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Consider the Redirect: A Missing Dimension of Wikipedia Research
(2015-06)A feature of most wikis, “redirects” are special pages that silently transport visitors to other pages. In Wikipedia, the only indication that one has visited a redirect is that the page title and the URL in the browser ... -
Materiality: Challenges and Opportunities for Communication Theory
(University of Washington Department of Communication, 2014-05)Increasingly, communication researchers are issuing calls for attention to the role materiality plays in communication processes (e.g., Boczkowski, 2004; Boczkowski & Lievrouw, 2008; Leonardi & Barley, 2008; Leonardi, ... -
Conflicts of interest in translational research
(2004)Translational research requires a team approach to scientific inquiry and product development. Translational research teams consist of basic and clinical scientists who can be members of both academic and industrial ... -
How Balanced Discussion Shapes Knowledge, Public Perceptions, and Attitudes: A Case Study of Deliberation on the Los Alamos National Laboratory
(2006)Prior research has demonstrated the potential impact of carefully orchestrated public forums, such as National Issues Forums and deliberative polls. Many public discussions, however, lack the careful design and focused ... -
Public Deliberation as the Organizing Principle of Political Communication Research
(2008)During the past fifteen years, public deliberation has become an important focus of research, theory, and public practice. This has sometimes led to a variety of narrow conceptualizations that limit deliberation to particular ...