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A Place at the Table: A Communication Model for Addressing Food Insecurity
Public Health
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A Place at the Table: A Communication Model for Addressing Food Insecurity

Highlights a Raleigh, NC nonprofit with a pay-what-you-can model cafe that is addressing local food insecurity. Examines the power of fostering a sense of community and dignity to build a more equitable community at the grassroots level.

Puppets, Vaccines, and Public Health: Harnessing Theater to Combat Misinformation in Albania
Public Health
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Puppets, Vaccines, and Public Health: Harnessing Theater to Combat Misinformation in Albania

Explores how creative arts (like puppetry) can be used to convey critical health messages, particularly young audiences. Offers valuable guidance for communicators seeking to develop innovative strategies for advancing public health goals.

Local Governments Leverage Selfie Culture with #CityHallSelfie Campaign
Mass Communication
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20 min read

Local Governments Leverage Selfie Culture with #CityHallSelfie Campaign

Explores how local employees and residents can build connections through an engaging campaign. Offers insight into how public interest communicators can leverage digital platforms for community involvement.

Technology Learning and Justice-Impacted Communities
Mass Communication
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20 min read

Technology Learning and Justice-Impacted Communities

Examines technology adoption and digital literacy in women transitioning from incarceration. Evaluates the impact of targeted, community-centered communication strategies on marginalized populations.

Vol. 8 No. 1: Enhancing Community Through Innovation in Technology and Storytelling
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Vol. 8 No. 1: Enhancing Community Through Innovation in Technology and Storytelling

Offers an overview of included research with commentary on relevance and importance to the field of public interest communications.

Editors’ Essay: Empowering Narratives in Public Interest Communications
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Editors’ Essay: Empowering Narratives in Public Interest Communications

What's new in JPIC? Read the Editors’ Essay to find out!

It’s Good for Me: The Role of Moral Development in Health Advertising Effectiveness
Public Health
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It’s Good for Me: The Role of Moral Development in Health Advertising Effectiveness

Learn how moral development plays a role in designing effective health messages, emphasizing societal values and principles for adolescents.

Get Ratioed: Questioning the Fossil Fuel Industry's Social License to Operate on Twitter
Mass Communication
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Get Ratioed: Questioning the Fossil Fuel Industry's Social License to Operate on Twitter

Uncover how social media can be used to challenge the social license of fossil fuel organizations, questioning their legitimacy and credibility.

Organizational Advocacy for Racial Justice: A Thematic Content Analysis of Corporate Twitter Statements
Mass Communication
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Organizational Advocacy for Racial Justice: A Thematic Content Analysis of Corporate Twitter Statements

Examine how top American brands responded to the murder of George Floyd on Twitter, framing their support for racial justice and taking specific actions.

Conversing or Diffusing Information: An Examination of Public Health Twitter Chats
Public Health
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Conversing or Diffusing Information: An Examination of Public Health Twitter Chats

Analyze the dialogic engagement in CDC-hosted public health Twitter chats and the implications for using social media in public interest communications.

When “Tried and True” Advocacy Strategies Backfire: Narrative Messages Can Undermine State Legislator Support for Early Childcare Policies
Sociology
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When “Tried and True” Advocacy Strategies Backfire: Narrative Messages Can Undermine State Legislator Support for Early Childcare Policies

Examine the unintended effects of policy narratives on state legislators, and the implications for advocacy strategy regarding public investments in quality childcare.

More Than a “Bad Apple”: Applying an Ethics of Care Perspective to a Collective Crisis
Public Health
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More Than a “Bad Apple”: Applying an Ethics of Care Perspective to a Collective Crisis

Uncover how an ethics of care approach can reshape organizational responses in cases of abuse, as seen in the Larry Nassar case.

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