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Neighborhood storytelling networks, internet connectedness, and civic participation Jung, J.-Y., Toriumi, K, & Mizukoshi, S. (2013). Neighborhood storytelling networks, internet connectedness, and civic participation after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Asian Journal of Communication. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/01292986.2013.819930 04/10/18
Multi-level functionality of social media: In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake Jung, J. & Moro, M. (2014). Multi-level functionality of social media: In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Disasters, 38(S2), S123-S143. 04/10/18
Social media, global communications and the Arab Spring Jung, J. (2016). Social media, global communications and the Arab Spring: Cross-level and cross-media story flows. In A. Douai & Ben Moussa, M. (Eds.), Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 04/10/18
Are you an opinion giver, seeker, or both? Re-examining political opinion leadership in the new Jung, J.-Y. & Kim, Y.C. (2016). Are you an opinion giver, seeker, or both? Re-examining political opinion leadership in the new communication environment. International Journal of Communication, 10. 04/10/18
Media dependency theory Jung, J. (2017). Media dependency theory. In P. Roessler (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects. Wiley-Blackwell & International Communication Association. doi: 10.1002/9781118783764.wbieme0063 04/10/18
Newspapers and cross-level communications on social media: A comparative study of Japan, Korea, and Jung, J. & Villi, M. (2017). Newspapers and cross-level communications on social media: A comparative study of Japan, Korea, and Finland. Digital Journalism. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2017.1335605 04/10/18
Transnational communication as a driver of technology adoption in immigrant families Gonzalez, C., & Katz, V.S. (2016). Transnational communication as a driver of technology adoption in immigrant families. International Journal of Communication, 10, 2683-273. 04/10/18
Health and Immigration Gonzalez, C. (2016). “Health and Immigration.” In Contemporary Issues for People of Color: Surviving and Thriving in the U.S. Today (5 of 5 volumes - Immigration/Migration), Eds. Alvaro Huerta, Norma Iglesias-Prieto and Donathan L. Brown. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO / Greenwood. 04/10/18
Language attitudes and the role of community infrastructure: A communication ecology model Giles, H., Katz, V. S. & Lambert, P. (2006). Language attitudes and the role of community infrastructure: A communication ecology model. Moderna Språk C(1), 38-54. 04/10/18
From website to Weibo: New media as catalyst for activating the local communication network Gerson, D., Chen, N.-T. N., Ball-Rokeach, S., & Parks, M. (2016). From website to Weibo: New media as a catalyst for activating the local communication network and civic engagement in a diverse city. In E. Gordon & P. Milhailidis (Eds.), Civic media: Technology, design & practice (pp. 429-434). Cambridge, MA:… 04/10/18
From audience to reporter: Recruiting and training community members at a participatory news site Gerson, D., Chen, N.-T. N., & Wenzel, A. (2017). From audience to reporter: Recruiting and training community members at a participatory news site serving a multiethnic city. Journalism Practice, 11(2-3), 336-354. doi: 0.1080/17512786.2016.1216800 04/10/18
Review of the literature regarding critical information needs of the American Public Friedland, L. A., Napoli, P. M., Ognyanova, K., Weil, C., & Wilson III, E. J. (2012). Review of the literature regarding critical information needs of the American public. Washington, DC: Federal Communications Commission. 03/27/18
Civic actions after September 11: A communication infrastructure perspective Cohen, E. L., Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Jung, J.-Y., & Kim, Y.-C. (2003). Civic actions after September 11: A communication infrastructure perspective. In A. M. Noll (Ed.), Crisis communications: Lessons from September 11 (pp. 31-43). Chicago, IL: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 03/27/18
Communication context, social cohesion, and social capital building among Hispanic immigrant familie Cheong, P. H. (2006). Communication context, social cohesion, and social capital building among Hispanic immigrant families. Community, Work & Family, 9(3), 367-387. 03/27/18
Causing ripples in local power relations Chen, N.-T. N., Ognyanova, K., Zhang, C., Wang, C., Ball-Rokeach, S. J., & Parks, M. (2015). Causing ripples in local power relations: The meso-level influence of a hyperlocal news website. Journalism Studies, 6(18), 710-731. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2015.1078738 03/08/18
