Vol 2. No. 1

June 1, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/jpic.v2.i1

Published: 2018-06-01

Summary: The Journal of Public Interest Communications presents Volume 2, Issue 1, an array of contributions exploring various dimensions of public interest communications (PIC). This issue delves into original research, examining emergent citizen groups, ethical strategic communication, social media hashtag virality, mediated environmental advertising, municipal websites, public lobbying campaigns, and social media engagement.

Contents:

Editor's Essay - Brigitta Brunner

Coming Together Around Hashtags: Exploring the Formation of Digital Emergent Citizen Groups - Andrew S Pyle, Brandon Boatwright

Care in Crisis: An Applied Model of Care Considerations for Ethical Strategic Communication - Julia Daisy Fraustino, Amanda K. Kennedy

The Public Interest Behind #JeSuisCharlie and #JeSuisAhmed: Social Media and Hashtag Virality as Mechanisms for Western Cultural Imperialism - Phillip Arceneaux

Clearcut Persuasion? Audience Cognition of Mediated Environmental Advertising through the Lens of the Elaboration Likelihood Model - Derek Moscato

Searching for City Hall, Digital Democracy, and Public-Making Rhetoric: U.S. Municipal Websites and Citizen Engagement - Jacqueline Johnson Lambiase

Framing “the Public Interest”: Comparing Public Lobbying Campaigns in Four European States - Oyvind Ihlen, Ketil Raknes, Ian Somerville, Chiara Valentini, Charlotte Stachel, Irina Lock, Scott Davidson, Peter Seele

Predicting Public Interest Issue Campaign Participation on Social Media - Jungyun Won, Linda Hon, Ah Ram Lee

On Communications War: Public Interest Communications and Classical Military Strategy - Jasper Fessmann