Dr. Seth Ashley joined the faculty of the Department of Communication at Boise State
in 2011. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D., both from the University of Missouri School of
Journalism. He was a graduate instructor there, where he taught courses in American
Journalism, Qualitative Research Methods, and News Writing. Dr. Ashley's research
centers on the role and impact of news media in the public sphere. With attention to
communication policy and media literacy, he investigates the social forces and economic
realities that shape journalism as an institution, and explores the impact of media on
society. His aim is to help facilitate and preserve vibrant journalism, and to educate
and empower individuals in becoming engaged as news consumers and citizens.

Articles

OpenURL

New media, old criticism: Bloggers' press criticism and the journalistic field (with Tim P. Vos and Stephanie Craft), Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism (2011)

Bourdieu’s field theory suggests that the rise of the Internet and blogs could generate a...

 

Media Literacy and News Credibility: Does Knowledge of Media Ownership Increase Skepticism in News Consumers? (with Mark Poepsel and Erin Willis), Journal of Media Literacy Education (2010)

This study explores how increased knowledge of media ownership may affect judgments of credibility in...

 

Presentations

A Picture of "Sanity"? Knowledge, Engagement and Identity at the Rally to Restore Sanity (with M. Poepsel, P. Ferrucci, and A. Maksl), International Communication Association Annual Conference, Political Communication Division (2011)
 

Exploring news media literacy: Developing new measures of literacy and knowledge (with Adam Maksl and Stephanie Craft), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2011)

Using a framework previously applied to other areas of media literacy, we developed an attitudinal...

 

Making the Case for Critical Media Literacy: Goals and Functions in Undergraduate Education, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Graduate Education Interest Group (2010)

Media literacy is the province of a vast array of educational goals and a diverse...

 

Making the Case for War: A Comparative Analysis of CNN and BBC Coverage of Colin Powell's Presentation to the United Nations Security Council, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, International Communication Division (2010)

This paper offers a comparative analysis of news coverage by CNN.com and BBC.com of Colin...