Uptake, Audiences and Explanatory Journalism
This team is researching the theme of uptake and explanatory journalism. This research aims to identify the characteristics of explanatory journalism and advance knowledge of how uptake can be assessed. They are developing a profile of journalism articles with exceptional uptake and building metrics to assess uptake on a variety of platforms.
The research identifies the features of explanatory journalism that attract specific publics in order to enhance the ability to assess information and participate in knowledge construction.
Research Team
Frauke Zeller PhD
Associate Professor
School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Nicole Blanchett PhD
Associate Professor
School of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Sibo Chen PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Charles Davis PhD
Professor
E.S. Rogers Sr. Research Chair in Media Management and Entrepreneurship, RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Robert Clapperton PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Jessica Mudry PhD
Associate Professor
School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Theme publications
- Reporting in a Time of Crisis: Progressive Alternative Media’s Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
Chen, Sibo (2022). Journalism Practice - Assessing the use of explanatory journalistic texts for crisis communication education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Chen, Sibo. (2022). Communication Teacher, 1-19.