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Crafting Contemporary Documentaries and Docuseries for Global Screens
Art
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Crafting Contemporary Documentaries and Docuseries for Global Screens

Reviews Phoebe Hart's examination of documentary filmmaking in the post-COVID era. Analyzes how filmmakers can balance creative vision with subject agency while adapting to new funding models and work-life considerations.

Beyond Bars: Crafting Freedom Stories with the Seattle Clemency Project
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Beyond Bars: Crafting Freedom Stories with the Seattle Clemency Project

Explores how strategic storytelling can support justice reform and second chances.

Calling All Activists to the Capitol: The Case of Cori Bush's Advocacy for an Eviction Moratorium Extension
Mass Communication
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Calling All Activists to the Capitol: The Case of Cori Bush's Advocacy for an Eviction Moratorium Extension

Reveals how Bush strategically framed her messaging through four key themes: reminding and defining, connecting and broadening dialogue, personalizing and contrasting, and calling for action.

Editors' Essay: "The Power of Community and Resilience"
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Editors' Essay: "The Power of Community and Resilience"

Reflects on how communities demonstrate resilience and mutual support in the face of natural disasters and other challenges.

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
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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
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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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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
Mass Communication
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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
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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.

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