Matthew Blomberg

Ph.D. Student

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Biography —

Matthew Blomberg is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Kansas and Graduate Research Assistant for a National Science Foundation funded project that promotes digital pedagogy for women recently released from prison. His research topics include news and source credibility, misinformation among vulnerable populations, and the cognitive decisions behind trust of media. Matthew comes from a background in journalism having worked in news stations in Austin, Texas and in Topeka, Kansas and has also produced a number of short films and documentaries and short films. In addition to the news, Matt has served in public relations and marketing entities throughout Kansas. He earned his Master of Science degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Kansas State University and studied radio-television and film as an undergraduate student at the University of Texas.

Research —

Misinformation
Disinformation
Media Literacy
Marginalized Communities
Vulnerable Populations

Teaching —

Media Literacy
Fake News
Misinformation
Broadcast Journalism

Selected Publications —

Blomberg, M. (forthcoming, Jan. 2022). Going against the grain? Examining the efficacy of media literacy interventions on congenial media effects. Journal of Media Literacy Education.

Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D., & Seo, H. (2021). Digital divide and marginalized women during COVID-19: A study of women recently released from prison. Information, Communication and Society.

Seo, H., Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D., & Vu, H. T. (2020). Vulnerable populations and misinformation: A mixed-methods approach to underserved older adults’ online information assessment. New Media & Society. DOI:10.1177/1461444820925041

Vu, H. T., Blomberg, M., Seo, H., Liu, Y., Shayesteh, F., & Do, H. V. (2020). Social media and environmental activism: Framing climate change on Facebook by global NGOs. Science Communication. DOI: 10.1177/1075547020971644

Seo, H., Ebrahim, H., Blomberg, M., Liu, Y., & Harn, R. W. (2020). Social media and social adjustment. In Chang, S., & Gomes, C (Eds.). Digital Experiences of International Students: Challenging Assumptions and Rethinking Engagement (pp. 46-60). Routledge.

Seo, H., Britton, H., Ramaswamy, M., Altschwager, D., Blomberg, M., Aromona, S., Schuster, B., Booton, E., Ault, M., & Wickliffe, J. (2020). Returning to the digital world: Digital technology use and privacy management of women transitioning from incarceration. New Media & Society. DOI: 10.1177/1461444820966993

Selected Presentations —

Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D., & Seo, H. (2021). COVID-19 and the digital divide: Interviews with women recently released from prison. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association (virtual).

Blomberg, M. (2021). Fake news and future journalists: Educating future news media members on how to respond to misinformation and disinformation. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the AEJMC Midwinter Conference (virtual).

Seo, H., Thorson, S., & Blomberg, M., Appling, S., Bras, A., Davis-Roberts, A., & Altschwager, D. (2021, January). Country characteristics, Internet connectivity and combating misinformation: A network analysis of Global North-South. In Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Blomberg, M. (2020). The role of self in combating partisanship: A “cognitive” media literacy intervention study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association (virtual).

Seo, H., Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D. (2019). Online information credibility assessment by underserved minority seniors: A mixed-methods approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington D.C.

Blomberg, M. (2019). Dominant, residual and emergent: The journalistic performance within The Post. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AEJMC, Toronto, Canada.