Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium

This introduction to the special issue describes the impetus for a review of the merger of mass and interpersonal communication processes in light of recent developments in communication technologies. It reviews historical arguments about the need for integration in theorizing about communication pr...

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Main Authors: Valkenburg, Patti M., Walther, Joseph Bart
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85484
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50125
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description This introduction to the special issue describes the impetus for a review of the merger of mass and interpersonal communication processes in light of recent developments in communication technologies. It reviews historical arguments about the need for integration in theorizing about communication processes. Then, it discusses the potential for communication technologies to combine mass and interpersonal communication in ways that obviate the traditional distinction between both types, and how interactive communication technology offers unprecedented analytic approaches for research. Finally, it previews the 11 essays that follow by identifying 4 types of convergence of mass and interpersonal communication: concurrence, integration, transformation, and evolution.
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spelling ntu-10356/854842020-03-07T12:15:50Z Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium Valkenburg, Patti M. Walther, Joseph Bart Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Mass Communication Interpersonal Communication This introduction to the special issue describes the impetus for a review of the merger of mass and interpersonal communication processes in light of recent developments in communication technologies. It reviews historical arguments about the need for integration in theorizing about communication processes. Then, it discusses the potential for communication technologies to combine mass and interpersonal communication in ways that obviate the traditional distinction between both types, and how interactive communication technology offers unprecedented analytic approaches for research. Finally, it previews the 11 essays that follow by identifying 4 types of convergence of mass and interpersonal communication: concurrence, integration, transformation, and evolution. Published version 2019-10-10T04:17:58Z 2019-12-06T16:04:37Z 2019-10-10T04:17:58Z 2019-12-06T16:04:37Z 2017 Journal Article Walther, J. B., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2017). Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium. Human Communication Research, 43(4), 415-423. doi:10.1111/hcre.12120 0360-3989 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85484 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50125 10.1111/hcre.12120 en Human Communication Research © 2017 International Communication Association. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Human Communication Research and is made available with permission of International Communication Association. 9 p. application/pdf
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Interpersonal Communication
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Walther, Joseph Bart
Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title_full Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title_fullStr Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title_full_unstemmed Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title_short Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium
title_sort merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology a symposium
topic Social sciences::Communication
Mass Communication
Interpersonal Communication
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85484
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