New study finds that more intense fact-checking labels had null effects on messages’ perceived credibility and may reduce social media engagement, especially when attributed to AI. #FactChecking #AI Jingwen Zhang Haoning Xue Dr. Cuihua (Cindy) Shen Magdalena Wojcieszak doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

Our new special issue 'Celebrating 50 years of Theory in Human Communication Research' will be open access during May 2024. Check out (for free) cutting-edge discussions about creating and advancing theory for understanding the communication discipline. academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/50/2

A new HCR study by Ursula Kristin Schmid, Magdalena Obermaier & Diana Rieger examines online counteractions against hate speech as a form of civic participation and emphasizes the importance of Internet users’ personal political characteristics. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

HCR's 50th Anniversary issue 'Reflecting on 50 years of theory in Human Communication Research: where do we go from here' has been published! Thank you guest editors Mary Beth Oliver Homero Gil de Zúñiga Tammy Afifi academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/50/2

This new article presents strategies for bringing critical consciousness to quantitative communication research: expanding research scope, framing questions with a social justice lens, critiquing narratives, and incorporating intersectionality. #Quantcrit
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New Human Communication Research study shows that a majority of Republicans back vaccine mandates but may stay silent due to fear of backlash from vocal minority dominating online spaces. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

Special Issue Call for Papers: Communication and the Self
Guest Editors
Markus Appel, University of Würzburg
Amanda Holmstrom, Michigan State University
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Guest Editors: Makus Appel, University of Würzburg, and Amanda Holmstrom, Michigan State University.
Deadline: March 1, 2024

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@DrOseiAppiahet al. find that Whites perceive themselves less similar in values to Whites from a different party than to Blacks from a different party and avoid conversations about race with Whites from a different party than with Blacks from any party.
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New research illuminates the relational maintenance of Latina/o/x/e immigrant families experiencing migration-related separation. Dyadic data reveal temporal and cultural factors influencing maintenance, offering insights into how families maintain bonds. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

Happy holidays HCR readers! Vol. 50, issue #1 (Jan 2024) has now been published. You are invited to read cutting-edge scholarship on media effects, technology, health communication/disparities, narrative, interpersonal and organizational communication academic.oup.com/hcr/issue

A new HCR study from Zicheng Cheng, Yin Yang, and Homero Gil de Zúñiga suggests that second screening for news is linked to people’s belief in the media’s ability to help them understand complex political issues, therefore fostering trust in news media. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

Drawing on the Dunning-Kruger effect, the study finds people often overestimate their knowledge. Examined in the context of South Korea and the U.S., findings reveal how partisan YouTube use shapes self-assessments and perceptions of others.
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What news, video, song, or book would you choose next? Xuanjun Gong and richardhuskey.bsky.social explored the reinforcement learning, exploration, and foraging mechanisms and their computational models to explain and predict sequential media selection Human Communication Research: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hq…

A new piece reviews HCR articles that referred to named theories and find systematic growth in theory use. The authors also analyze theory development strategies and offer recommendations for future theoretical development.
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