Melissa A Johnson

Works (22)

Updated: March 10th, 2025 12:14

2020 monograph

Engaging Diverse Communities

By: M. Johnson*

topics (OpenAlex): Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Source: Crossref
Added: January 23, 2022

2019 article

Acculturation, pluralism, empowerment: Cultural images as strategic communication on Hispanic nonprofit websites

Adams, M. B., & Johnson, M. A. (2019, June 14). Journal of International and Intercultural Communication.

By: M. Adams* & M. Johnson n

author keywords: Nonprofit; acculturation; public relations; visual; digital
topics (OpenAlex): Public Relations and Crisis Communication; Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development; Media, Religion, Digital Communication
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 1, 2021

2015 article

Communicating Catalan culture in a global society

Johnson, M. A., & Cester, X. (2015, June 23). Public Relations Review.

By: M. Johnson n & X. Cester

topics (OpenAlex): Media, Journalism, and Communication History; Media Studies and Communication; Cultural Industries and Urban Development
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8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Ethnic Museum Websites, Cultural Projection, and Self-Categorization Concepts

Howard Journal of Communications, 26(2), 206–225.

By: M. A. Johnson n & W. Sink n

author keywords: Cultural projection; digital; ethnic; race; self-categorization; visual
topics (OpenAlex): Social Media and Politics; Media Studies and Communication; Public Relations and Crisis Communication
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 19, 2020

2014 article

Communicating visual identities on ethnic museum websites

Johnson, M. A., & Carneiro, L. (2014, July 14). Visual Communication.

By: M. Johnson n & L. Carneiro n

author keywords: culture; diaspora; ethnic; global; heritage; identity; immigrant; museum; visual
topics (OpenAlex): Museums and Cultural Heritage; Digital and Traditional Archives Management
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

When Navigation Trumps Visual Dynamism: Hospital Website Usability and Credibility

Journal of Promotion Management, 20(5), 666–687.

By: M. Johnson n & K. Norris Martin *

topics (OpenAlex): Health Literacy and Information Accessibility; Social Media in Health Education; Knowledge Management and Sharing
TL;DR: Researchers present a schema of website concepts organized into language credibility, visual credibility, and technical credibility that can be used in future research or by health communication practitioners. (via Semantic Scholar)
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4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2010 journal article

Digital Credibility & Digital Dynamism in Public Relations Blogs

Digital Credibility & Digital Dynamism in Public Relations Blogs. Visual Communication Quarterly, 17(3), 162–174.

By: K. Martin  n & M. Johnson n

topics (OpenAlex): Social Media and Politics; Public Relations and Crisis Communication; Knowledge Management and Sharing
TL;DR: The authors performed a content analysis of 50 blogs related to public relations and found that visual credibility and technical credibility were strongly related and visual dynamism contributed 30% of the variance in visual credibility, and technical dynamism explained 46% in technical credibility. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2010 journal article

Good Neighbor, No Neighbor Visual Fidelity in U.S. Network Television's Portrayals of Mexico President Vicente Fox

Visual Communication Quarterly, 17(1), 18–30.

By: M. Johnson n

topics (OpenAlex): Media Studies and Communication; Social Media and Politics; Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2010 article

Transparency laws and interactive public relations: An analysis of Latin American government Web sites

Searson, E. M., & Johnson, M. A. (2010, April 16). Public Relations Review.

By: E. Searson n & M. Johnson n

author keywords: Web site; Public relations; Transparency; Interactivity; Usability; Relationship building; Symmetric communication; Government
topics (OpenAlex): Public Relations and Crisis Communication; Media Studies and Communication; Social Media and Politics
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

Mexican Expatriates Vote? Framing and Agenda Setting in U.S. News Coverage About Mexico

Johnson, M. A., Davis, J. L., & Cronin, S. (2009, January 14). Mass Communication & Society.

By: M. Johnson n, J. Davis  n & S. Cronin n

topics (OpenAlex): Social Media and Politics; Media Studies and Communication; Media Influence and Politics
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16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

News Coverage of the Failed Plensa Project: How Framing Affected the Diffusion of Public Art

Atlantic Journal of Communication, 17(4), 184–201.

By: M. Johnson n & D. Kim *

topics (OpenAlex): Cultural Industries and Urban Development; Social and Cultural Dynamics; Public Spaces through Art
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2004 journal article

Five decades of Mexican public relations in the United States: from propaganda to strategic counsel

Public Relations Review, 31(1), 11–20.

By: M. Johnson n

author keywords: international public relations; public relations roles; relationship building; lobbying; Mexico; Latin America
topics (OpenAlex): Public Relations and Crisis Communication; Media Studies and Communication; Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 article

Body Image, Race, and Fashion Models

David, P., Morrison, G., Johnson, M. A., & Ross, F. (2002, June 1). Communication Research.

By: P. David, G. Morrison*, M. Johnson n & F. Ross

topics (OpenAlex): Media, Gender, and Advertising; Eating Disorders and Behaviors; Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
TL;DR: When projecting perceived effects on others—of the same race or a different race—both Blacks and Whites indicated that media effects would be maximal when the race of the model matched theRace of the respondent, but there was no significant difference in the way Whites identified with fashion models of either race. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 article

Watchdog Journalism in South America. By Silvio Waisbord. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. 288 pp. $49.50 (hard), $18.50 (soft)

Johnson, M. A. (2002, June 1). Journal of Communication.

By: M. Johnson*

topics (OpenAlex): Media Studies and Communication; Media and Digital Communication
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 article

Pre‐television stereotypes: Mexicans in U.S. newsreels, 1919–1932

Johnson, M. A. (1999, December 1). Critical Studies in Mass Communication.

By: M. Johnson n

topics (OpenAlex): Media Studies and Communication; Media, Gender, and Advertising; Gender, Feminism, and Media
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4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

The sexual and reproductive health content of African American and Latino magazines

Howard Journal of Communications, 10(3), 169–187.

By: M. Johnson, A. Gotthoffer & K. Lauffer

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 book

A study of sexual health coverage in Latino magazines, 1997-1998 = Estudio sobre la cobertura de temas de salud sexual en revistas Latinos, 1997-98

Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

By: M. Johnson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 conference paper

Background

What's the diagnosis?: A study of sexual health coverage in Latino magazines, 1997-1998. Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

By: M. Johnson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 book

Sexual health content of Latino magazines

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

By: M. Johnson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 article

The Role of Self in Third-Person Effects About Body Image

David, P., & Johnson, M. A. (1998, December 1). Journal of Communication.

By: P. David * & M. Johnson n

topics (OpenAlex): Media Influence and Health; Eating Disorders and Behaviors; Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 article

Predicting News Flow from Mexico

Johnson, M. A. (1997, June 1). Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.

By: M. Johnson n

topics (OpenAlex): Media Influence and Politics; Media Studies and Communication; Social Media and Politics
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 article

Public Relations and Technology: Practitioner Perspectives

Johnson, M. A. (1997, July 1). Journal of Public Relations Research.

By: M. Johnson*

topics (OpenAlex): Public Relations and Crisis Communication; Communication in Education and Healthcare
TL;DR: How use of communication technologies can affect public relations roles is described and practitioner challenges associated with diffusing new technologies are discussed; practitioner perceptions of technology, organizational status, and power are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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