All Outputs (36)

Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use (2017)
Journal Article
Manzi, C., Coen, S., Regalia, C., Yévenes, A., Giuliani, C., & Vignoles, V. (2018). Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.046

Facebook (FB) is a social network allowing people to express their own identity. We propose that the frequency of use of FB can be explained in part by two identity processes: identity motives satisfaction (esteem, continuity, belonging and efficacy)... Read More about Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use.

Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news (2017)
Journal Article
Masini, A., Van Aelst, P., Mancini, P., Zerback, T., Teineman, C., Mazzoni, M., …Coen, S. (2018). Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news. Journalism Studies, 19(15), 2324-2343. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2017.1343650

News media can be considered to fulfil their democratic role as a “marketplace of ideas” only if they present a diverse content that gives space to a wider range of ideas and viewpoints. But how can content diversity be assessed? And what determine... Read More about Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news.

I dig therefore we are : community archaeology, place-based social identity, and intergroup relations within local communities (2017)
Journal Article
Coen, S., Meredith, J., & Condie, J. (2017). I dig therefore we are : community archaeology, place-based social identity, and intergroup relations within local communities. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 27(3), 212-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2299

Community involvement in archaeological digs aims to reconnect people with the history and heritage of where they live. This paper applies social psychological theories to understand how community archaeological projects create opportunities for plac... Read More about I dig therefore we are : community archaeology, place-based social identity, and intergroup relations within local communities.

Why are “others" so polarized? Perceived political polarization and media use in 10 countries (2016)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Rojas, H., Wojcieszak, M., Aalberg, T., Coen, S., Curran, J., …Tiffen, R. (2016). Why are “others" so polarized? Perceived political polarization and media use in 10 countries. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 21(5), 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12166

This study tests the associations between news media use and perceived political polarization, conceptualized as citizens’ beliefs about partisan divides among major political parties. Relying on representative surveys in Canada, Colombia, Greece,... Read More about Why are “others" so polarized? Perceived political polarization and media use in 10 countries.

Non verbal Communication (2016)
Book Chapter
Coen, S. (2016). Non verbal Communication. In G. Mazzoleni (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication. The Wiley-Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Political Communication.: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118541555.wbiepc128

The entry describes the historical, theoretical, and empirical development of scholarship concerning nonverbal communication spanning across disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and communication. It illustrates how the study of nonverbal commu... Read More about Non verbal Communication.

The age of celebrity politics (2015)
Journal Article
Coen, S. (2015). The age of celebrity politics. Psychologist (Leicester), 28(5), 372-375

From celebrity candidates and aspiring singing Prime Ministers to candidates becoming the focus of gossip magazines, the boundaries between celebrity and politics are becoming increasingly blurred. With the National Elections approaching, this... Read More about The age of celebrity politics.

The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues (2014)
Journal Article
Hichy, Z., Coen, S., & Di Marco, G. (2014). The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11(1), 82-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2014.914005

The aim of this study was to test the effects of religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and secularism of state on attitude towards both same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Moreover, the mediating effects of seculari... Read More about The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues.

Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’and ‘media malaise’theories of the media : an 11-nation study (2014)
Journal Article
Curran, J., Coen, S., Soroka, S., Hayashi, K., Hichy, Z., Iyengar, S., …Tiffen, R. (2014). Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’and ‘media malaise’theories of the media : an 11-nation study. Journalism, 15(7), 815-833. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884913520198

This study, based on a content analysis of television news and survey in eleven nations, explores the split between those who see the media as politically alienating and others who see the media as encouraging greater political involvement. Here, w... Read More about Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’and ‘media malaise’theories of the media : an 11-nation study.

Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge (2013)
Journal Article
Soroka, S., Andrews, B., Toril, A., Shanto, I., Curran, J., Coen, S., …Jones, P. (2013). Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge. British Journal of Political Science, 43(4), 719-739. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123412000555

Public service broadcasters (PSBs) are a central part of national news media landscapes. In many countries, PSBs are the first choice of citizens when it comes to news providers. And in perhaps more countries still, PSBs are thought of as specialists... Read More about Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge.

A matter of law and order : reporting the Salford riots in local news webpages (2013)
Journal Article
Coen, S., & Jones, C. (2014). A matter of law and order : reporting the Salford riots in local news webpages. Contemporary Social Science, 9(1), 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2013.851407

On 9 August 2011, hundreds of citizens gathered in the streets of Salford, predominately in the precinct area. Violence escalated as commercial and domestic properties were set on fire and rioters engaged in widespread looting. Simultaneously, riots... Read More about A matter of law and order : reporting the Salford riots in local news webpages.

Sources in the news (2013)
Journal Article
Tiffen, R., Jones, P., Rowe, D., Aalberg, T., Coen, S., Curran, J., …Soroka, S. (2014). Sources in the news. Journalism Studies, 15(4), 374-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2013.831239

In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems.... Read More about Sources in the news.

Online threat, but television is still dominant (2013)
Journal Article
Papathanassopoulos, S., Coen, S., Curran, J., Aalberg, T., Rowe, D., Jones, P., …Tiffen, R. (2013). Online threat, but television is still dominant. Journalism Practice, 7(6), 670-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2012.761324

As news media change, so media news consumption changes with them. This paper, part of a larger international research project involving 11 countries in four continents (Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia), is focused on news consumption. As the ra... Read More about Online threat, but television is still dominant.

Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception (2010)
Journal Article
Curran, J., Salovaara-Moring, I., Coen, S., & Iyengar, S. (2010). Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception. Journalism, 11(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884909350640

The Finnish media devote more attention to hard news than the British media, yet Finns are less interested in politics than the British. The principal reason for this difference in news values is that Finnish TV is more subject to public service infl... Read More about Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception.

Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Iyengar, S., Curran, J., Lund, A., Salovaara‐Moring, I., Hahn, K., & Coen, S. (2010). Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 20(3), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2010.490707

We propose a context-dependent approach to the study of political information. Combining a content analysis of broadcast news with a national survey measuring public awareness of various events, issues, and individuals in the news, we show that prop... Read More about Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective.

Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model
Journal Article
Oni, O., & Coen, S. (in press). Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model

The transformative potential of new interactive technology in journalism and specifically in broadcasting, where it touches on participatory programming is widely acknowledged in recent scholarship. Yet, there is no consensus on the implications of i... Read More about Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model.

The use of religious metaphors by UK newspapers to describe and denigrate climate change
Journal Article
Woods, R., Fernandez, A., & Coen, S. The use of religious metaphors by UK newspapers to describe and denigrate climate change. Public Understanding of Science, 21(3), 323-339. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510385061

British newspapers have denigrated anthropogenic climate change by misrepresenting scientific consensus and/or framing climate change within unsympathetic discourses. One aspect of the latter that has not been studied is the use of metaphor to dispar... Read More about The use of religious metaphors by UK newspapers to describe and denigrate climate change.