Carolyn Nielsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4428412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolyn Nielsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Nielsen |
| SIGNATURE | NIELSEN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Washington University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2802-6109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Emerging Reporters in a Nascent Democracy
Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution facilitated the development of the nation’s first press freedoms. The success of the 2011 revolution is often attributed to social media, which played an influential role as a means of catalyzing resistance and communicating atrocities. However, social media was also used as a tool of disinformation. This study assessed how future journalists who had not worked in the field prior to the establishment of tentative pres…
Tunisian and US journalism students
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…
The Versatility of Intersectionality in Journalism and Mass Communication Research
Curious Citizens
For decades, news narratives centered the voices of elites over sources with lived experience, even when journalists said they did not intend to favor elites. A new technology platform, Hearken, invites audiences to influence reporting by building “gates” that allow people to move between the roles of news creator and news consumer. This affords an opportunity to assess whether audience participation influences journalists to include more diverse…
After the revolution
A decade after the Jasmine Revolution ushered in the Arab Spring, Tunisia remains a bright spot for democratic reform and press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa. However, this transition is still tentative, and the reforms remain fragile. This study examines Tunisian journalism students ( N = 193) to understand their motivations for earning a degree in the field and how they conceptualize journalism’s role in society. By studying Tunis…
Reporting on Race in a Digital Era
Coproduction or cohabitation
The technology that allows readers to post anonymous online comments on newspaper websites gives readers unprecedented opportunities to participate, but poses challenges to the journalistic value of transparency, practice of gatekeeping, and conception of expertise. This nationwide survey of 583 US journalists explores whether the technology has affected their work practices, workplaces, or news coverage. The study, grounded in social shaping of …
Wise Latina
This narrative framing analysis examines The New York Times and El Diario-La Prensa coverage of Sonia Sotomayor, the first woman of color nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. It adds to the body of framing research in three ways: by using critical race theory (CRT) and intersectionality, which has not yet been used in news media studies of women of color in political roles, to explore definitions of identity, by building on previous st…
Coproduction or cohabitation
The technology that allows readers to post anonymous online comments on newspaper websites gives readers unprecedented opportunities to participate, but poses challenges to the journalistic value of transparency, practice of gatekeeping, and conception of expertise. This nationwide survey of 583 US journalists explores whether the technology has affected their work practices, workplaces, or news coverage. The study, grounded in social shaping of …
Wise Latina
This narrative framing analysis examines The New York Times and El Diario-La Prensa coverage of Sonia Sotomayor, the first woman of color nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. It adds to the body of framing research in three ways: by using critical race theory (CRT) and intersectionality, which has not yet been used in news media studies of women of color in political roles, to explore definitions of identity, by building on previous st…
After the revolution
A decade after the Jasmine Revolution ushered in the Arab Spring, Tunisia remains a bright spot for democratic reform and press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa. However, this transition is still tentative, and the reforms remain fragile. This study examines Tunisian journalism students ( N = 193) to understand their motivations for earning a degree in the field and how they conceptualize journalism’s role in society. By studying Tunis…
Reporting on Race in a Digital Era
Curious Citizens
For decades, news narratives centered the voices of elites over sources with lived experience, even when journalists said they did not intend to favor elites. A new technology platform, Hearken, invites audiences to influence reporting by building “gates” that allow people to move between the roles of news creator and news consumer. This affords an opportunity to assess whether audience participation influences journalists to include more diverse…
Coproduction or cohabitation
The technology that allows readers to post anonymous online comments on newspaper websites gives readers unprecedented opportunities to participate, but poses challenges to the journalistic value of transparency, practice of gatekeeping, and conception of expertise. This nationwide survey of 583 US journalists explores whether the technology has affected their work practices, workplaces, or news coverage. The study, grounded in social shaping of …
Wise Latina
This narrative framing analysis examines The New York Times and El Diario-La Prensa coverage of Sonia Sotomayor, the first woman of color nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. It adds to the body of framing research in three ways: by using critical race theory (CRT) and intersectionality, which has not yet been used in news media studies of women of color in political roles, to explore definitions of identity, by building on previous st…
Reporting on Race in a Digital Era
After the revolution
A decade after the Jasmine Revolution ushered in the Arab Spring, Tunisia remains a bright spot for democratic reform and press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa. However, this transition is still tentative, and the reforms remain fragile. This study examines Tunisian journalism students ( N = 193) to understand their motivations for earning a degree in the field and how they conceptualize journalism’s role in society. By studying Tunis…
Curious Citizens
For decades, news narratives centered the voices of elites over sources with lived experience, even when journalists said they did not intend to favor elites. A new technology platform, Hearken, invites audiences to influence reporting by building “gates” that allow people to move between the roles of news creator and news consumer. This affords an opportunity to assess whether audience participation influences journalists to include more diverse…
The Versatility of Intersectionality in Journalism and Mass Communication Research
Emerging Reporters in a Nascent Democracy
Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution facilitated the development of the nation’s first press freedoms. The success of the 2011 revolution is often attributed to social media, which played an influential role as a means of catalyzing resistance and communicating atrocities. However, social media was also used as a tool of disinformation. This study assessed how future journalists who had not worked in the field prior to the establishment of tentative pres…
Tunisian and US journalism students
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…
Media studies (8 works) · Media Studies and Communication (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Journalism (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)