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Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2001
... Initially, a Gaussian ("normal") regression was employed to examine the relationshi... more ... Initially, a Gaussian ("normal") regression was employed to examine the relationship between television viewing ... variable in these regressions is significantly non-normal, with left truncation, a long ... Such distributions, called Poisson distributions, are often, as here, the result of ...
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1994
Abstract: Presents an attempt to cross-validate a widely used set of standard credibility scales.... more Abstract: Presents an attempt to cross-validate a widely used set of standard credibility scales. Finds that the Meyer modification of the Gaziano-McGrath scales appears to validly and reliably measure credibility per se but that a second set of scales posited to measure ...
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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, 1999
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Risk itself can readily be construed as the sum of the likelihood of the occurrence of a hazardou... more Risk itself can readily be construed as the sum of the likelihood of the occurrence of a hazardous event times the severity of the mortality, morbidity or property loss that can be caused by the event or exposure. As such, it would seem likely that humans, as rational entities, could calculate the likelihood of risks from various threats, compare those risks, and rationally choose between such options as energy sources, the risks of vaccination versus a lack of vaccination, and the like without difficulty; yet it is clear that a variety of rational pathologies accompany such decisions. One such pathology is dread risk, defined by Slovic as "perceived lack of control, dread, catastrophic potential, fatal consequences, and the inequitable distribution of risks and benefits." Such risks include nuclear meltdown, risk of Ebola, and other unfamiliar, low-probabilty, and catastrophic risks. Here, I discuss the role of media in the formation of dread risk perceptions, and the uti...
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Speculum, 2000
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Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 2013
ABSTRACT Much has been made of the power of the Internet and related communication technologies t... more ABSTRACT Much has been made of the power of the Internet and related communication technologies to serve as a new public sphere in which democracy can flourish. The evidence, however, has been limited; like the telephone and the postal letter before that, the Internet has powers as a capable tool for organizing social action and protest. Otherwise, though, it seems to have been co-opted by commercial interests and to be used by the public for arguments concerning already settled opinions, a far cry from the fruitful and thoughtful debates demanded by a true public sphere.
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The Journal of American Culture, 2001
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... Initially, a Gaussian ("normal") regression was employed to examine the relationshi... more ... Initially, a Gaussian ("normal") regression was employed to examine the relationship between television viewing ... variable in these regressions is significantly non-normal, with left truncation, a long ... Such distributions, called Poisson distributions, are often, as here, the result of ...
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Abstract: Presents an attempt to cross-validate a widely used set of standard credibility scales.... more Abstract: Presents an attempt to cross-validate a widely used set of standard credibility scales. Finds that the Meyer modification of the Gaziano-McGrath scales appears to validly and reliably measure credibility per se but that a second set of scales posited to measure ...
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Risk itself can readily be construed as the sum of the likelihood of the occurrence of a hazardou... more Risk itself can readily be construed as the sum of the likelihood of the occurrence of a hazardous event times the severity of the mortality, morbidity or property loss that can be caused by the event or exposure. As such, it would seem likely that humans, as rational entities, could calculate the likelihood of risks from various threats, compare those risks, and rationally choose between such options as energy sources, the risks of vaccination versus a lack of vaccination, and the like without difficulty; yet it is clear that a variety of rational pathologies accompany such decisions. One such pathology is dread risk, defined by Slovic as "perceived lack of control, dread, catastrophic potential, fatal consequences, and the inequitable distribution of risks and benefits." Such risks include nuclear meltdown, risk of Ebola, and other unfamiliar, low-probabilty, and catastrophic risks. Here, I discuss the role of media in the formation of dread risk perceptions, and the uti...
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ABSTRACT Much has been made of the power of the Internet and related communication technologies t... more ABSTRACT Much has been made of the power of the Internet and related communication technologies to serve as a new public sphere in which democracy can flourish. The evidence, however, has been limited; like the telephone and the postal letter before that, the Internet has powers as a capable tool for organizing social action and protest. Otherwise, though, it seems to have been co-opted by commercial interests and to be used by the public for arguments concerning already settled opinions, a far cry from the fruitful and thoughtful debates demanded by a true public sphere.
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