Convergence, Ahead of Print. The digitalization of creative industries has undermined the business models of legacy media outlets as well as the music industries. This article discusses the two primary ways that legacy media has functioned in the conte…
Convergence, Ahead of Print. Transmedia storyworlds often stem from a blockbuster “anchor property” that connects numerous extensions in multiple media forms. Consequently, transmedia can potentially diversify the media industry’s narratives since each…
Convergence, Ahead of Print. Digital hostility poses a grave risk to the health and wellbeing of its targets. This study addresses digital hostility levelled at public figures, and does so through the case study of Wilson Gavin. Gavin had cultivated a …
Convergence, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 1714-1734, December 2021. The purpose of the current article was to explore parasocial phenomena in the unique and interactive context of live streaming. Specifically, the predictors of parasocial interactions (PSI…
Convergence, Ahead of Print. Toxicity continues to have a strong presence in online environments. This is particularly true for digital entertainment like online games. Toxicity is an important topic as it impacts game development, consumption, popular…
Convergence, Ahead of Print. This study examined media use and attitudinal predictors of public willingness to censor fake online political news among representative samples in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia (total N = 2880). The study utilized res…
Discourse &Communication, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 129-145, February 2022. Delivering news on social media platforms is an increasingly important consideration in journalism practice. However, little attention has been paid to audience engagement w…
Discourse &Society, Ahead of Print. While ecolinguistics studies interactions between language and the natural world, the theme of genetic modification highlights challenges in developing frameworks for the analysis of ecological discourses. Given …
Convergence, Ahead of Print. Social television (TV) engagement has become more commonplace as viewers seek alternative ways of engaging with TV shows and other viewers. This is especially true with televised professional wrestling; 119,506 tweets were …
Convergence, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 1789-1810, December 2021. The growth of the Internet has seen the emergence of elaborate examples of cybercrime in the form of ‘scams’. Alongside this, a resistance has also developed, with ‘scambaiters’ engaging i…