Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2026

“Have the writers actually read abortion law?”: using YouTube comments to explore audience responses to entertainment TV abortion plotlines

in Health Communication

Stephanie Herold
Piper Narendorf
Beth Hoffman

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1847029

390 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2026

From worship to collective practice: zakat, local leadership, and social change in Indonesia

in Organizational Communication

Abdul Malik
Liza Diniarizky Putri
Media Sucahya
Abdul Hamid bin Saifuddin

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1839828

111 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Adaptive communication strategies for energy and economic resilience in Jakarta's positioning within global discourse (amid VUCA to BANI challenges through ICT innovations)

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Themotia Titi Widaningsih
Algooth Putranto

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1860875

443 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Artificial intelligence in news analysis: social and ethical implications for media practice

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Hunida Gindil Abu Backer
Ayman Mohammed Abdelkader El-Shaikh
Amel Ibrahim Ahmed Abuzaid

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1894103

386 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Aug 2026

Women in Directing and Screenwriting: The Capital Allocation Puzzle in Commercial Film

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Anja G Huwiler

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Knowledge acquisition mechanisms during movie viewing: a case study of the impact of science fiction films on scientific thinking skills

in Science and Environmental Communication

Lingqiang Kong
Hongyan Gao
Derui Kong
Yuxiang An

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1875857

477 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Young and realistic? A transnational case for critical language awareness in climate and energy education

in Science and Environmental Communication

Daniel Wuebben
Sonia-Aránzazu Ferruz-González
Duilio Lorenzo Calcagno
Marta Paradés
Almudena González del Valle-Brena

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1876994

242 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Lügenpresse on the right-wing beat: German journalists and their hostile sources

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Karin Assmann

Frontiers in Communication

108 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Translating Rhetorical Hype in Chinese Political Discourse: A Genre-Based Corpus Study of Chinese Government White Papers

in Culture and Communication

Luojia Wang

Frontiers in Communication

Review

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Toward an Integrated Framework of Media Dependency: A Theoretical Review of Uses–Dependency and New Media Dependency Models

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Safran Safar Almakaty
Mohammad Alquaary
Hossam Fayez

Frontiers in Communication

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

The mediated dream: Paprika, digital subjectivity, and the cultural industry

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Alvaro Acevedo-Merlano

Frontiers in Communication

Systematic Review

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Virtual influencers in advertising and marketing communication: mapping the intellectual landscape of research on consumer psychology and human-AI interaction

in Advertising and Marketing Communication

Donia Khalfallah

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1894984

347 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Artificial intelligence and media labour transformation in Arab journalism: professional identity, behavioural change, and ethical challenges

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Rania Abdel Qader Abdallah
Sawsan Taha
Rahima Aissani

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1841854

259 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Problem analysis and policy directions toward improved language accessibility in geologic risk communication

in Disaster Communications

Fatima M. Moncada
Ma. Mylene Martinez-Villegas
Jeffrey S. Perez
Joan C. Salcedo
Ramil B. Atando
Charmaine V. Villamil
Lucille Rose D. Sanico
Jesus Rafael B. Jarata

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1825578

824 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Digital Discourse of Indonesian Netizens on the US–Israel–Iran War on TikTok: A Virtual Netnography Study

in Culture and Communication

Rudianto Rudianto
arif hamdani margolang
suci ledia khairina

Frontiers in Communication

129 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Cultural Values and AI Influencers: How Trust and Attachment Drive Decision Confidence Among Consumers in Beauty and Fashion Market

in Advertising and Marketing Communication

Ebenezer Arthur Duncan
Winston Asiedu Inkumsah
Rockson Opare-Boateng

Frontiers in Communication

167 views

Review

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Influencing Young Minds: A Hybrid Review and Research Agenda on Influencer Marketing and Young Consumer Behaviour

in Advertising and Marketing Communication

Priya Upreti
Swati Bisht

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Mapping the Terrain and the Talk: A Conceptualized Model of Patterns of Communication and their SWOT in Educational Groups

in Organizational Communication

Jennifer Ijei
Stella Aririguzoh
Ada Peter
Tolulope Kayode-Adedeji
Moses Beredugo
Thelma Ekanem
Aramide Aluko Afolayan

