Author: Jim Joquico
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Information disorder: The unintended consequence of an information society
The Information Age was touted as a leap forward in modernity from the Industrial Age. It was a massive development from when factory workers served as the lifeblood of Western economies, on the backs of whom capitalists made their fortunes. The digital revolution wrestled some of the power away from…
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Information and communication: What’s the difference?
As citizens of the information age, we have grown to understand the concepts of information and communication as one and the same, or, at the most, two sides of the same coin. In an era where any type of information is a product of an agenda to communicate, it is…
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Theorizing the value of communication in the business world
Whenever I get asked what I do for a living, my response always depends on who is asking. To those outside of the marketing profession, it’s “I’m in marketing.” To those who are, it’s “I’m not a marketer.” My practice has always centered around communication, what numbers-obsessed marketers would call…
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Hallmarks of science in communication theory
In Alternative approaches to theorizing in communication science, Pavitt (2010) characterizes the essence of scientific theory by outlining the difference between an everyday explanation, which follows Grice’s (1975) four maxims of cooperative interaction, and the additional standards of science. More than simple logical descriptions of isolated physical events, scientific theory…
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The science of gist: Communicating facts to activate emotion and motivate action
In A scientific theory of gist communication and misinformation resistance, Reyna demonstrates how communication scholarship is branching out into related disciplines to explain and improve the practice. The distinction made between verbatim and gist information helps practitioners understand how audiences process stimuli based on their own personal experiences, which can…
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Generative AI: Eliminating barriers to entry for information disorder
Misinformation (or information disorder as some of the leading industry voices refer to it) has indeed become a serious concern for its potential to disrupt civility and damage democracy, with its power being used to sway elections and sow public discord in an increasingly polarized world (Kandel, 2020). Layering the…
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What data illiteracy has done to our politics and society
Over the last two decades, thanks to our information society, data has risen in status as the most valuable commodity for business (Brandao and Rezende, 2020). In fact, mathematician Clive Humby proclaimed data as the new oil as far back as 2006. With refined data, enterprises can generate insights that…
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Terrorism as an expression of conflict; communication as a form of terrorism
A look at communication and terrorism, and how each concept is used to leverage the other.
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The media’s role in the global cancer of right-wing populism
The US, for generations a beacon of democracy and capitalism, has disseminated its ideologies globally through force and cultural export. However, its recent socio-political instability, driven by resurgent populism and divisive rhetoric, raises concerns about global repercussions. The media’s role in amplifying this caustic content has not only spurred domestic…
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Communication for international security: A double-edged sword
A tug of war between weaponized disinformation and meaningful dialogue
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