2010 study in American Sociological Review on characteristics of social advocacy organizations and their level of media attention.

2011 study by SUNY-Buffalo published in Sexuality and Culture on depictions of women over time in a prominent, trend-setting media space in popular culture.

2009 paper in International Studies Quarterly on the impact of media freedom on human rights, dependant on the presence of other democratic institutions

2011 study in Perspectives on Politics on impact of leadership strength on effectiveness of citizen groups.

2011 Journal of Politics study on partisan bias in how scandals are covered by U.S. news organizations.

2011 study in American Political Science Review on the societal conditions that spur anti-immigrant sentiment.

2010 study published in Kyklos: International Review of Social Sciences on the geographic spillover of increased media freedom.

2010 study by Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism on the difficulties for media organizations of understanding their online audiences.

2010 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project and the Project for Excellence in Journalism on trends in the news habits of Americans.