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Digital Propaganda via Social Media and Perceived Democratic Debate in the Digital Public Sphere: Evidence from Jordanian Journalists during the 2024 Jordanian Parliamentary Elections

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Mohammed Khalil Mahroum
Ali Shams Alzainat
Nadeem Abed Al-Basit Al-Rawabdeh
Khaled Mahmoud Hailat
Youssef Abu Eid
Doua'a Al-Shakri
Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 03 Aug 2026

Examining cultural intelligence and culture shock among international students in Türkiye

in Culture and Communication

Yasemin Kuzu
Sümeyye Özer

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1831830

297 views

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Fictional Archives and Generative Memory: AI as Counter-Narrative Device in Evi Stamou's Who Was Here? (2025)

in Visual Communication

MARIANA FREIJOMIL

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Communicating a Conflict from the Past: a Discursive Analysis of Social, Cultural, and Individual Memory in The Romanian Film Reconstruction

in Culture and Communication

OPREA DELIA-ANDREEA

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Narratives generated by artificial intelligence: an ethical reflection of scriptmaking in contemporary cinema

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Montserrat Jurado-Martín
Carmen M. Lopez-Rico
Maria Samper Cerdán

Frontiers in Communication

109 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

The Dark Side of Marketing Deception: A Multidimensional Analysis of Customer Punitive Intentions and Switching Behaviour

in Advertising and Marketing Communication

Abdallah M. Elshaer
Manal A. Ghoneim
Wageeh A. Nafei
Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih
Ali Saleh Alshebami
Ahmed Abu Elnasr

Frontiers in Communication

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“Have the writers actually read abortion law?”: using YouTube comments to explore audience responses to entertainment TV abortion plotlines

From worship to collective practice: zakat, local leadership, and social change in Indonesia

Adaptive communication strategies for energy and economic resilience in Jakarta's positioning within global discourse (amid VUCA to BANI challenges through ICT innovations)

Artificial intelligence in news analysis: social and ethical implications for media practice

Women in Directing and Screenwriting: The Capital Allocation Puzzle in Commercial Film

Knowledge acquisition mechanisms during movie viewing: a case study of the impact of science fiction films on scientific thinking skills

Young and realistic? A transnational case for critical language awareness in climate and energy education

Lügenpresse on the right-wing beat: German journalists and their hostile sources

Translating Rhetorical Hype in Chinese Political Discourse: A Genre-Based Corpus Study of Chinese Government White Papers

Toward an Integrated Framework of Media Dependency: A Theoretical Review of Uses–Dependency and New Media Dependency Models

The mediated dream: Paprika, digital subjectivity, and the cultural industry

Virtual influencers in advertising and marketing communication: mapping the intellectual landscape of research on consumer psychology and human-AI interaction

Artificial intelligence and media labour transformation in Arab journalism: professional identity, behavioural change, and ethical challenges

Problem analysis and policy directions toward improved language accessibility in geologic risk communication

Digital Discourse of Indonesian Netizens on the US–Israel–Iran War on TikTok: A Virtual Netnography Study

Cultural Values and AI Influencers: How Trust and Attachment Drive Decision Confidence Among Consumers in Beauty and Fashion Market

Influencing Young Minds: A Hybrid Review and Research Agenda on Influencer Marketing and Young Consumer Behaviour

Mapping the Terrain and the Talk: A Conceptualized Model of Patterns of Communication and their SWOT in Educational Groups

Digital Propaganda via Social Media and Perceived Democratic Debate in the Digital Public Sphere: Evidence from Jordanian Journalists during the 2024 Jordanian Parliamentary Elections

Examining cultural intelligence and culture shock among international students in Türkiye

Fictional Archives and Generative Memory: AI as Counter-Narrative Device in Evi Stamou's Who Was Here? (2025)

Communicating a Conflict from the Past: a Discursive Analysis of Social, Cultural, and Individual Memory in The Romanian Film Reconstruction

Narratives generated by artificial intelligence: an ethical reflection of scriptmaking in contemporary cinema

The Dark Side of Marketing Deception: A Multidimensional Analysis of Customer Punitive Intentions and Switching Behaviour