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James G. Webster's primary research interest is understanding patterns of media use. He won the Denis McQuail award for his work advancing audience theory and in 2014 published The Marketplace of Attention: How Audiences Take Shape in a Digital Age. Other areas of interest are audience measurement and media industries. He is the lead author of Ratings Analysis: Audience Measurement and Analytics, which is the standard text on electronic media measurement.
Education/Academic qualification
Telecommunications, MA, Indiana University Bloomington
Mass Communication, PhD, Indiana University Bloomington
Psychology, BA, Trinity College Hartford
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Going with the flow: Nudging attention online
Wu, A. X., Taneja, H. & Webster, J. G., Oct 2021, In: New Media and Society. 23, 10, p. 2979-2998 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Computational social science: On measurement
Wu, A. X., Taneja, H., Boyd, D., Donato, P., Hindman, M., Napoli, P. & Webster, J., Dec 4 2020, In: Science. 370, 6521, p. 1174-1175 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Building and interpreting audience networks: A response to mukerjee, majo-vazquez & gonzalez-bailon
Webster, J. G. & Taneja, H., Jun 1 2018, In: Journal of Communication. 68, 3, p. E11-E14Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Nielsen Ratings
Webster, J. G. & Ksiazek, T. B., 2017, The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Donsbach, W. (ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell Reference Online, Vol. 7.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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The myth of partisan selective exposure: A portrait of the online political news audience
Nelson, J. L. & Webster, J. G., Jan 1 2017, In: Social Media + Society. 3, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access158 Scopus citations
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Going with the flow: Nudging attention online
Wu, A. X. (Creator), Taneja, H. (Creator) & Webster, J. G. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2020
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5066739, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Going_with_the_flow_Nudging_attention_online/5066739
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