Long before ‘sup’ and ‘hwu’ there was ‘Hw r u ts mng?’ From “lol” to “brb,” the...
Communication
In an age of electronic communication it is easy to forget the vital role that letter-writing played...
One of the largest analyses to date on how fake news spread on Twitter both during and...
Because Mayan hieroglyphs have yet to be encoded, the ancient Mayan emperor K’inich Janaab’ Pakal would have...
This tactic could set a political foe aside from the whole community and turn the audience against...
Making sure what’s intended is what’s heard can be more difficult than it seems. Melvin Gaal (mindsharing.eu)...
Image by DonkeyHotey, CreativeCommons It may be helpful to offer the old expression “if you are looking for...
Javier Zarracina/Vox Subjective experiences, compelling storytelling, and tenacity of conviction do not alone make an idea worthwhile. By...
Creative Commons At the intersection of applied linguistics and journalism studies lies media linguistics. By Dr....
Recasting studies of communication in terms of a ritual model. By Dr. James W. Carey Communication Theorist, Former Professor...
Look at us! / Photo by Lewis Minor, Flickr, Creative Commons People have long used media to...
By Dr. Vlad Petre Glăveanu / 08.31.2017 Associate Professor of Psychology Webster University Geneva It is always...
Men working at a printing press, proofing copy, inking, and setting type. Wood engraving after a woodcut...
Cleopatra, being an account of the fall and vengeance of Harmachis, the royal Egyptian, as set forth...
“Now is the time for us to set the terms of the conversation, to push back with...
Wikimedia Commons Looking at the various forms of propaganda in circulation during the Russian Revolution. By Dr. Katya Rogatchevskaia...
Edward Bernays applied the principles of propaganda to marketing. Bruce Henschel/Flickr While no single person can claim exclusive...
All rhetorical techniques are designed to enhance one of the three pillars of communication: ethos, logos and...
Aristotle s definition of rhetoric in one founding text in the rhetorical tradition. The role of rhetoric...
You heard it say what? Roman Stetsyk/Shutterstock.com Where you come down on the latest internet hullabaloo depends on...
Could these gentlemen be early pioneers of textspeak? Council Flat Holm Project/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Long before ‘sup’ and...
Tricky. South Vietnam’s President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu meeting President Richard Nixon on 2 April 1973. Flickr/AP By Dr....
Donald Trump posts a link to his very own ‘Real News Update’ on Facebook. Donald J. Trump/Facebook The best...
The presidential limousine drives by empty stands in front of the White House during the presidential inaugural...
Image Creative Commons By Dr. Jack Lule Joseph B. McFadden Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Communication Lehigh University...
Because you’ve never seen it before, right? Heather By Dr. Sara Peters / 03.08.2018 Assistant Professor of Psychology...
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.03.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Communication: History and Forms Introduction Before we...
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.03.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Pop Culture Mania Figure 1.1: Just as...
How should you communicate? By Dr. Alexis Elder / 12.03.2017 Assistant Professor of Philosophy University of Minnesota Duluth Suppose...
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 02.28.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief 1 – Introduction 1.2 – Overview In...