Amsterdam School of Communication Research / ASCoR
ASCoR hosts three journal article awards that are awarded annually.
The ASCoR Denis McQuail Award is awarded to the best article advancing communication theory published in a peer-reviewed journal in the previous two years. An international Award committee makes the selection, and the award is given to the first author of the winning article.
The latest winner (2018)
Dr. Edmund W.J. Lee won the award with his article:
Dr. Gil de Zúñiga won the award with his article:
Gil de Zúñiga, H., Weeks, B., & Ardèvol-Abreu, A. (2017). Effects of the news-finds-me perception in communication: Social media use implications for news seeking and learning about politics. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 22, 105-123. doi:10.1111/jcc4.12185
Prof. Nurit Tal-Or won the award with her article:
Tal-Or, N., Tsfati, Y. (2016) When Arabs and Jews Watch TV Together: The Joint Effect of the Content and Context of Communication on Reducing Prejudice. Journal of Communication 66, 646-668. doi:10.1111/jcom.12242
Prof. Zheng Joyce Wang won the award with her article:
Wang, Z, Irwin, M, Cooper, C, & Srivastava J. (2015) Multidimensions of media multitasking and adaptive media selection. Human Communication Research 41, 102-127. DOI:10.1111/hcre.12042
Prof. Robin L. Nabi won the award with her article:
Nabi, R. L., & Keblusek, L. (2014). Inspired by hope, motivated by envy: Comparing the effects of discrete emotions in the process of social comparison to media figures. Media Psychology, 17, 208-234. DOI:10.1080/15213269.2013.878663
Prof. Richard M. Perloff won the award with his article:
Perloff, R. M. (2013). Progress, paradigms, and a discipline engaged: A response to Lang and reflections on media effects research. Communication Theory, 23, 317-333. DOI:10.1111/comt.12024
Prof. W. James Potter won the award with his article:
Potter, W. J. (2011). Conceptualizing mass media effect. Journal of Communication, 61, 896-915. DOI:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01586.x
Prof. James G. Webster won the award with his article:
Webster, J. G. (2011). The duality of media: A structurational theory of public attention. Communication Theory, 21, 43-66. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2885.2010.01375.x
Dr. Robert LaRose won the award with his article:
LaRose, R. (2010). The problem of media habits. Communication Theory, 20, 194-222. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2010.01360.x
Dr. Kelly Garrett won the award with his article:
Garrett, R. K. (2009). Politically motivated reinforcement seeking: Reframing the selective exposure debate. Journal of Communication, 59, 676-699. DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01452.x
Dr. Cristina Archetti won the award with her article:
Archetti, C. (2008). News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the media flows, globalization and localization hypotheses. International Communication Gazette, 70, 463-485.
Prof. Michael Slater won the award with his article:
Slater, M. D. (2007). Reinforcing spirals: the mutual influence of media selectivity and media effects and their impact on individual behavior and social identity. Communication Theory, 17, 281-303.
Matthew A. Baum & Angela S. Jamison won the award with their article:
Baum, M. A., & Jamison, A. S. (2006) The Oprah effect: How soft news helps inattentive citizens vote consistently. The Journal of Politics, 68,946-959.
Eligible articles:
• Includes journal articles or book(chapters)
• Must have been published (not 'due to appear') in the previous two years in an English language peer-reviewed journal or university press.
• May be purely theoretical or empirical and theoretical, but the focus should clearly be on theory development.
• Must focus on some aspect of communication. NB: Articles published in non-communication journals are also eligible.
• Articles first-authored by ASCoR members are excluded from nomination.
Selection:
An international panel will select the winning article from a list of nominated articles.
The selection will be based on the quality of the article, not on the author(s)' professional or personal credentials. The number of nominations for an article plays no role in the selection process: Each article that has been nominated at least once will be considered. Please note that the jury may decide not to give the Award if none of the nominations are considered to stand out.
Award:
The award is given to the first author of the selected publication. The award consists of a certificate, and an invitation to the 1st author to become the McQuail Honorary Fellow at ASCoR for one academic year, as well as to give a guest lecture in Amsterdam.
The ASCoR Baschwitz Article of the Year Award is awarded to the author of the best article published by an ASCoR staff member first-authored in a peer-reviewed journal in the preceding year.
Mark Boukes won the 2019 award for his article:
Judith Möller won the 2018 award for her article:
Both Sophie Boerman and Karin Fikkers won the 2017 award for their articles:
Rens Vliegenthart won the 2016 award for his article:
Sophie Boerman won the 2015 award for her article:
Marieke Fransen won the 2014 award for her article:
Patti Valkenburg won the 2013 award for her article:
Marcel van Egmond won the 2012 award for his article:
Bas van den Putte won the 2011 award for his article:
Moniek Buijzen won the 2010 award for her article:
Andreas Schuck won the 2009 award for his article:
Jochen Peter won the 2008 award for his article:
Moniek Buijzen won the 2007 award for her article:
Jochen Peter won the 2006 award for his article together with Patti Valkenburg:
Bas van den Putte won the 2005 award for his article:
Eligible articles:
ASCoR staff members, including postdoctoral researchers, can qualify for this award. Former ASCoR staff members qualify until one year after their contract has ended. The article must have been published (not ‘due to appear') in the preceding year, in a peer-reviewed journal, must have an ASCoR staff member as the first author, and must have resulted from research conducted at ASCoR (i.e., not research that was conducted during a previous appointment at a different institute). ASCoR must be mentioned in the published article as the principal affiliation. The award will go to the first author of the article chosen.
Selection:
All ASCoR researchers can nominate articles from a list of eligible articles. Self-nominations are accepted. The selection committee consists of three scholars from different universities.
Award:
The winner of this award recieves a certificate, a feature on the ASCoR website, and an invitation to give an ASCoR lecture about the awarded research.
This award was established as an incentive to ASCoR PhD candidates, and is given for the best article published by an ASCoR PhD candidate first-authored in a peer-reviewed journal in the preceding year.
Susan Vermeer won the 2019 award for her article:
Michael Hameleers won the 2018 award for his article:
Claire Segijn won the 2017 award for her article:
Claire Segijn won the 2016 award for the article:
Nadine Stauß won the 2015 award for the article:
Sanne Opree won the 2014 award for the article:
Sanne Kruikemeier won the 2013 award for the article:
Susanne Baumgartner won the 2012 award for the article:
Lotte Willemsen won the 2011 award for the article:
Mario Keer won the 2010 award for the article:
Sophie Lecheler won the 2009 award for the article:
Andreas Schuck won the 2008 award for the article:
Alexander Schouten won the 2007 award for the article together with Patti Valkenburg and Jochen Peter:
Andreas Schuck won the 2006 award for the article together with Claes de Vreese:
Eva van Reijmersdal won the 2005 award for the article together with Peter Neijens and Edith Smit:
Eligibility:
All PhD candidates enrolled in the ASCoR PhD programme are eligible for this award. Former ASCoR PhD candidates are eligible for a period of one year after their dissertation defense. The article must have been published (not ‘due to appear’) in a peer-reviewed journal during the previous calendar year, must have an ASCoR PhD candidate as its first author, and must have resulted from research conducted at ASCoR (i.e., not from research conducted for the author's MA thesis). ASCoR must be stated in the published article as the first author’s primary affiliation. The award is given to the the PhD student listed as first author of the article.
Selection:
All ASCoR researchers can nominate articles from a list of eligible articles. Self-nominations are accepted. The selection committee consists of three scholars from different universities.
Award:
The winner of this award receives a certificate, is featured on the ASCoR website and receives €250 in book vouchers.