Journal of Communication (December 2005; Vol. 55, No. 4)

2004 ICA Presidential Address-----------------------------------------------------------------
How We Talk About How We Talk: Communication Theory in the Public Interest Robert T. Craig J Commun 2005 55: 659-667. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/659?etoc

Research Articles-----------------------------------------------------------------
A (Re)Conceived Feminist Paradigm for Public Relations: A Case for Substantial Improvement Linda Aldoory J Commun 2005 55: 668-684. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/668?etoc

The Role of Trust in Channels of Strategic Communication for Building Civil Society Carl H. Botan and Maureen Taylor J Commun 2005 55: 685-702. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/685?etoc

Publish or Perish: A Limited Author Analysis of ICA and NCA Journals Ulla Bunz J Commun 2005 55: 703-720. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/703?etoc

A Social Skill Account of Problematic Internet Use Scott E. Caplan J Commun 2005 55: 721-736. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/721?etoc

Use and Disuse of Contextual Primes in Dynamic News Environments Young Mie Kim J Commun 2005 55: 737-755. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/737?etoc

The Genesis of Civic Awareness: Agenda Setting in Political Socialization Spiro Kiousis, Michael McDevitt, and Xu Wu J Commun 2005 55: 756-774. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/756?etoc

Unifying or Polarizing? Short-Term Effects and Postdebate Consequences of Different Rhetorical Strategies in Televised Debates Carsten Reinemann and Marcus Maurer J Commun 2005 55: 775-794. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/775?etoc

Economic Individualism, Humanitarianism, and Welfare Reform: A Value-Based Account of Framing Effects Fuyuan Shen and Heidi Hatfield Edwards J Commun 2005 55: 795-809. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/795?etoc

Media Exposure and Attention as Mediating Variables Influencing Social Risk Judgments Michael D. Slater and Kenneth A. Rasinski J Commun 2005 55: 810-827. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/810?etoc

The Rules of Virtual Groups: Trust, Liking, and Performance in Computer-Mediated Communication Joseph B. Walther and Ulla Bunz J Commun 2005 55: 828-846. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/828?etoc

Parental Mediation of Children's Television Viewing in Low-Income Families Ron Warren J Commun 2005 55: 847-863. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/847?etoc

Review and Criticism-----------------------------------------------------------------
The State of Media Literacy Education: Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture. By David Buckingham. Cambridge, UK: Polity/Blackwell, 2003. 232 pp. $64.95 (hard), $28.95 (soft). * Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production and Social Change. By Steven Goodman. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. 144 pp. $42.00 (hard), $19.95 (soft). * Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach. By W. James Potter. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004. $85.95 (hard), $43.95 (soft). Renee Hobbs J Commun 2005 55: 865-871. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/865?etoc

Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing: The Evidence: Edited by Wesley Skogan & Kathleen Frydl. National Research Council Committee to Review Research on Police Policy & Practices, Committee on Law & Justice, Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences & Education. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004. pp. xiii + 413. $44.95 (hard). Michelle Chernikoff Anderson and Howard Giles J Commun 2005 55: 872-874. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/872?etoc

Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery: An Essay on Popular Culture: By Eva Illouz. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003. 300 pp. $73.50 (hard), $24.00 (soft). David W. Park J Commun 2005 55: 874-875. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/874?etoc

Classical Film Violence: Designing and Regulating Brutality in Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1968: By Stephen Prince. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2003. 331 pp. $62.00 (hard), $23.00 (soft). Paul Messaris J Commun 2005 55: 875-876. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/875?etoc

Big Media, Big Money: Cultural Texts and Political Economics: By Ronald V. Bettig & Jeanne Lynn Hall. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. x + 181 pp. $65.00 (hard), $24.95 (soft). Eileen R. Meehan J Commun 2005 55: 876-878. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/876?etoc

The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories That Shape the Political World: By Kathleen Hall Jamieson & Paul Waldman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 240 pp. $26.00 (hard), $14.95 (soft) Weiwu Zhang J Commun 2005 55: 878-880. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/878?etoc

The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines Between Entertainment and Persuasion: Edited by L. J. Shrum. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2004. 376 pp. $89.95 (hard), $39.95 (discounted). Jan Van den Bulck J Commun 2005 55: 880-882. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/880?etoc

Survivor Lessons: Essays on Communication and Reality Television: Edited by Matthew J. Smith & Andrew F. Wood. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003. 241 pp. $39.95 (paper). Hillary Warren J Commun 2005 55: 882-883. http://joc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/55/4/882?etoc