The Alhambra Project: A prototype for using communication infrastructure theory Chen, N.-T. N., Liu, W., Ognyanova, K., & Moreno, E. (in press). The Alhambra Project: A prototype for using communication infrastructure theory to construct a community news site. In Y.-C. Kim, M. Matsaganis, H. Wilkin, & J.-Y. Jung J. (Eds.), The communication ecology of 21st century urban communities. New York:… 03/08/18
Participatory design of a mobile platform for social justice Brough, M., Lapsansky, C., Gonzalez, C., Bar, F., & Stokes, B. (2017). Participatory design of a mobile platform for social justice: Reflections on power and participation in the Mobile Voices Project. Mobile Communication, 1-19. doi: 10.1177/2050157917737812 03/08/18
Media systems dependency, symbolic power, and human rights online video; Learning from Burma’s Saffr Brough, M., & Li, Z. (2013). Media systems dependency, symbolic power, and human rights online video: Learning from Burma's “Saffron Revolution” and WITNESS's hub. International Journal of Communication, 7. Retrieved from http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/1423 03/08/18
Intergroup relations in South Los Angeles--Combining communication infrastructure and contact hypoth Broad, G. M., Gonzalez, C., & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (2013). Intergroup relations in South Los Angeles" Combining communication infrastructure and contact hypothesis approaches. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 38, 47-59. 03/08/18
Understanding Communication Ecologies to Bridge Communication Research and Community Action Broad, G. M., Ball-Rokeach, S., Ognyanova, K., Picasso, T., Stokes, B., Villanueva, G. (2013). Understanding Communication Ecologies to Bridge Communication Research and Community Action. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 41(4), 325-345. doi: 10.1080/00909882.2013.844848 03/08/18
More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change Broad, G. M. (2016). More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change. Berkeley: University of California Press. 03/08/18
A Dependency Model of Mass-Media Effects Ball-Rokeach, S. J., & DeFleur, M. L. (1976). A Dependency Model of Mass-Media Effects. Communication Research, 3(1), 3. 03/08/18
The origins of individual media system dependency: A sociological framework Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (1985). The origins of individual media system dependency: A sociological framework. Communication Research, 12(4), 485-510. doi: 10.1177/009365085012004003 03/08/18
Media System Dependency Theory Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (1988). Media System Dependency Theory. In M. DeFleur & S. J. Ball-Rokeach (Eds.), Theories of mass communication (pp. 297-327). White Plains, NY: Longman Group. 03/08/18
Employing communication infrastructure to develop place-based health solutions: A preliminary report Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Moran, M. B., Hether, H. J., & Frank, L. B. (2009). Employing communication infrastructure to develop place-based health solutions: A preliminary report to the California Endowment. Unpublished Manuscript. 03/06/18
Telling the South L.A. storytelling network: A report presented to the California Endowment Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Moran, M.B., Hether, H.J., & Frank, L. B. (2010). Telling the South L.A. storytelling network: A report presented to the California Endowment. Retrieved from http://metaconnects.org/sites/default/files/MetamorphosisTCEDataAnalysisReport2.pdf 03/06/18
A theory of media power and a theory of media use: Different stories, questions, and ways of thinkin Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (1998) A theory of media power and a theory of media use: Different stories, questions, and ways of thinking. Mass Communication and Society, 1 (1-2), 5-40. 03/06/18
Briana Ellerbe 03/06/18
Deborah Neffa Creech 03/06/18
Learn about our latest CIT guided research at ICA’s 68th Annual Conference - Prague! The work of current Metamorphosis Project researchers, Deborah Neffa Creech, Marina Litvinsky, Evelyn Moreno, Briana Ellerbe, and Dr. Ball-Rokeach will be presented at this year’s 68th Annual ICA conference, “Voices” to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, 24-28 May 2018. Current research has been examining neighborhood change in one of… 03/06/18
New Publication Villanueva, G., Gonzalez, C., Son, M., Moreno, E., Liu, W., Ball-Rokeach, S. (2017). Bringing local voices into community revitalization: engaged communication research in Urban planning. Journal of Applied Communication Research. ISSN: 0090-9882 Abstract: The need to better engage low-income communities affected by revitalization of the built environment has been well… 10/12/17
New Publication Communication Asset Mapping: An Ecological Field Application Toward Building Healthy Communities Ecological in orientation and participatory in practice, Communication Asset Mapping (CAM) represents a tool for analyzing urban spaces’ potential as mediums for building healthy communities.  Full Citation: Villanueva, G., Broad, G.M., Gonzalez, C., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Murphy, S. (2016). Communication… 06/20/16
