Research in Progress: Ethical organizational listening for stakeholder engagement and responsibility
June 22, 2020
By Marlene S. Neill, Baylor University and Shannon A. Bowen, University of South Carolina
In times of a global pandemic, protests focused on issues of racial injustice, and layoffs associated with a recession, there likely has never been a time that demands ethical listening while facing new barriers toward achieving that objective.
Just how do employers listen when some of the workforce is working from home? How do you listen effectively while practicing social distancing? What types… More
Understanding corporate misinformation and the spread of environmental issues on social media
May 28, 2020
By Fan Yang, University at Albany, SUNY, and Holly Overton, University of South Carolina
Why do people share misinformation, especially when they know it may not be true? How do companies’ efforts to combat misinformation impact individuals’ trust in media sources?
We conducted a series of studies about the psychology behind the spread of misinformation about environmental issues on social media. The results suggest that people share misinformation for self-protection and self-enhancement. Dispute messages, communication that points out… More
Gene Foreman: An ethical journalist from day one
April 28, 2020
Editor's Note: Gene Foreman has been an ethical force in journalism for about half a century. He was honored with a Larry Foster Award at the Page Center Awards in February. In this article, he shares his journey to becoming a beacon of integrity, how it all began and why teaching was a natural fit after he left the newsroom.
By Alyssa DeLuca, Page Center intern
At the age of nine, Gene Foreman knew he was destined… More
Using digital media to engage low-income publics
December 8, 2019
By Ashley Smalls, Page Center graduate student
Social and mobile engagement with low-income individuals in a way that matches their needs is ever evolving. Findings suggest that traditional face-to-face dialogue and engagement may still be the best way to achieve an authentic relationship.
A Page Center-funded study titled “Exploring Digital, Social and Mobile Dialogic Engagement with Low-Income Publics” provides an analysis of interviews with 39 public relations and communications professionals. Interviewees conveyed that social media partnerships… More
Women wearing hijabs in news stories may be judged negatively
December 4, 2019
• Jonathan McVerry
Women wearing a veil or headscarf in the United States may face harsher social judgement, according to a study by Penn State and Page Center researchers that found when given the same information in a news story, some people may consider a woman wearing a headscarf to be more likely to have committed a crime.
The findings — recently published in the journal Mass Communication and Society — suggest potential obstacles that women who wear hijabs may face… More
Preparation, transparency among keys to fighting fake news crises
December 2, 2019
By Nahyun Kim, Page Center graduate student
Fake news has become a real concern for corporations. When fake news about a company goes viral, it is recommended that the company actively engages in refuting the fabricated information to defend its reputation.
To help prepare rapid and effective corporate responses to fake news, a recent study, “Listening In: Fostering Influencer Relationships to Manage Fake News,” investigated how public relations practitioners monitor fake news, and how they can… More
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