Jen Hoewe

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Our paper that presents a new information literacy framework that centers mindfulness as a key component was listed as a Top Twenty Article of 2024 by the Library Instruction Round Table of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social! Check out the full list of articles here: www.ala.org/lirt/top-twe...

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The book is about how the news environment changed in recent years and how news audiences responded. It explains that people now expect enjoyment from their news use, rather than just to learn and become informed. It also offers solutions for how to improve news creation and use moving forward.

Early last year, I had an idea that I thought could work for a book project. Now, I'm thrilled to announce that my book is officially under contract with @mitpress.bsky.social! It should be out in late 2026, and I'm so grateful to continue working on this project! #commsky #academicsky

Americans Still Have Faith in Local News − but Few Are Willing to Pay for It - Alameda Post Only 23% of Americans who say they pay for online news report paying for a local or regional newspaper. Republished from The Conversation.

Americans Still Have Faith in Local News − but Few Are Willing to Pay for It https://alamedapost.com/news/analysis/americans-still-have-faith-in-local-news-%e2%88%92-but-few-are-willing-to-pay-for-it/

Americans still have faith in local news — but few are willing to pay for it Without financial support, Americans' trusted local news sources may disappear.

Americans still have faith in local news — but few are willing to pay for it www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/amer...

My article about the importance of local news is now featured in @niemanlab.org!

Yes, national news outlets need support. But your local newsrooms need YOUR support.

Americans still have faith in local news — but few are willing to pay for it Without financial support, Americans' trusted local news sources may disappear.

"People who regularly follow local news are more likely to participate in politics, including voting in local elections, contacting a local public official, and attending a town hall meeting."

Very interesting read about the current #localmedia landscape.

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Americans still have faith in local news — but few are willing to pay for it By Jennifer Hoewe Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news — but most still believe they can rely on the accuracy of local news. In 2023, trust in national newspapers, TV and radio …

New at What Works: Americans still have faith in local news — but few are willing to pay for it. (Via @theconversation.com.)

I wrote about the importance of local news for @us.theconversation.com. Most Americans trust and find value in local news but far fewer are willing to actively support it.

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This semester, Brett Sherrick and I launched the Purdue Research in Media Effects Lab. The PRIME Lab examines how people interact with and are impacted by media content. It's a research home for faculty and students interested in media psychology. More here: cla.purdue.edu/communicatio...
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Three alumni selected for 2025 Fox Graduate School alumni society awards | Penn State University The Fox Graduate School recognized three alumni — Jennifer Hoewe, Jonathan U. Dougherty and Gail Folena-Wasserman — with awards at the Fox Graduate School Alumni Recognition Dinner on March 29 at the ...

Need a happy-news uplift? Read more about PhD alum @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social's Penn State Fox Grad School Alumni Early Career Award! www.psu.edu/news/fox-gra...

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I visited Penn State this weekend to receive the Early Career Award from the Fox Graduate School! It's such a wonderful honor, and I'm so thrilled that I got to share the experience with my Penn State family! We are!!!

Thank you so much, mbo!!! This means so much to me. I'm forever grateful for your mentorship throughout my career! It was so wonderful to see you this weekend and celebrate this honor with you. We are!!!

Thank you so much! It was so wonderful to be back at Penn State this weekend!

I am so proud of the amazing @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social on being the recipient of this year's university-wide Fox Graduate School Early Career Award at Penn State. You are fantastic, Jen!!!

Thank you so much, mbo!!! I'm forever grateful for your mentorship and my experience at @bellisariograded.bsky.social!

Partisanship and its effects on metacognitive effort, agreement, and misinformation detection With recent developments in misinformation theorizing, misinformation research can now empirically examine theoretical relationships that integrate exposure to, processing of, and responses to misi...

👏 Congratulations 👏 to Diane Jackson and Jennifer Hoewe for their delightful, short article demonstrating support for the Misinformation Recognition and Response Model (MRRM) ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Thank you so much! Your work on the MRRM was our inspiration for this study!

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I am forever grateful for my doctoral training at @bellisariograded.bsky.social and their continued support throughout my career!

I’m so incredibly honored and thrilled that I will receive the Early Career Award from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social later this month! This honor means so much to me, and I can’t wait to go back to State College in a few weeks to receive this award!

This is such wonderful news! Congrats, @olivermb.bsky.social! You and your work are such an inspiration for so many people! #aejmc25 #commsky

Political pets: The pawsitive effect of dogs in politicians’ social media posts This study investigates if and how the presence of dogs in politicians’ social media messaging is related to evaluations of those politicians. Two studies – a survey and an experiment – conducted w...

PhD alum @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social is the lead author of "Political pets: The pawsitive effect of dogs in politicians’ social media posts." www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HZI24...