Communication Asset Mapping: An Ecological Field Application Toward Building Healthy Communities Villanueva, G., Broad, G.M., Gonzalez, C., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Murphy, S. (2016). Communication Asset Mapping: An Ecological Field Application Toward Building Healthy Communities. International Journal of Communication 10(2016), 2704-2724 http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/5335/1674 06/20/16
Alhambra Alhambra was chosen in 2008 as a research site because of its limited media coverage, ethnically and linguistically diverse population, and relatively low levels of civic engagement. The neighborhood is located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. It lies approximately eight miles from the Downtown… 04/08/16
International Communication Association Conference 2016 Top Paper Award! The paper title; Wenzel, A., Chen, N., and Zhang, C. (2016). Lawn Bowling Together?: Race, Place, and Community Storytelling in a California Ethnoburbia. International Communication Association. Fukuoka, Japan.  04/08/16
Chi Zhang 04/06/16
Marina Litvinsky 04/06/16
Stella Chung 04/06/16
Breanna Morrison 04/06/16
Recent Publications by Metamorphosis Project Associates 1. More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change, Written by Dr. Garrett Broad, published by University of California Press in 2016; “Focusing on the work of several food justice groups” including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California… 02/24/16
Andrea Wenzel 04/13/15
A Remarkable and Proud Moment in Metamorphosis Project History/Legacy: Recent Job Hires A remarkable and proud moment in Metamorphosis Project history and for Principal Investigator, Dr. Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach, where four of her recent advisees and two longtime members of the Metamorphosis Project are beginning new assistant professor positions across the United States. Starting in the fall 2015, three of Dr. Ball-Rokeach’s… 02/23/15
New chapter just published on Media System Dependency Theory Dr. Katherine Ognyanova and Dr. Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach just published Political Efficacy on the Internet: A Media System Dependency Approach In Communication and Information Technologies Annual. Published online: 30 Jan 2015; 3-27. Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S2050-206020150000009001 : 02/05/15
Political Efficacy on the Internet: A Media System Dependency Approach Ognyanova, K., Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2015). "Political Efficacy on the Internet: A Media System Dependency Approach" In Communication and Information Technologies Annual. Published online: 30 Jan 2015; 3-27. Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S2050-206020150000009001 02/05/15
Top Paper Award at NCA Minhee Son wins Top Paper Award at the most recent National Communication Association Conference in Chicago, IL. “Migration and Mobile Communication Research: A Review of the Current Literature and Suggested Direction for the Future,” Presented during Communication and the Future Division (Role: Author) 02/05/15
Eating in Alhambra: Food storytelling and intergroup relations Wenzel, A. (2014). Eating in Alhambra: Food storytelling and intergroup relations. Paper presented at the 3rd Global Conference of Food: A Making Sense of: Project. Oxford, United Kingdom. 10/06/14
Causing ripples in local power relations: A case study of the meso-level influence of a hyperlocal n Chen, N.-T. N., Ognyanova, K., Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Wang, C., & Zhang, C. (2014). Causing ripples in local power relations: A case study of the meso-level influence of a hyperlocal news website. Paper to be presented at the National Communication Association. Chicago, IL. 10/06/14
Agenda setting of media, public, and a local news website: Matches and mismatches An, Z., Chen, N.-T. N., Liu, W., & Zhao, N. (2014). Agenda setting of media, public, and a local news website: Matches and mismatches. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA. 10/06/14
Communication and socio-demographic forces shaping civic engagement patterns in a multiethnic city Chen, N.-T. N., Ognyanova, K., Zhao, N., Liu, W., Gerson, D., Ball-Rokeach, S., & Parks, M. (2013). Communication and socio-demographic forces shaping civic engagement patterns in a multiethnic city. In P. Moy (Ed.), Communication and community (pp. 207-232). New York: Hampton Press. 10/06/14
online participation in a community context: patterns of civic engagement and connections to local c Ognyanova, K., Chen, N.-T. N., An, Z., Son, M., Gerson, D., Ball-Rokeach, S., & Parks, M. (2013). Online participation in a community context: Patterns of civic engagement and connections to local communication resources. International Journal of Communication, 7, 2433-2456. Retrieved from http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2287/1018 10/06/14
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