Dr. Colleen Connolly-Ahern
connolly-ahern.bsky.social
Dr. Colleen Connolly-Ahern
@connolly-ahern.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Penn State University
Senior Research Fellow, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication
Author, Make Book Club Lit Again: Recipes and Ideas to Bring Classics to Life
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The Sept 2025 issue of JMCQ is out! #commsky
Inside:
— Forum on open-source investigations (OSINV)
— Studies on war reporting
— Research on journalistic roles
— Studies on visual & multimodal communication
Explore here 👉 journals.sagepub.com/toc/jmqc/102... @profdimitrova.bsky.social
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 3
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 3
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August 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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At JMCQ, we have a large number of published works to select for recognition every year. Although only one can be the winner, we *ungate* the Top 5 Articles to show the solid work and range of methods/theories used by @jmcquarterly.bsky.social authors. Enjoy!!
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June 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Is this bad this seems bad
“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”

(h/t FreightWaves)
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Congratulations to Ewa Nowak-Teter for publishing some great reflections on the difficulty inherent to attempts to reconcile social medialogic and journalistic independence. #commsky @profdimitrova.bsky.social
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
How to Reconcile Water and Fire: Social Media Logic and Journalistic Independence - Ewa Nowak-Teter, 2025
This study explores how social media logic combined with mass media logic challenges the practice of news journalism. By operationalizing different media logics...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hawaii never disappoints — blue skies AND rainbows #blueskyMonday #norainnorainbows
April 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Got a start on Jennifer Steinglass’ The Harvester sweater at Centre County Knitters’ #knitforfood gathering #🧶 #knit #knitting #yarn
April 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Deepest thanks to @booker.senate.gov for the Master Class in democracy. I see you. I appreciate you. I believe in you. #democrats
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence

National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.

This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Mismatched mittens for my daughter with the leftover yarn from her Petrified Forest beanie. #knitting #knits #madebyhand #shopyourstash
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Signs you’re in Hawai’i 😄 #travel #bigisland #nationalparks #usnps #hawaii
January 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In case any of my friends need this information
Be prepared for ICE raids. Here are some tips, if you need them or know someone who might.
January 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Congratulations to the newest member of the JMCQ editorial team @jmcquarterly.bsky.social @profdimitrova.bsky.social
We extend a wholeheartedly welcome to our new Associate Editor, Celeste González de Bustamante! 🎉 #commsky
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Here, at 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆, we are big fans of the concept of starting off the year with good news. So, we take the opportunity to extend a warm welcome to Celeste González de Bustamante -- our new Associate Editor! ♥️ #commsky
January 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Celebrated our 32nd #anniversary with a trip to #fallingwaters in Western PA #midmod #midcenturymodern #midmodarchitecture
November 14, 2023 at 10:04 PM