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Issue 20/1 has just been published

2020-07-13

Dear Colleagues, Authors and Readers,

The first issue of 2020 has just been published. It includes a Thematic Section on "Financial discourse: Narrative, argument and the discursive dynamics of (un-)sustainable trust" as well as a General Section. Moreover, the current issue contains two book reviews and a manifesto that is published in our Community Section. All in all, the articles address a broad range of topics and demonstrate that SComS is a forum for research that crosses disciplinary boundaries, thereby analyzing public communication from various perspectives.

Annual conference of the SACM 2020 in Winterthur

2020-02-09

Issue 19/2 available

2020-02-03

Current Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1: Studies in Communication Sciences

Studies in Communication Sciences, SComS, 20.1

Published: 2020-07-13

Editorial

Editorial

Sébastien Salerno, Thomas Häussler

3–4
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General Section

Four facets of Latin America: A study of the German press coverage from 2000 to 2014

Regina Cazzamatta

7–23
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Metaphorical change of Hebrew words and phrases in light of social norms: A linguistic analysis

Rama Manor, Avi Gvura

25–39
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Thematic Section: Financial discourse

Financial communication: Narrative and argument in the pursuit of sustainable trust – Introduction to the Thematic Section

Carlo Raimondo, Andrea Rocci

43–44
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In search of “the Holy Grail of permanent price stability”: How the Bank of England communicates trust via story and argument

Laurence Harris

45–57
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Different paths from transparency to trust? A comparative analysis of Finnish and Italian listed companies’ investor relations communication practices

Merja Koskela, Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli

59–76
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Corporate dreams – Appropriate aspirations and the building of trust in annual reports

Henrik Rahm, Niklas Sandell, Peter Svensson

77–91
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Walmart’s communication techniques for sustaining stakeholder trust: How CEOs answer critics and reassure stakeholders in their annual and CSR report letters

Catherine Resche

93–107
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Reviews and Reports

Salomi Boukala. “European identity and the representation of Islam in the mainstream press: Argumentation and media discourse”

Dimitris Serafis

111–113
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Silvio Waisbord. “The communication manifesto”

Silke Fürst

115–118
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Community

Fashion communication research: A way ahead

Lorenzo Cantoni, Francesca Cominelli, Nadzeya Kalbaska, Michela Ornati, Teresa Sádaba, Patricia SanMiguel

121–125
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Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS) is a peer-reviewed, platinum open access journal for communication and media research. Founded in 2001, the journal aims to build bridges between different research cultures and publishes high-quality original articles in English, German, French, and Italian. Its contents encompass the broad range of communication-related disciplines, in particular the analysis of public communication, based on social scientific methods. SComS is especially interested in research that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

As SComS is based in Switzerland at the German, French and Italian-speaking intersections of the world, the journal aims to showcase the developments in communication sciences in these language areas. The journal is jointly edited by the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM) and the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano).

SComS publishes full papers as well as short articles, e.g. position papers, event reports, and book reviews. Authors are invited to submit original papers that are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

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Editorial Board

Sara Greco, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Thomas Häussler, Universität Bern, Switzerland

Katharina Lobinger, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Sébastien Salerno, Université de Genève, Switzerland

Journal Manager

Silke Fürst, Universität Zürich, Switzerland

Book Review Editor

Philipp Bachmann, Hochschule Luzern, Switzerland