Our review, drawing from various fields such as communication, psychology, marketing, and
environmental studies, delves into the potential for humor in pro-environmental messaging …

Political satire has been an object of study for communication researchers for more than a
generation. Focused primarily on the political effects of satire exposure on attitudes and …

Jürgen Habermas is arguably the most influential social theorist and philosopher of the
twentieth century, and his imprint on media and communication studies extends well into the …

Though fear appeals have largely been the default emotional appeal to motivate prosocial
behaviors, research indicates that other emotionally charged messages, like those using …

This study constructs and tests a conceptual model of how and for whom political satire
affects political attitudes. With an experiment, we show that young adults compared to older …

Despite its long history in communication, scholars continue to debate whether humor
enhances or undermines persuasive attempts. To better understand the contingencies of …

Content analyses have focused on the messages offered in political TV satire, and the
communication discipline is amassing solid empirical evidence concerning a range of …

The call for papers that served as a foundation for thisMass Communication and Society
special issue details four hurdles the study of political entertainment media needs to …

Although humor is a recommended strategy for scientists to connect with publics, there is a
lack of empirical evidence concerning its effectiveness. We conduct an experiment to test …

This study tests whether exposure to The Colbert Report influenced knowledge of super
PACs and 501 (c)(4) groups, and ascertains how having such knowledge influenced …