Political Communication

 
Political Communication is the official journal of the APSA Political Communication Section and the ICA Political Communication Division, published by Taylor & Francis.

It is an international journal, published quarterly, that features cutting-edge theory-driven empirical research at the intersection of politics and communication. Its expansive subject is the site of rapid changes and pressing policy concerns worldwide. The journal welcomes all research methods and analytical viewpoints that advance understanding of the practices, processes, content, effects, and policy implications of political communication. Regular symposium issues explore key issues in depth.

You can find the journal’s website here.
 
 
 
Editor
Regina Lawrence – University of Oregon

Founding Editor
Doris A. Graber –  University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Associate Editors
Kevin Arceneaux – Temple University, USA
Johanna Dunaway – Texas A&M, USA
Frank Esser – University of Zurich, Switzerland
Daniel Kreiss – University of North Carolina, USA
Eike Mark Rinke – University of Leeds, UK
Kjerstin Thorson – Michigan State University, USA

Forum Editor
Mike Wagner – University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
 


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Toxicity and Moral Rhetoric in Video- and Text-Based Digital Platforms: A Multimethod Study of Political Talk Shows and News Articles in TaiwanTowards the Comparative Study of Domestic Influence Operations: Cyber Troops and Elite Competition in Indonesia, the Philippines and ThailandBuying State Power: How Elite-Led Propaganda Through Advertising Mechanisms is Connected to Democratic Weakening in Four CountriesJournalists as Reluctant Political Prophets‘These Guys are Weird as Hell’: On the Democratic Party’s Use of ‘Weird’ During the 2024 US Presidential Election CampaignFrom Diplomacy to Disrespect: Conversational Polarization in the Oval Office“The People” Imagined, Felt, and Experienced by Populist Supporters: A Cross-National and Cross-Ideological ApproachAffording Fragmented Audiences: Multi-Platform Deliberation within the Five Star MovementDo Politicians’ Genders Influence Voter Persuasion?Self-Reported Exposure and Beliefs About Misinformation Across a U.S. Presidential Election Cycle: Expressive Responding and Motivated ReasoningDynamic Legitimation Theory and Populist Authoritarian Leaders: The Rhetorical Framing of International Status for Domestic LegitimacyCorrectionWatching a Show versus Being There: Embodied Gatekeeping and Visual Perspective in CongressOutsiders in the Media: How a Sense of “Foreignness” Shapes Support for Censorship in ChinaPropaganda during Economic Crises: Reference Point Adjustment in Economic NewsThe Implications of Epistemic Polarization and Factual Relativism for Misinformation Research and DemocracyHow Should We Study Multiple Platforms? Lessons from Deliberative Systems TheoryToward Conceptualizing Bounded Social Media PlacesUnited in Difficult Times? Investigating Party Communication on EU SolidarityMisperceptions of Public Opinion During Crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 PandemicCorrectionFrom Entertainment to Engagement? Entertainment Figures’ Political Messaging and Audience Responses in the Digital AgeThe Local News Crisis and Political ScandalThe Political Court: Newspaper Coverage, Appointment Politics, and Public Support of the United States Supreme Court, 1980–2023Motivating Future Voters: Comparing the Effects of ‘I Voted’ and ‘I Will Vote’ Stickers on Intention to VoteHow (Gendered) Media Portrayals of Refugees Affect Attitudes Toward Immigration. The Moderating Role of Political IdeologyDepolarizing within the Comfort of Your Party: Experimental Evidence from Online WorkshopsThe Role of Framing, Race, and Symbolic Racism in Policy SupportThe Impact of Media Framing in Complex Information EnvironmentsElection Denial as a News Coverage Dilemma: A Survey Experiment with Local JournalistsRooted in White Identity Politics: Tracing the Genealogy of Critical Race Theory Discourse in Identity-Based DisinformationLinguistic Choices as Political Participation: The Political Voice of Ukrainian Refugee and Migrant Mothers