Friday 16 September 2016

Theme 3: Research and Theory (first post)

      The Journal of Communication (JOC) is one of the top-ranked journals around the world. The aim of the journal is to publish the articles related to communication theory and research, from all of the latest and emerging research with the fields of communication and media studies. The scope of the journal includes some areas such as social media and social networks, digital communication, media studies and journalism and mass media.

      The Journal of Communication also publishes the scholarship on all aspects of communication studies. The articles published on the journal address critical theoretical and empirical questions related to the field of communication, which are also relevant to experts within and across specializations.

      The article I selected is published on The Journal of Communication, which is the study regarding the effects of message and social cues on selective exposure to political information on social media.
Social media users was found to interact with measure of psychological well-being, which suggests that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.
The paper examines the theory of explanation, which only addresses the problem of the theory fail to provide the solution on how to solve it.


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