International Journal of Communication invites you to read these 17 publications that published in May
The International Journal of Communication is pleased to announce the publication of 17 papers in May 2025. To access these papers, Ctrl+Click on the titles below for direct hyperlinking, or go to ijoc.org.
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ARTICLES
From Manosphere to Mainstream: Representations of Masculinity on TikTok
Alexander Dhoest
The Visual Vernacular of Climate Change on Instagram: How Modal Convergence Between Image and Text Is Changing the Representation of Climate Solutions
Yuting Yao, Warren Pearce
Digital Labor in the Industrious Family: Neighborhood Influencers in Naples
Adam Arvidsson, Sabrina Bellafronte, Brigida Orria, Arianna Petrosino, Camilla Volpe
The Networked Amplification of Activist Voices: An Empirical Framework for Evaluating the Growth and Challenges of Information Diffusion Efforts During Hashtag Campaigns
Anita Kuei-Chun Liu, Yotam Ophir, Itai Himelboim, Dror Walter
Journalists’ Views on International Media Freedom Campaigns: Empty Rhetoric or Strategic Narratives?
Martin Scott, Mel Bunce, Maria Carmen Fernandez, Rachel Khan, Mary Myers, Lina Yassin
News Framing and the Applicability of Authoritarian Values: Citizens’ Reasoning on News About Societal Disorder
Mats Ekström, Maria Jervelycke Belfrage
From Bystanders to Perpetrators: The Influence of Normative Perceptions and Cognitive Empathy on Online Hate in Korea
Minwoong Chung, Seyoung Lee, Heejo Keum
Strategies of Receptive Social Media Use: How Users Combine Elements of Styles, Arrangements, Attitudes, and Focus
Benjamin Krämer
The Potential for Media Literacy to Combat Misinformation: Results of a Rapid Evidence Assessment
Nick Anstead, Lee Edwards, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova
“Negro Drama”: Beyond the Colonial Family Romance in Brazilian Hip-Hop
Bryce Henson
The Rise of Pandemic Pundits: Constructing Expertise on TV News During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Germany, Israel, and the United States
Hadas Emma Kedar, Michael Brüggemann
BOOK REVIEWS
Lilie Chouliaraki, Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood
Angeliki Sifaki
Ulrike Klinger, Daniel Kreiss, and Bruce Mutsvairo, Platforms, Power, and Politics: An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age
Chang Zhang, Lexuan Wang
Judith May Fathallah, Killer Fandom: Fan Studies and the Celebrity Serial Killer
Oscar Gómez Pascual
Jessa Lingel, The Gentrification of the Internet: How to Reclaim Our Digital Freedom
Jacob Green
Simone Pfeifer, Christoph Günther, and Robert Dörre (Eds.), Disentangling Jihad, Political Violence and Media
Katherine Bullock
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