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Journal Article 1: Stewart, D. R., & Littau, J. (2016). Up, periscope: Mobile streaming video technologies, privacy in public and the right to record. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 93, 312–331. Article first published online: March 18, 2016;Issue published: June 1, 2016

Abstract: Mobile streaming video technologies (MSVTs) such as Meerkat and Periscope, which allow users an easily accessible way to stream live video to followers, have the potential to reshape the way people think about any right to privacy they may have in public places, as well as the rights of people to record video in public places. Using legal research methodology, this article examines the privacy law and policy implications of MSVTs, finding that the intrusion and public disclosure torts are unequipped to provide remedies for potential privacy harms and that the First Amendment likely protects live streaming activities of users.

Journal Article 2: Pincus, H., Wojcieszak, M., & Boomgarden, H. (2016). Do multimedia matter? Cognitive and affective effects of embedded multimedia journalism. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 94, 747–771. Article first published online: June 27, 2016;Issue published: September 1, 2017

Abstract: With the increase of online journalism, embedded multimedia stories have become more popular. Yet, little is known about the cognitive and affective effects this journalistic format may have on the audience. This experimental study compares the effects of embedded multimedia, traditional multimedia, and text-only format on readers’ knowledge gain, emotional reactions, and narrative transportation. Overall, the effects are substantially less pronounced than expected. The audiences’ emotional reactions and narrative transportation do not depend on modality, whereas knowledge gain is slightly decreased by multimodality. The theoretical, practical, and methodological implications of these limited effects are discussed.