Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Jan 2026

Psychological Distance and Efficacy: Analyzing the Framing of Climate Change on US Agricultural News Websites using LLM-assisted Content Analysis

in Science and Environmental Communication

Wenzhu Li
James Shanahan
Yingcui Liu

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Factors affecting user intention to use gaming companion service

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Shaohua Huo
Wan Anita Wan Abas
Moniza Waheed

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1675700

335 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Jan 2026

From search to imaginary: the algorithmic construction of the refugee figure and the reproduction of bias in the era of generative AI. The Spanish case study of Google AI Overviews and Gemini

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Breixo Martins-Rodal
Alba López Bolás

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Knowledge graph construction and dissemination analysis in folk culture space: a case study of Wuzhen Xiangshi

in Culture and Communication

Haijing Zhang
Jun Xu
Hao Zhang

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1572932

399 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jan 2026

Discursive Polarization Sustains Contested Statehood: Positive Self and Negative Other in the Kosovo–Serbia Conflict

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Krenare Cerkini
Thora Tenbrink

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

The impact of monolingual language policy on multilingual identity construction: the case of Saudi Arabia

in Culture and Communication

Ali Alsaawi

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1713001

398 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Environmental journalism and the struggle against disinformation in Brazil: navigating digital hostility and climate crisis coverage

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Claudia Sarmento

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1732001

419 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Why do people pay for news? The mediating effect of price tolerance

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Xiaolin Ma
Chenglong Zhang

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1726812

429 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Cultural legitimacy in transnational beauty communication: developing the IMCu framework from K-beauty negotiations in Indonesia’s Urban Heartlands

in Culture and Communication

Wahab Afwan
Deddy Mulyana
Suzanne Dida
Nindi Aristi

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1661994

475 views

Policy Brief

Published on 13 Jan 2026

The metaverse: redefining the communicative paradigm through a critical discourse analysis of power and policy

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Haitham Abdelrahman Alaawad
Elsir Ali Saad Mohamed
Ahd M. M. Abudraz
Bahaeldin Ali Bashir

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1675927

355 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

The Representation of the Climate Crisis in Croatian Online News Media

in Science and Environmental Communication

Ljiljana Šarić
Radoslava Trnavac

Frontiers in Communication

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Intercultural friendship formation of Japanese university students: social anxiety may shape their priorities and agency

in Culture and Communication

Naomi Guinea Takagi
Mitsuhiko Ishikawa
Mioko Sudo

Frontiers in Communication

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Integrating Robot Journalism into Newsrooms: Perspectives, Opportunities, and Challenges Among Egyptian Journalists

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela
Mohammed Fadel Arandas
Samuel Danso
Abdulkrim Ziani
Sami Kasmi
Hamad Al-Derai

Frontiers in Communication

123 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Mediated group communication for sustainable entrepreneurship: insights from former Indonesian migrant workers in Lombok

in Organizational Communication

Nani Nurani Muksin
Oktaviana Purnamasari
Jumail

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1697535

373 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Communication methods for aflatoxin management among farmers to facilitate food security in southwest, Nigeria

in Science and Environmental Communication

Tiwalola Alabi
Babatunde Okubena
Bukunmi Atilade
Abimbola Sabiyi
Helen Hambly

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1744432

358 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Effects of social framing for environmental persuasion in Japan and the United States: a brief report

in Science and Environmental Communication

Melissa Foster
Hyunyi Cho

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1677375

360 views

Opinion

Published on 12 Jan 2026

The artrepreneur's Kintsugi: ethics of repair in platformized creativity

in Media, Creative, and Cultural Industries

Maria Susan Mathew
Ajimon George

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1684131

704 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

The public opinion dissemination and evolution of food safety scandals: a case study from China

in Health Communication

Weihuan Su
Xiaodong Guo

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1715575

560 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jan 2026

Media Discourse Construction of Rural Revitalization Strategy: Thematic Patterns and Sentiment Orientation in People's Daily and CCTV News on Douyin

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Xinhu Xu
Mastura Mahamed
Sharil Nizam Sha'ri

Frontiers in Communication

114 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jan 2026

Early Marriage Behavior of Indonesian School Students: An Analysis of Social Media Networks X

in Health Communication

Puji Santoso
Nurhasanah Nasution
Emilia Ramadhani

Frontiers in Communication

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 09 Jan 2026

How do-more-good frames influence climate action likelihood and anticipated happiness

in Science and Environmental Communication

Jade Radke
Sophia Guan
Elizabeth Dunn
Jiaying Zhao

Frontiers in Communication

256 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Reporting on climate solutions in institutional, Indigenous, and climate-focused news outlets

in Science and Environmental Communication

Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein
John Voiklis
Bennett Attaway
Nicole LaMarca
Rachel Sawdy
Sky Vasquez
Patti Parson
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1617150

388 views

Perspective

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Spectacle dominance and the existential vacuum: a critical reflection on the age of the spectacle in DeLillo’s The silence

in Culture and Communication

Haijie Liu
Ting Wang

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1698024

501 views

Editorial

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Editorial: Transactional and transnational contact within World Englishes: the Gulf region and beyond

in Culture and Communication

Eliane Lorenz
Jakob R. E. Leimgruber
Manuela Vida-Mannl

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1760486

288 views

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Psychological Distance and Efficacy: Analyzing the Framing of Climate Change on US Agricultural News Websites using LLM-assisted Content Analysis

Factors affecting user intention to use gaming companion service

From search to imaginary: the algorithmic construction of the refugee figure and the reproduction of bias in the era of generative AI. The Spanish case study of Google AI Overviews and Gemini

Knowledge graph construction and dissemination analysis in folk culture space: a case study of Wuzhen Xiangshi

Discursive Polarization Sustains Contested Statehood: Positive Self and Negative Other in the Kosovo–Serbia Conflict

The impact of monolingual language policy on multilingual identity construction: the case of Saudi Arabia

Environmental journalism and the struggle against disinformation in Brazil: navigating digital hostility and climate crisis coverage

Why do people pay for news? The mediating effect of price tolerance

Cultural legitimacy in transnational beauty communication: developing the IMCu framework from K-beauty negotiations in Indonesia’s Urban Heartlands

The metaverse: redefining the communicative paradigm through a critical discourse analysis of power and policy

The Representation of the Climate Crisis in Croatian Online News Media

Intercultural friendship formation of Japanese university students: social anxiety may shape their priorities and agency

Integrating Robot Journalism into Newsrooms: Perspectives, Opportunities, and Challenges Among Egyptian Journalists

Mediated group communication for sustainable entrepreneurship: insights from former Indonesian migrant workers in Lombok

Communication methods for aflatoxin management among farmers to facilitate food security in southwest, Nigeria

Effects of social framing for environmental persuasion in Japan and the United States: a brief report

The artrepreneur's Kintsugi: ethics of repair in platformized creativity

The public opinion dissemination and evolution of food safety scandals: a case study from China

Media Discourse Construction of Rural Revitalization Strategy: Thematic Patterns and Sentiment Orientation in People's Daily and CCTV News on Douyin

Early Marriage Behavior of Indonesian School Students: An Analysis of Social Media Networks X

How do-more-good frames influence climate action likelihood and anticipated happiness

Reporting on climate solutions in institutional, Indigenous, and climate-focused news outlets

Spectacle dominance and the existential vacuum: a critical reflection on the age of the spectacle in DeLillo’s The silence

Editorial: Transactional and transnational contact within World Englishes: the Gulf region and beyond