This article contributes to the emergent literature on the use of social media at advocacy
organizations. Much of this existing literature focuses on these organizations' production of …

Can social media promote civic engagement and collective action? Advocacy organizations
think so. Obar, Zube, and Lampe surveyed 169 individuals from 53 advocacy groups of …

How are nonprofit organizations utilizing social media to engage in advocacy work? We
address this question by investigating the social media use of 188 501 (c)(3) advocacy …

The social media era ushers in an increasingly “noisy” information environment that renders
it more difficult for nonprofit advocacy organizations to make their voices heard. How then …

Although public relations scholarship has often discussed the possibilities of dialogue and
engagement using social media, research has not truly explored this dynamic. Instead …

Applying the model of engagement, this study tests the effectiveness of social media
advocacy strategies, framing, and mobilizing information related to nonprofit organizations' …

Although the intersection of social media usage and journalism practice enjoys a prominent
place in many scholarly inquiries throughout the field of journalism studies, a …

Gaining an audience on social media is an important goal of contemporary policy advocacy.
While previous studies demonstrate that advocacy-dedicated nonprofit organizations—what …

A survey of scholars in mass communication and related disciplines found that the academic
social network ResearchGate is a popular platform for following like-minded academics …

Investigative reporting is valued by consumers and journalists and is vital to a healthy
democracy. However, it is a resource-and time-intensive practice that is often seen as …