International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Gossiping has historically been constructed as a morally problematic and evil-natured activity in ways that stigmatize and oppress the communicative activities of women. The association of publ…
Convergence, Ahead of Print. While audience data are pivotal to producing journalism, audiences’ perspectives on the issue have received relatively little attention. Addressing this gap, the paper examines audience members’ tactics for making sense of …
Journal of Creative Communications, Ahead of Print. Storytelling is a strategic marketing tool for building customer engagement by anecdotally structuring branded content to grab their attention. The present study renders a scholarly narrative of a tra…
Discourse &Communication, Ahead of Print. This article discusses how the economic insolvency of the contemporary mainstream media makes it particularly vulnerable to manipulation by illiberal political actors. Through a case study of CNN’s 2023 Tru…
Discourse &Communication, Ahead of Print.
Journal of Creative Communications, Ahead of Print. Memes are considered a communication tool that allows groups of individuals to form a community and express themselves through three semiotic resources: visuals, text and humour. They provide new refe…
Journal of Creative Communications, Ahead of Print. Memes are considered a communication tool that allows groups of individuals to form a community and express themselves through three semiotic resources: visuals, text and humour. They provide new refe…
Discourse &Society, Ahead of Print. Following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Germany made a pivotal decision to supply heavy weaponry to Ukraine, marking a dramatic shift in its diplomatic stance toward Russia and breaking from its lo…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article critically examines the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings in Portland, Oregon, focusing on the strategic and rhetorical deployment of whiteness in support of Black lives in the pro…