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About the Abstract is a podcast about the media research being done at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

  1. Jul 14

    Episode 13: Managing Civility in Public Comment Sessions at Town Council Meetings ft Brett Johnson

    This week host Jake Mayer talks to SJMC Associate Professor Brett Johnson about rules regulating public comment sessions at town council meetings, the constitutionality of civil codes and more!

  2. Jun 30

    Episode 12: Refusal as silence: Gendered Disparities in Vision-Language Model Responses ft. Sang Jung Kim

    This week host Jake Mayer talks to SJMC Assistant Professor Sang Jung Kim about how large language AI models “refuse” certain requests—and why those refusals may not be as neutral as they seem. This episode also delves into broader implications for auditing AI systems and rethinking refusal as a social and communicative act in digital environments.

  3. Jun 16

    Episode 11: Communication Research Inequalities and the Prestige Dilemma ft. Jamil Marques

    This week host Jacy West talks to SJMC Associate Professor Jamil Marques about the editorial policies and structural characteristics of Global South-based communication, media, and journalism academic journals. Dr. Marques and the other authors on the article analyzed the balance and tension between seeking international recognition and addressing the needs of local audiences.

  4. Jun 2

    Episode 10: Others Are More Impacted by “Fake News”! Testing Third-Person Effects on Support for Censorship Among Kenyans ft. Bingbing Zhang

    This week host Jacy West talks to SJMC Assistant Professor Bingbing Zhang to discuss testing Third-Person Effects on Support for Censorship Among Kenyans.Dr. Zhang and Jacy discuss positivity biases, media literacy, how Kenya's 2022 political climate shaped the way people viewed misinformation and more!

  5. May 5

    Episode 9: Seeking With Sentiment: Emotional Attachment and the Use of Generative AI ft. Bingbing Zhang

    This week host Jacy West talks to SJMC Assistant Professor Bingbing Zhang about how generative AI is reshaping the psychology behind why we turn to it. The new study from Dr. Zhang reveals that people who feel emotionally attached to GenAI tend to trust it more and use it more often for information.   Her research shows how our feelings toward AI shape the way we seek knowledge in a rapidly changing digital world.

  6. Apr 23

    Episode 8: Quality of Local TV News at Sinclair-Owned Stations ft. Kylah Hedding

    This week, host Jacy West and SJMC Assistant Professor of Instruction Kylah Hedding talk about her new study examining the quality of local TV news at Sinclair-owned stations.  Dr. Hedding’s research analyzes 2,300 stories across 40 US markets, offering the first large-scale, human-coded look at how corporate ownership shapes local news.   If you care about local journalism, media consolidation, or how newsrooms serve their communities, this conversation is for you!

  7. Apr 7

    Episode 7: Visual Framing at Scale ft. Sang Jung Kim

    This week, Jacy talks to SJMC’s very own Sang Jung Kim about generative AI and the Black Lives Matter movement. This research introduces a scalable, theory-driven framework for analyzing protest imagery using computer vision and generative AI.   Jacy and Dr. Kim talk about how visual cues shape public understanding of protest movements and what happens when human coders and machine models work together.

  8. Mar 24

    Episode 6: Theorizing Podcast Journalism: Toward a Medium-Specific Framework for Audio Reporting”

    On this episode of About the Abstract, host Jacy West sits down with Dr. David Dowling, professor at SJMC, to talk about his article, “Theorizing Podcast Journalism: Toward a Medium-Specific Framework for Audio Reporting.”

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About the Abstract is a podcast about the media research being done at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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  • Creator
    UIowa SJMC Podcast
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © UIowa SJMC Podcast
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