Monica Chadha

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• Chadha, M., Kwon, K. H., Pellizzaro, K., & Shao, C. (2022). “I Heard That COVID-19 Was...”: Rumors, Pandemic, and Psychological Distance. American Behavioral Scientist, 000276422110660. doi:10.1177/00027642211066026
• Chadha, M., Tsai, J., & Kwon, K. H. (2022). An Examination of Affiliate and Network Television Channels’ Facebook Use for Addressing Audiences’ Critical Information Needs. Electronic News, 16(3), 164-186. doi:10.1177/19312431221093090
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  Based on the principles of localism and Critical Information Needs (CIN), this study analyzed the news content posted on Facebook by three television news channels—one local ABC affiliate each in Phoenix, Arizona and Kearney, Nebraska, and ABC News network channel — to examine the extent to which these posts fulfilled the critical information needs of audiences via social media. Results showed the local channel in Phoenix posted more CIN content than both, national network ABC and the local television channel in Kearney. Audience engagement with CIN posts differed across communities, with some categories increasing engagement in Phoenix and the same categories decreasing engagement in Kearney. This finding highlights not all critical information posts lead to increased audience engagement on social media and it is important for television channels to pay attention to content format and user feedback to further increase audience engagement with critical information.
• Tsai, J., Bosse, R., Sridharan, N., & Chadha, M. (2020). Reclaiming the narratives: Situated multidimensional representation of underserved Indigenous communities through citizen-driven reporting. Journalism, 23(10), 2132-2152. doi:10.1177/1464884920983261
• Chadha, M., & Harlow, S. (2018). Bottom Lines and Deadlines: Examining Local Digital News Startups’ Content Across Different Revenue-earning Sites. Journalism Practice, 13(6), 723-741. doi:10.1080/17512786.2018.1551729
• Harlow, S., & Chadha, M. (2018). Indian Entrepreneurial Journalism. Journalism Studies, 20(6), 891-910. doi:10.1080/1461670x.2018.1463170
• Harlow, S., & Chadha, M. (2018). Looking for community in community news: An examination of public-spirited content in online local news sites. Journalism, 22(3), 596-615. doi:10.1177/1464884918805255
• Chadha, M. (2015). The Neighborhood Hyperlocal: New kid on the block or a chip off the old one?. Digital Journalism, 4(6), 743-763. doi:10.1080/21670811.2015.1096747