Journals & Articles

Journal: New Media and Mass Communication
ISSN: 2224-3275
2012 - Current
Focuses on developments in media and mass communication research.
Submission Guidelines: http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/ehost/external?sid=d5b7750d-71c8-4de0-8128-7ba6662564f1%40sessionmgr110&vid=2&hid=126

Article: Wiki-Leaks-An Enigma of Information Sensation Sans Accountability: A Case Study of India.

Link: http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=c3f81cf7-204f-4732-bc3e-76a58aa0f010%40sessionmgr104&vid=7&hid=126

Abstract: The world of academics and the media professionals looked at the WikiLeaks as a greater champion of freedom of expression (Sifry M 2011). No deeper academic study/discourse has emerged as yet on this positing. Questions arise whether mere reproduction of cables as 'free and transparent' flow of information will lead to any 'agenda setting' as do the conventional media within the meaning of media theories or will it only tend to herald an era of global disorder and chaos. Given the questions raised on the subjectivity involved in the drafting of these cables emanating from the US consulates across the globe, the present study shows howIndia had already overcome the crisis that WikiLeaks temporarily created in the subcontinent. The study, which has adapted content analysis of the WikiLeaks published in The Hindu, leading English news daily under a tie-up with the WikiLeaks since March 15, 2011 to April 30, 2011, revealed that WikiLeaks failed to generate any effect on Indian public represented by its political representatives in the Parliament, let alone an agenda setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]




Journal: (Journal of) Science Communication
ISSN: 1075-5470
1979 - Current

Interdisciplinary Approach 
Science Communication unites international scholarly exploration of three broad but interrelated topics: Communication within research communities - Communication of scientific and technical information to the public - Science and Technology communications policy. Science is broadly defined within the context of Science Communication to include social science, engineering, medical knowledge, as well as the physical and natural sciences.

Article: Quantitative Frame Analysis of How the Gene Concept Is Presented in Tabloid and Elite Newspapers

Abstract: Tabloid and elite newspapers differ in journalistic style and address different socioeconomic segments of society. Few studies have systematically investigated how these differences influence science communication, and the issue of genetics is particularly relevant. In this study, we performed a quantitative frame analysis of genetic discourse in 12 national newspapers that address different audiences. We found that tabloid and elite newspapers use different frames when communicating the gene concept. The differences were related to the use of expert writers and choice of topics, and we discuss how framing of the gene concept is related to the newspapers’ editorial profiles.

Link: http://scx.sagepub.com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/content/35/4/449.full.pdf+html