Browsing Department of Communication by Author "Wigley, Shelley L."
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Communicating Death to Potential Military Recruits: A Terror Management Theory Approach
Augustine, Amanda M.; 0000-0002-3130-0343 (2019-12-10)Efforts to encourage more citizens to join the military is a prominent duty within a military organization. In order to maintain force strength, military recruiters and marketing teams need to persuade the population to ... -
An Exploration Of Social Media's Influence In Parasocial Relationships Between Sports Fans And Sports Figures
Valero, Melinda Annette (Communication, 2014-03-12)This study used sixteen in-depth interviews with sports fans who claimed to have a favorite sports figure in order to explore parasocial relationships. Parasocial interaction theory was the framework used to explore these ... -
The Right Stuff? Selective Exposure and Political Misinformation on Facebook
Jordan, Amanda (2016-12-20)For a democracy to function optimally, its citizens must arrive at election booths armed with factual and complete information. If the voting public is equipped with misinformation, it is just as detrimental as if they ...