Indiana University School of Journalism

Professor

Ernie Pyle Hall

Before joining the IU School of Journalism in 2009, I taught for 12 years at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and for four years at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I have also taught as a guest professor in Singapore, Malaysia, and Switzerland. My research interests include media effects on political attitudes, theoretical aspects of public opinion formation, and political effects of global communication. My main research activities, however, focus on political communication issues in Asia — an area of the world where media, politics and culture mix in fascinating ways.

I’m currently analyzing the findings of an online survey on anti-Americanism and political stereotypes, which we conducted shortly before the 2008 U.S. presidential election among 10,000 university students from 27 countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and Middle East. I’m also participating in an international project that compares television news from the United States and 21 other nations on aspects such as topics, conflict, sensationalism, and domestication.

Teaching interests include international communication, media theory, research and methods courses, public opinion, and political communication. Research interests include media effects on political attitudes, theoretical aspects of public opinion formation, cross-national and comparative survey research, global communication, and political communication in Asia.

Refereed Journal Articles

• Willnat, L., Aw, A., Hamdy, N., He, Z., Menayang, V., La Porte, T., Sanders, K., & Tamam, E. (2006). Media Use, Anti-Americanism, and International Support for the Iraq War. International Communication Gazette 68(5-6), 533-550.
• Kim, S. T., Willnat, L., & Weaver, D. H. (2006). Measuring the Third Person Effects of Public Opinion Polls: Focusing on Online Polls. Korean Journal of Communication & Information 32, 49-73. (in Korean)
• Lee, W., Detenber, B. H., Willnat, L., Aday, S., & Graf, J. (2004). A Cross-Cultural Test of the Spiral of Silence Theory in Singapore and the United States. Asian Journal of Communication 14(2), 205-226.
• Brewer, P. R., Gross, K., Aday, S., & Willnat, L. (2004). International Trust and Public Opinion about World Affairs. American Journal of Political Science 48(1), 93-109.
• Brewer, P. R., Graf, J., & Willnat, L. (2003). Priming or Framing: Media Influence on Attitudes toward Foreign Nations. Gazette 65(6), 493-508.
• Willnat, L., & Weaver, D. H. (2003). Through Their Eyes: The Work of Foreign Correspondents in the United States. Journalism 4(4), 403-422.
• Willnat, L., Lee, W., & Detenber, B. H. (2002). Individual-level Predictors of Public Outspokenness: A Test of the Spiral of Silence Theory in Singapore. The International Journal of Public Opinion Research 14, 391-412.
• Willnat, L., He, Z., Takashi, T., & Lopez-Escobar, E. (2002). Perceptions of Foreign Media Influence in Asia and Europe: The Third-Person Effect and Media Imperialism. The International Journal of Public Opinion Research 14, 175-192.
• Kim, S. T., Weaver, D. H., & Willnat, L. (2000). Media Reporting and Perceived Credibility of Online Polls. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 77, 846-864.
• Sigelman, L., & Willnat, L. (2000). Attitudinal Differentiation Between Black Urbanites and Suburbanites: A Test of Three Accounts. Urban Affairs Review 35, 185-187.

Book Chapters

• Willnat, L. (2009). Surfing the News: The Internet and Traditional News Consumption. In P. S. N. Lee & K. W. Y. Leung (Eds.), New Opportunities & Challenges of the Internet (pp. 000-000). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.
• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (2009). Elections in India: One Billion People and Democracy. In J. Strömbäck & L. L. Kaid (Eds.), The Handbook of Election Coverage Around the World (pp. 123-140). Mahwah, NJ, London: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (2009). The Big Unknown: Introduction to Political Communication in Asia. In L. Willnat & A. Aw (Eds.), Political Communication in Asia. (pp. 1-8). New York: Routledge.
• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (2009). The Big Unknown: Conclusions About Political Communication in Asia. In L. Willnat & A. Aw (Eds.), Political Communication in Asia. (pp. 216-228). New York: New York: Routledge.
• Lee, T., & Willnat, L. (2009). Political Communication in Singapore. In L. Willnat & A. Aw (Eds.), Political Communication in Asia. New York: New York: Routledge.
• Willnat, L., & Weaver, D. H. (2005). Journalism Education in the United States. In K. W. Y. Leung, J. Kenny, & P. S. N. Lee (Eds.), Global Trends in Communication Education and Research (pp. 37-52). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (2005). Political Advertising in Emerging Democracies: The Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In L. L. Kaid & C. Holtz-Bacha (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Political Advertising (pp. 399-416). Thousand Oaks, London: Sage Publications.
• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (2004). Political Communication in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities. In L. L. Kaid (Ed.), Handbook of Political Communication Research (pp. 479-503). Mahwah, NJ, London: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Books

• Willnat, L., & Aw, A. (Eds.) (2009). Political Communication in Asia. New York: Routledge.
• Manheim, J. B., Rich, R. C., Willnat, L., & Brians, C. L. (2008). Empirical Political Analysis: Research Methods in Political Science. New York: Longman, 7th edition.

2006 Fulbright Scholar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2006; Robert M. Worcester Prize for “Article of the Year” in International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 1992; MacArthur Foundation Fellow, Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, 1990-91; International Leadership Award, Washington, DC, 1989; Exchange Scholarship, Free University of Berlin, 1988; Fulbright Travel Grant, 1988.

Editorial boards of Journalism & Communication Quarterly, Chinese Journal of Communication, and Asian Communication Research. Member of American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), American Political Science Organization (APSA), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), International Communication Association (ICA), Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), and Chinese Communication Association (CCA).

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