The contemporary media environment is growing increasingly complex, as technological
change and demographic trends impact the dynamics of media usage, production, and …

In pursuit of a healthier and participatory democracy, scholars have long established the
positive effects of social capital, values derived from resources embedded in social ties with …

A long tradition of research focuses on conversation as a key catalyst for community
integration and a focal mediator of media influence on participation. Changes in media …

Mobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and
political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and …

This article draws on 'hyperlocal'journalism scholarship to explore the civic functions of
Australian local reporting in the digital age. Through place-based case studies based on …

Scholars have analyzed public relations' role in democracy via proxy concepts like the
public sphere and civil society. However, some have critiqued the public sphere on grounds …

This study explores how mobile instant messaging use, affordances, and social capital may
directly and indirectly influence positive employee outcomes. A field survey of 245 Hong …

Social media is having a profound, but not yet fully understood impact on public relations. In
the 24/7 world of perpetually connected publics, will public relations function as a dark art …

Rather, we find that controlled or faux interactivity is the norm in electoral political
communication with little opportunity for influence and visitors required to work for the …

There has been much discussion worldwide about the crisis of trust, with evidence of
declining trust in social, economic, political and media institutions. The rise of populism, and …