CRC research fellows presented the following research at the 2016 ICA conference in Fukuoka, Japan:
Breuer, A. & Groshek, J. Assessing the potential of ICTs for participatory development in Sub-Saharan Africa with evidence from urban Togo. To be presented in the “Globalization and Digital Media: Implications for Social Change” session in the Global Communication and Social Change Division.
Groshek, J. & Christensen, B. Emerging media and press freedoms as determinants of nonviolent and violent political conflicts, 1990-2006. To be presented in the “Media & Democracy: Press Freedom and Censorship” session in the Political Communication Division.
Groshek, J. Organically modified news networks: Gatekeeping in social media coverage of genetically modified organisms. To be presented in the “Communicating Nature, Sustainability, and Environmental Issues Using Online Media Channels” session in the Environmental Communication Division.
Guo, L. WeChat as a semi-public alternative sphere: Exploring the use of WeChat among Chinese older adults. To be presented in the “The Politics of Social Media in China” session in the Communication and Technology Division.
Halpern, D., Valenzuela, S. & Katz, J. E. How deliberation leads to collective efficacy in social media: An experiment from the field. To be presented in the “Processing Social Information” session in the Information Systems Division.
Halpern, D., Valenzuela, S. & Katz, J. E. Selfies and romantic relationships: Self projection via online images associated with lower quality of romantic relationships. To be presented in the “Selfies and Self-Presentation Online” session in the Communication and Technology Division.
Halpern, D., Valenzuela, S. & Katz, J. E. “Selfiessism” or “Narcissism”? A crosslagged panel answer. To be presented in the “CAT Hybrid Session 3: Social Media, Interactions and Self-Presentation” session in the Communication and Technology Division.
Krakowiak, K. M., & Tsay-Vogel, M. Are good characters better for us? The effect of morality salience on entertainment selection and recovery outcomes. To be presented in the “Audience Connections to Characters” session in the Mass Communication Division.
Shriram, K., Cummings, J. J., Oh, S. Y., Laha, B, & Bailenson, J. N. The influence of immersive system features and potential interactions on user presence. To be presented in the “CAT Hybrid Session 2: Virtual Experiences and Interaction” session in the Communication and Technology Division.
Tsay-Vogel, M., & Krakowiak, K. M. The virtues and vices of social comparisons: Examining assimilative and contrastive emotional reactions to media characters. To be presented in the “Audience Connection to Characters” session in the Mass Communication Division.