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August 10, 2021

In the Media

In an Associated Press article, Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt University, weighed in on Biden’s strategy of whispering to reporters. 

What did scholars learn about relationships during the pandemic? Jennifer Bevan, Chapman University; Pamela Lannutti, Widener University; and Helen Lillie, University of Utah, spoke with TIME about recent research findings. 

In the New York Times, Kurt Braddock, American University, discussed the relationship between QAnon and Republican members of Congress, including Arizona Representative Paul Gosar.

Dawn O. Braithwaite, University of Nebraska Lincoln, commented to Yahoo about a post by newly divorced singer and actor Jana Kramer that recently sparked an online debate about what makes someone a “single mother.”

Shardé Davis, University of Connecticut, and Meredith Clark, University of Virginia, spoke with The Lily about why journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure dispute resonated with Black women in higher education.

In an op-ed for The Baltimore Sun, Stephen J. Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington, and S. Robert Lichter and Farah Latif, both of George Mason University, wrote that late-night comedy shows are still focused on Donald Trump. 

In an NJ.com op-ed, Fred Fitch, Kean University, argued that Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open demonstrates that many people struggle with public speaking anxiety. 

Leslie A. Hahner, Baylor University, commented to the Chronicle of Higher Education on the presence of conservative groups on university campuses. 

In Salon, Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University, weighed in on Tucker Carlson’s use of “war rhetoric.” Also in Salon, Mercieca discussed why conservatives continue to believe in the “Big Lie.” 

In a Boston Globe article about the renovation of the Algonquin Club, Natalie Pennington, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, commented on the importance of face-to-face interactions. 

Joshua Scacco, University of South Florida, spoke with the Orlando Sentinel about President Biden’s visit to South Florida after the June collapse of a condominium building there.  


New Books

David Boromisza-Habashi, Intercultural Communication: Pathways to Better Interactions (San Diego, CA: Cognella, 2021). ISBN: 978-1516596201. 

Franklin J. Boster and Christopher J. Carpenter, Critical Questions in Persuasion Research (San Diego, CA: Cognella, 2021). ISBN: 978-1516591091. 

Fred E. Jandt, Conflict and Communication (San Diego, CA: Cognella, 2021). ISBN: 978-1793511423.