Alexis Haskell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5073199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexis Haskell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexis |
| FAMILY NAME | Haskell |
| SIGNATURE | HASKELL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7844-7388 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stuck Between Democracy and a Layoff
This study is interested in the paradox between journalists’ ambitious, democracy-serving goals with the practical realities of low wages, layoffs, and harassment, proposing this mismatch results in disillusionment. It develops a novel survey instrument to measure journalistic disillusionment and tests it with a survey of American journalists (N = 695). It then connects disillusionment to six normative press roles (information, investigation, ana…
He was the one the People voted in”
This article examines the phenomenon of fandom within political communities. As both politician and celebrity, Donald Trump sits at the intersection of these two spheres. The way some of Trump’s supporters follow and discuss him on social media bears remarkable similarities with fan behavior, and thus fan studies offers a helpful lens through which to discuss this phenomenon. This article contributes to both political communication and fan studie…
What I miss most
Journalists’ social media use is a recent example of long-standing gaps between journalistic discourse and journalistic practice. This manuscript applies the sociological concept of rationalization to explain the persistence of this gap, theorizing that the need for rational explanations of one’s work is so powerful for journalists that they offer one description publicly, or to their bosses, while practicing something different. We apply rationa…
Thriving in Journalism
Journalists rely on a patchwork of support from organizational, institutional, and interpersonal sources, about which the academic literature has growing evidence. Building on this literature, this study seeks to provide such an overview, while also asking how well these patchwork supports function. A nationally representative survey of 633 U.S. reporters finds that trust in management and a supportive workplace culture are most important for jou…
What I miss most
Journalists’ social media use is a recent example of long-standing gaps between journalistic discourse and journalistic practice. This manuscript applies the sociological concept of rationalization to explain the persistence of this gap, theorizing that the need for rational explanations of one’s work is so powerful for journalists that they offer one description publicly, or to their bosses, while practicing something different. We apply rationa…
He was the one the People voted in”
This article examines the phenomenon of fandom within political communities. As both politician and celebrity, Donald Trump sits at the intersection of these two spheres. The way some of Trump’s supporters follow and discuss him on social media bears remarkable similarities with fan behavior, and thus fan studies offers a helpful lens through which to discuss this phenomenon. This article contributes to both political communication and fan studie…
What I miss most
Journalists’ social media use is a recent example of long-standing gaps between journalistic discourse and journalistic practice. This manuscript applies the sociological concept of rationalization to explain the persistence of this gap, theorizing that the need for rational explanations of one’s work is so powerful for journalists that they offer one description publicly, or to their bosses, while practicing something different. We apply rationa…
Thriving in Journalism
Journalists rely on a patchwork of support from organizational, institutional, and interpersonal sources, about which the academic literature has growing evidence. Building on this literature, this study seeks to provide such an overview, while also asking how well these patchwork supports function. A nationally representative survey of 633 U.S. reporters finds that trust in management and a supportive workplace culture are most important for jou…
Stuck Between Democracy and a Layoff
This study is interested in the paradox between journalists’ ambitious, democracy-serving goals with the practical realities of low wages, layoffs, and harassment, proposing this mismatch results in disillusionment. It develops a novel survey instrument to measure journalistic disillusionment and tests it with a survey of American journalists (N = 695). It then connects disillusionment to six normative press roles (information, investigation, ana…
Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Journalism (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)