Faculty research profiles
Melinda McAdams
Summary
Professor McAdams studies new communication technologies, online journalism, interactivity and multimedia, the Internet, and changes in societies that are related to the adoption and diffusion of new communication technologies. She is especially interested in ways of ensuring that people in a democratic society have the information they need to effectively self-govern.
Recent publications
Articles
Armstrong, C. L., & McAdams, M. J. (2009, April). Blogs of information: How gender cues and individual motivations influence perceptions of credibility. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(3), 435–456.
Book Chapters
Armstrong, C. L., & McAdams, M. J. (2009). Believing blogs: Does a blogger's gender influence credibility? In Rebecca Lind (Ed.), Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers. Allyn & Bacon.
McAdams, M. Flash Journalism: How to Create Multimedia News Packages (Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press/Elsevier, 2005).
McGuire, M., Stilborne,L.; McAdams,M. and Hyatt,L. The Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists, 2002-2003/3rd ed. (New York:Guilford, 2002. Toronto:Trifolium Books, 2002)
Keywords
interactivity, journalism, online journalism, online media, multimedia, online newspapers, journalism field, online, photojournalism, online video, storytelling, graphics, interactive graphics, Flash, Flash journalism, design, Web design, interface design, usability, databases, blogs, bloggers, Weblogs, citizen journalism, citizen journalists, user generated content, podcasts, podcasting, mobile data, mobile Internet, wireless, WiFi, broadband, Web, WWW, Internet, networks, social networks, network society, community, access, alternative media, public sphere, democratic discourse, participatory democracy, democratic society
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