Joshua Braun (Ph.D. Student)
Josh is a Ph.D. candidate in the Communication Department. His research is centered primarily around digital production and distribution of the news, but he completed an M.B.E. in Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Sciences in the Media at the University of California (Santa Barbara) prior to his time at Cornell and maintains an interest in science and health communication. Josh has also worked as a freelance producer for New York Public Radio and a writer/editorial assistant for Seed Magazine.
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Braun, J. A. (2010). News Values [encyclopedia entry]. In R. K. Nielsen, B. Peters, & C. W. Anderson (Eds.), International Collaborative Dictionary of Communication. New York: Social Science Research Council.
Braun, J. A. (2008). Book Review: Mark Deuze, Media Work. New Media and Society, 10(6), 957-959. Access a freely available copy of the text on Mark Deuze’s website.
Braun, J.A. (2007). The imperatives of narrative: Health interest groups and morality in network news. American Journal of Bioethics, 7(8), 6-14. .
Braun, J.A. (2007). A response to commentators on "The Imperatives of Narratives: Health Interest Groups and Morality in Network News. American Journal of Bioethics, 7(8) W1-W2.
Braun, J. A. ( 2010). Interoperable Discourses and the Work of Coherence. Paper to be presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA.
Braun, J. A. and Gillespie, T. (2010). Hosting the Public Discourse: News Organizations, Digital Intermediaries, and the Politics of Making Newsmedia Social. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, TX.
Braun, J. A. (2010). Models of Restraint: The Adoption of Blogging Software by the U.S. Broadcast News Networks. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, TX.
Braun, J. A. (2009). Giving the People What They Want: Reflections on WikiCandidate, a Crowdsourced Campaign for the Presidency. Work presented at the Roundtable on Technology and Democracy at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
Braun, J. A. (2009). Rehashing the Gate: News Values, Non-News Spaces, and the Future of Gatekeeping. Paper presented at the Annual International Communication Association Conference in Chicago.
Braun, J. A. (2009). Gatekeeping in New Media Contexts. Paper presented at the annual Media in Transition Conference in Boston.
Gillespie, T., Cosley, D., Black, L., Welser, H., Epstein, D., & Braun, J.A. (2008). Wikis For Politics. Panel presented at the Annual International Communication Association Conference in Montreal.
Gillespie, T., Epstein, D., & Braun, J.A. (2008). WikiCandidate: Technology, Participation, and Political Discourse. Panel presented at Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference, hosted by the New Political Communication Unit, Royal Holloway, University of London
Braun, J.A. (2007). Trust me, I'm a doctor: Media claims of deficiencies in skill and knowledge on the part of physicians. Paper presented at: 2007 National Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, Ill.
B.S. in Sciences in the Media (2003, University of California - Santa Barbara)
M.B.E. in Bioethics (2005, University of Pennsylvania)
M.S. in Communication (2008, Cornell University)