Hope has been viewed since ancient times as a bedrock of human thriving, and
contemporary evidence suggests that hope is a determinant of health. However, the climate …

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts,
theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects …

The COVID-19 pandemic brought along with it concerns about anxiety, racial bias, and
pushback against public health recommendations, all of which are intensified by the news …

Negativity bias predicts that individuals will attend to, learn from, and prioritize negative
news more than positive news. Drawing from the addiction components model, this cross …

News media are the public's primary source about risks such as climate change, but
traditional journalistic approaches to climate change have failed to build support for …

News media seem to have insufficient knowledge on how to reach Millennials. An important
question is how professional journalism can prevent the disillusion that a growing number of …

Immersive journalism (IJ) is often assumed to be inherently emotion-inducing. Through
using inclusive technology, interaction possibilities and immersive narratives, the audience …

As of writing of this paper, over 94 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with
COVID-19 infection and over 2 million people have died. During crisis situations, people …

An informed electorate is vital for a well-functioning democracy. Yet many citizens
intentionally avoid the news because it evokes negative feelings of disempowerment and …

The role of news media in the perpetuation of misinformation has faced increasing scrutiny.
Concerns have been raised about news media's negative influence on mental health …