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Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X
Denetra Walker and Joshua Cloudy. “Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X.” Presentation for 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association. Presented […]
Mitigating the News-Finds-Me Perception: Evaluating the intended (and unintended) effects of educational warnings on political learning
Jang, E., Mengqi (Maggie) Liao, Skurka, C., & Gil de Zúñiga. H. (2026). “Mitigating the News-Finds-Me Perception: Evaluating the intended (and unintended) effects of educational warnings on political learning.” New […]
The role of perceived warmth,
competence, and opportunity on candidate threat perception and campaign participation: Extending the Stereotype Content Model Joshua Cloudy, Gotlieb, M. R., & McLaughlin, B. (In-press). “The role of perceived warmth, competence, […]
Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X
Denetra Walker and Joshua Cloudy (Accepted for presentation). “Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X,” accepted for Presentation at the 76thAnnual […]
Why won’t you answer the question? Mass-mediated deception detection after journalists’ accusations of politicians’ evasion
Abstract: Journalists often accuse politicians of dodging questions. Truth-default theory (TDT) predicts that when journalists serve as de facto deception detectors, the audience will process the messaging through a cognitive […]
Partisanship, Individual Differences, and News Media Exposure as Predictors of Conspiracy Beliefs
Abstract: Conspiracy theories are woven into America’s social and political fabric. While such beliefs help some individuals organize their political world, their popularity also raises concerns about the health of […]