Mass Communication

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"

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

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

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

Editors’ Essay: Empowering Narratives in Public Interest Communications

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

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

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

Applying Care to Political Public Relations: Crisis Communications Following the Terrorist Attack in New Zealand: Crisis Communications Following the Terrorist Attack in New Zealand

Witness the effectiveness of care-based political communication in uniting a nation after a terrorist attack, as demonstrated by New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Is Privacy Dead? Does it Matter? How Facebook Frames its Data Policy Through Public Communication

Analyze Facebook's public communication on data collection and privacy, investigating how the company frames its message strategy and the implications for user understanding and data policy.

Formative Research on Promoting Car-Free Youth Transportation

Understand youth perceptions of car-free transportation and learn how to effectively communicate the benefits of choosing car-free mobility through the lens of the theory of planned behavior.