How Relative Information Preferences of TV and YouTube Users Affect Political Participation: Mediation Effects of Political News Consumption and Fact-Checking and the Moderated Mediation Effects of Generation

Weiqing Kong, Yongkuk Chung, Se Jung Kim

This study examined how relative information preference on TV and YouTube affects political participation in South Korea, focusing on the mediating roles of pol...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.001

When Underdogs Go Viral: Emotional and Cognitive Pathways to Social Media Engagement

Kumryang Kang, Minsun Shim, Sungeun Chung

Underdog success stories, celebrated across cultures and platforms, represent a compelling form of digital narratives that drive social media engagement. Drawin...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.003

The Mechanism of the Effect of Benevolent Messages on the Attitude toward Foreign Immigrants in Korea

Chanjung Kim

The current study explores the psychological mechanisms through which benevolent messages influence attitudes toward foreign immigrants. Intergroup threat, nega...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.002

YouTube Recommendation Algorithm Perception, AI Regulation Support, and Digital Competence: A Three-Wave Panel Study of Bidirectional Effects and Moderation Effects

Hongjin Shim, Eun-Yi Kim

While existing research has focused on how algorithm experiences drive regulation demand, we know little about whether regulation support can reshape algorithm ...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.006

Roles of Perceived Message Ethicality and the Persuasion Ethics Schema in Predicting Intended and Unintended Anti-Drug Campaign Consequences

Hye-Jin Paek, Thomas Hove

This study examines the roles of ethical perceptions in determining health campaign message effectiveness. Integrating findings from commercial communication st...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.008

The Political Influence of Non-Politicized Users: A Survey Experiment on Engagement Intentions toward Protest Information on Twitter

Sangyeon Kim

How do the political characteristics of Twitter accounts shape users’ engagement intentions toward protest information? This article argues that the political c...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.005

Effects of Content Consumption and Group Norm Conformity on Xenophobia Toward Chinese: Evidence from Politically Oriented Korean Online Communities

Nan Zhou

This study examines how online content exposure relates to xenophobic attitudes toward Chinese individuals within politically oriented Korean online communities...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.009

Ambivalent Governance and Journalistic Authority: An Exploratory Study of Scandal News Engagement in Three Philippine Cities

Karl Patrick R. Mendoza, Ena Marie O. Dizon, Miguel Victor T. Durian, Mark Steven A. Pandan, Joseph Reylan B. Viray

Scandals are often imagined as moments when journalism reasserts its watchdog authority by exposing wrongdoing and mobilizing accountability. However, this expe...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.004

Jin, D. Y. (2023). Global South Discourse in East Asian Media Studies

Jinho Joo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2026.23.007