Frontiers in Communication | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication RSS Feed for Frontiers in Communication | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-09-05T09:25:15.158+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1927762 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1927762 <![CDATA[When AI travels through history: digital narratives, visual credibility, and epistemic injustice on the “Chloe VS History” channel]]> 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z Perspective Cristián Londoño-Proaño https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1819486 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1819486 <![CDATA[Localization and content strategy for Kazakh-language media: what youth usage patterns reveal]]> 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Ulbossyn YessenbekovaGulzhauhar BolatovaDaurenbek SerkebayevSaule TapanovaAshekey SaurbayevaArdak Mutarbek https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1947995 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1947995 <![CDATA[Explaining OTT continuance and positive word-of-mouth: the roles of content perceptions, ease of use, trust, and engagement]]> 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Jorge Serrano-MalebránDiana Veneros-AlquintaMarcelo Taito https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1953623 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1953623 <![CDATA[From Digital Bravado to authorship: a layered competency model for generative AI in interactive audiovisual production (games/XR)]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Hypothesis and Theory Kris AlexanderThoreau Bakker https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1852950 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1852950 <![CDATA[Organizational dedifferentiation: neural gradient axes and communication hierarchy in healthcare organizations]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Perspective Moeki Nemoto https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1739545 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1739545 <![CDATA[Communicating wicked sustainability problems in a natural history museum – communication models, dilemmas, and societal transformation]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Lena TheilerSimone Rödder https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1957396 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1957396 <![CDATA[Editorial: Workplace bullying and harassment: exploring the darkside of workplace communication]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Editorial Stacy Tye-WilliamsLoraleigh Keashly https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1895277 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1895277 <![CDATA[Empowerment or exploitation? reconsidering women's social media entrepreneurship in the gig economy]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Opinion Ajimon GeorgeNeethu JoseT. J. Amal Sharin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1869027 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1869027 <![CDATA[How listeners evaluate credibility in science podcasts: a qualitative focus group study of affective closeness and cognitive transparency]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Angelika Taetz-HarrerJan P. EhlersJulia Nitsche https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1898043 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1898043 <![CDATA[Mapping the terrain and the talk: a conceptualised model of patterns of communication and their SWOT in educational groups]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Jennifer IjeiStella AririguzohAda PeterTolulope Kayode-AdedejiMoses BeredugoThelma EkanemAramide Aluko Afolayan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1862301 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1862301 <![CDATA[Knowledge economy, artificial intelligence and media industries: pathways to organizational sustainability in the era of digital transformation]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Abdulla Ebrahim AltaherElsir Ali Saad MohamedRania DafallaUmhani Abusabbah El Sheikh EltayebBahaeldin Ali Bashir Hamid https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1875348 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1875348 <![CDATA[The influence of social determinants of health on heat illness prevention and seeking/trusting information sources among Florida residents]]> 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Alejandro MenaAndres F. ManriqueAshley McLeod-Morin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1888672 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1888672 <![CDATA[Digital influence and conscious consumerism: how social media shapes Saudi Women’s Ramadan purchase behavior]]> 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Khuloud AldakhilSherif Badran  .05, η2 < .01). Implications: These findings suggest that, within this sample, engagement-driven and social-proof-driven mechanisms are more strongly associated with conscious purchase behavior than direct promotional or influencer-led messaging, and that the Ramadan period may be associated with reduced demographic differentiation in social media-driven consumer behavior. Contributions: This study offers an empirically tested integrated framework linking media dependence, content processing, and social validation mechanisms to conscious consumer behavior in a Ramadan-specific, Saudi female sample, and proposes two theoretical propositions for further testing—the “influencer paradox” and the “Ramadan cultural universality hypothesis.”]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1876890 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1876890 <![CDATA[When more specs mean less engagement: rhetorical move structures and behavioral engagement in influencer-generated product review videos]]> 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Hanqing GongQunhang XuXiaotong Zhang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1900979 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1900979 <![CDATA[English in Hindi prime-time television news: a comparative study of linguistic hybridity across four Indian news channels]]> 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Manisha Sinha https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1863794 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1863794 <![CDATA[Do text-based hooks predict engagement? A measurement framework and a cautionary null result for ICH short videos on Douyin]]> 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Xiwen XuChenyu Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1905570 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1905570 <![CDATA[Monetizing achievement: flow experience, game genre, and in-game consumption in the marketing communication of virtual goods]]> 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Yunyan HuangJoston Gary https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1889790 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1889790 <![CDATA[The algorithmic authenticity paradox: toward a cultural trust calibration framework for AI-mediated strategic communication in high-context bilingual societies]]> 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z Conceptual Analysis Ammar Mohamed https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1931016 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1931016 <![CDATA[Cultural values and AI influencers: how trust and attachment drive decision confidence among consumers in the beauty and fashion market]]> 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Ebenezer Arthur DuncanWinston Asiedu InkumsahRockson Opare-Boateng https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1856077 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2026.1856077 <![CDATA[Framing COVID-19 across contrasting media systems: a corpus-assisted analysis of BBC and Al Arabiya coverage on X, 2020–2022]]> 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Saud Shbeer