass Communication Classroom
When it comes to teaching about race, journalism and mass communication faculty from various backgrounds must deliver instruction that acknowledges the challenges surrounding the topic while facilitating the learning of undergraduate and graduate students. Race should be a topic infused across the curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level in institutions large and small, public and private. This takes a holistic approach with authors fro…
International expansion of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) curricular evaluation program
Eight journalism educational programs outside the United States are certified by the U.S.-based Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. A survey of journalism undergraduate program directors in the United States indicated that many respondents see opportunities for expanding this voluntary curriculum evaluation and endorsement as a way of spreading U.S. values, in particular to countries lacking press freedoms. How…
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Accreditation: Quality or Compliance
Accreditation is a topic that is sure to spark lively debates among faculty of journalism programs. And it has for years. Several prominent journalism programs in the United States recently let their accreditation status lapse from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)—leading to renewed public debate about requirements and what it means to receive approval every six years. Journalism educators around…
Believing false political headlines and discrediting truthful political headlines: The interaction between news source trust and news content expectancy
An online survey experiment with 897 US adults demonstrated that the level of believability of news headlines about illegal immigration was for a large part the result of an interaction of perceptions about news source trust and news content expectancy. This study was a second, successful attempt to test a theoretical news content believability model to explain correct and wrongful perceptions of reality. A better understanding of how people asse…
Believing false political headlines and discrediting truthful political headlines: The interaction between news source trust and news content expectancy
An online survey experiment with 897 US adults demonstrated that the level of believability of news headlines about illegal immigration was for a large part the result of an interaction of perceptions about news source trust and news content expectancy. This study was a second, successful attempt to test a theoretical news content believability model to explain correct and wrongful perceptions of reality. A better understanding of how people asse…
Eyewitness Memory in Journalistic Context: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Study Post-Event Misinformation Effects
The malleability of memory has been a long-standing concern of memory scientists. Scholars have specifically warned about the dangers of misleading post-event information, because such erroneous messages could lead to reconstruction of eyewitness memory. Whereas much research on false post-event information is focused on eyewitness testimony in police investigations, the role of news media in influencing eyewitness memory has not been fully explo…
Lippmann’s triangular relationship on the crime scene: Pseudo-environments convicting the innocent
Lippmann noted that analyses of public opinion must start ‘by recognizing the triangular relationship between the scene of action, the human picture of that scene, and the human response to that picture working itself out upon the scene of action’. This is certainly the case for crime scenes. The majority of the public will never be a victim of serious crime, and many people will not have close contact with law enforcement and the court system. H…
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Accreditation: Quality or Compliance
Accreditation is a topic that is sure to spark lively debates among faculty of journalism programs. And it has for years. Several prominent journalism programs in the United States recently let their accreditation status lapse from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)—leading to renewed public debate about requirements and what it means to receive approval every six years. Journalism educators around…
Believing false political headlines and discrediting truthful political headlines: The interaction between news source trust and news content expectancy
An online survey experiment with 897 US adults demonstrated that the level of believability of news headlines about illegal immigration was for a large part the result of an interaction of perceptions about news source trust and news content expectancy. This study was a second, successful attempt to test a theoretical news content believability model to explain correct and wrongful perceptions of reality. A better understanding of how people asse…
International expansion of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) curricular evaluation program
Eight journalism educational programs outside the United States are certified by the U.S.-based Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. A survey of journalism undergraduate program directors in the United States indicated that many respondents see opportunities for expanding this voluntary curriculum evaluation and endorsement as a way of spreading U.S. values, in particular to countries lacking press freedoms. How…
To Believe or Not to Believe: Framing Analysis of Content and Audience Response of Top 10 Deepfake Videos on YouTube
This study explores popular deepfake media content and audience response in an effort to gain better understanding of the potential social and psychological impacts of deepfakes. A content analysis of the top 10 YouTube deepfake videos and their audience comments (n = 2,689) was conducted to investigate the degree to which media meta-frame influenced audience response. The results suggested that media meta-frame, the type of video (deepfake video…
It is the same headline, just not as believable: The role of expectancy violations in perceptions about news attributed to multiple sources
Expectancy violations play important roles as heuristics in communication processes, yet prior research has focused more on incongruence between (news) sources and messages rather than assessing expectation levels as a mechanism for variations in message believability. An online experiment indicated that news headline believability for both a prominent daily newspaper and a religion news wire service was largely determined by an interaction betwe…
Eyewitness memory contamination through misleading questions by reporters
A series of three studies examined how misleading questions and misinformation in a news article resulted in eyewitnesses remembering they saw a weapon that was actually not visible during a robbery. Some participants even provided a description of the weapon, though the weapon type depended on whether the news story depicted the alleged weapon as a gun or a knife. Hence, reporters can influence eyewitness memories with misleading questions and f…
Teaching Race: Struggles, Strategies, and Scholarship for the Mass Communication Classroom
When it comes to teaching about race, journalism and mass communication faculty from various backgrounds must deliver instruction that acknowledges the challenges surrounding the topic while facilitating the learning of undergraduate and graduate students. Race should be a topic infused across the curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level in institutions large and small, public and private. This takes a holistic approach with authors fro…
Eyewitness Memory in Journalistic Context: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Study Post-Event Misinformation Effects
The malleability of memory has been a long-standing concern of memory scientists. Scholars have specifically warned about the dangers of misleading post-event information, because such erroneous messages could lead to reconstruction of eyewitness memory. Whereas much research on false post-event information is focused on eyewitness testimony in police investigations, the role of news media in influencing eyewitness memory has not been fully explo…
Lippmann’s triangular relationship on the crime scene: Pseudo-environments convicting the innocent
Lippmann noted that analyses of public opinion must start ‘by recognizing the triangular relationship between the scene of action, the human picture of that scene, and the human response to that picture working itself out upon the scene of action’. This is certainly the case for crime scenes. The majority of the public will never be a victim of serious crime, and many people will not have close contact with law enforcement and the court system. H…
Michael McDevitt, Where Ideas Go To Die: The Fate of Intellect in American Journalism
The Awkward Moment When You Agree With News Outlets That You Normally Distrust
News source attribution in selective exposure has been examined in many contexts, but rarely in the context of selecting news from distrusted sources. As such, 800 US adults were asked to select one of two headlines attributed to CNN and/or Fox News. Results showed some people selected news from a distrusted source, but only under very specific circumstances. Others avoided the awkward moment of siding with a distrusted source, even when that mea…
Internship Practices in Journalism and Mass Communication Programs: A Review of ACEJMC-Accredited Programs
The use of professional internships has long been a defining feature of journalism and mass communication programs, but the practice is also increasingly controversial for the financial burdens it places on marginalized students. This study examined accreditation reports for 120 institutions to gain a better understanding of current practices. Findings showed that almost all universities offer internships for credit, and about two fifths of the p…
Journalism’s Ethos and the Future of the Field: Student Motivations and Role Conceptions
Investigating the degree motivations and role conceptions of journalism students may shed light on the industry’s trajectory. This study analyzes the motivations and perceptions of journalism students from two U.S. universities. Results show that students were motivated to pursue journalism for a mix of reasons, including civic engagement, a prestigious career, creativity in multimedia and writing, and an independent and nonroutine lifestyle. Res…
Tunisian and US journalism students: A comparison of journalism degree motivations and role conceptions
This study assesses journalism student motivations and role conceptions among Tunisian and US students to compare aspiring journalists in a country with well-established free-press norms to those in a transitional democracy with a recent history of authoritarianism. Results suggest that Tunisian journalism students are more interested than US journalism students in covering public affairs and using their work to fight social injustice. A Tunisian…
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