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Citations
7610
World Ranking
6168
National Ranking
2950

Overview

W. James Potter is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, arts and humanities, and health professions, with a focus on areas such as literacy, media, education, and digital technology.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Health Professions

Subfields of particular interest in the scholar's work are:

  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Education
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Literacy, Media, and Education
  • Digital Storytelling and Education
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
  • Gender and Technology in Education
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Digital Games and Media

W. James Potter has published multiple papers recently, including the following:

  • "Analysis of definitions of media literacy" (2022) in the Journal of Media Literacy Education
  • "Analyzing the distinction between protectionism and empowerment as perspectives on media literacy education" (2022) in the Journal of Media Literacy Education
  • "What Does the Idea of Media Cultivation Mean?" (2022) in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
  • "Media Literacy" (2021) in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  • "Critically analyzing the meanings of 'critical' media literacy" (2023) in the Journal of Media Literacy Education

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Media Literacy Education
  • Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Frequent collaboration has been documented with coauthor William G. Christ, indicating a working relationship in at least one publication.

Best Publications

  • Rethinking validity and reliability in content analysis

    W. James Potter;Deborah Levine‐Donnerstein

  • An Analysis of Thinking and Research about Qualitative Methods

    W. James Potter

  • The State of Media Literacy

    W. James Potter

  • Cultivation Theory and Research: A Conceptual Critique.

    W. James Potter

  • Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach

    W. James Potter

  • Perceived reality and the cultivation hypothesis

    W. James Potter

  • Violence in Children's Television Programming: Assessing the Risks

    Barbara J. Wilson;Stacy L. Smith;W. James Potter;Dale Kunkel

  • Perceived reality in television effects research

    W. James Potter

  • A Critical Analysis of Cultivation Theory

    W. James Potter

  • Television Exposure Measures and the Cultivation Hypothesis.

    W. James Potter;Ik Chin Chang

  • On Media Violence

    W. James Potter

  • A Content Analysis of the Media Effects Literature

    W. James Potter;Karyn Riddle

  • Review of Literature on Media Literacy

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  • The 11 Myths of Media Violence

    W. James Potter

  • Examining Cultivation From a Psychological Perspective Component Subprocesses

    W. James Potter

  • Conceptualizing Mass Media Effect

    W. James Potter

  • Humor as camouflage of televised violence

    W. James Potter;Ron Warren

  • Students' preferences for communication styles and their relationship to achievement

    W. James Potter;Richard Emanuel

  • Argument for the Need for a Cognitive Theory of Media Literacy

    W. James Potter

  • An Analysis of the Contexts of Antisocial Acts on Prime-Time Television

    W. James Potter;William Ware

  • Adolescents' Perceptions of the Primary Values of Television Programming.

    W. James Potter

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Linz
Daniel Linz University of California, Santa Barbara
Robin L. Nabi
Robin L. Nabi University of California, Santa Barbara
Miriam J. Metzger
Miriam J. Metzger University of California, Santa Barbara

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