2015
Matthew N. Tokeshi, Princeton University
"Countering Implicit Appeals: Which Strategies Work?"
2014
Brian Weeks, Ohio State University
"Feeling is Believing: The Influence of Emotions on Citizens' False Political Beliefs"
2013
Brian Harrison, PhD Northwestern University
"Bully Partisan or Partisan Bully? Partisanship, Elite Polarization, and U.S. Presidential Communication"
2012
Thomas Leeper, Northwestern University
Learning More from Political Communication Experiments: The Importance of Pretreatment Effects
James Druckman, Northwestern University
Learning More from Political Communication Experiments: The Importance of Pretreatment Effects
2011
Sarah Esralew, Ohio State University
"The Influence of Parodies on Mental Models: Exploring the Tina Fey-Sarah Palin Phenomenon"
Dannagal Young, University of Delaware
"The Influence of Parodies on Mental Models: Exploring the Tina Fey-Sarah Palin Phenomenon"
2010
Dino Christenson, Ohio State University
Learning from Campaigns: Political Information and Context in Presidential Elections
2009
Blake Andrew, McGill University
"Making Broadcast News Headlines: Heuristiv Signals in Television and Public Radio Campaign Coverage"
2007
Daniela Stockmann, Leiden University
The New Chinese Media and Public Opinion: Adaptation of a Propaganda Machine or Instrument for Political Change?
2006
Michael Parkin, University of Minnesota
"Engaging with Late Night Comedy's Serious Message: How Late Night Candidate Apperances Affect Young People's Political Decisions"
David Swanson Career Achievement Award
The David Swanson Career Achievement Award recognizes distinguished and sustained contributions to the field as planners, editors, and leaders and in roles that require time and energy, innovation, and personal dedication. The award honors David Swanson, one of the founders of Political Communication who gave exemplary service to the ICA Political Communication Division and the APSA Political Communication Section. In his memory, the ICA division presents the award every other year. The joint award committee includes representatives of the ICA division and APSA section. The ICA division chair appoints members with the advice of the APSA chair, and the committee receives nominations and generates additional candidates, deliberates on the pool of potential awardees, and makes a selection. The winner receives the award plaque at the annual business meeting of the ICA Political Communication Division. The award is given in even-numbered years.
2016
Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University
2014
Patricia Moy, University of Washington
2012
David Paletz, Duke University
Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award
The Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. The award is now given only in odd-numbered years.
2013
Denis McQuail, University of Amsterdam
2011
Iana Mutz, University of Pennsylvania
2009
Daniel Hallin, University of California, San Diego
2007
Marion Just, Wellsley College
W. Neuman, University of Michigan
2006
Robert Entman, George Washington University
2003
W. Bennett, University of Washington
2002
Thomas Patterson, Harvard University
2001
Steven Chaffee, University of California at Santa Barbara
Jack McLeod, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2000
Roderick Hart, University of Texas
1999
Bernard Cohen, University of Wisconsin
1998
Shanto Iyengar, University of California, Los Angeles
1997
Ellen Mickiewicz, Duke University
1996
Maxwell McCombs, University of Texas-Austin
Donald Shaw, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1995
Kathleen Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
1994
Gladys Lang, University of Washington
Kurt Lang, University of Washington
1993
Elihu Katz, Guttman Institute of Applied Social Research, Jerusalem, Israel
1992
Doris Graber, University of Illinois, Chicago
Doris Graber Award
The Doris Graber Award recognizes the best book published on political communication in the last ten years.
2014
Rasmus Nielsen, Roskilde University
Ground Wars: Personalized Communication in Political Campaigns (Princeton University Press, 2012)
2013
Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut
Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics (Temple University Press 2010)
2012
Robert Huckfeldt, University of California, Davis
Political Disagreement: The Survival of Diverse Opinions within Communication Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
Paul Johnson, University of California, Davis
Political Disagreement: The Survival of Diverse Opinions within Communication Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
John Sprague, Washington University
Political Disagreement: The Survival of Diverse Opinions within Communication Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2004
2011
Robert Entman, George Washington University
Projections of Power: Framing News, Public Opinion, and U.S. Foreign Policy
2010
Markus Prior
Post-Broadcast Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
2009
Roderick Hart, University of Texas
Campaign Talk: Why Elections are Good for Us (Princeton University Press)
2007
Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania
The Press and the Public Good
Kathleen Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
The Press and the Public Good
2006
Pippa Norris, Harvard University
A Virtuous Circle (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
2003
Marion Just, Wellesly College
Crosstalk : Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
Ann Crigler, University of Southern California
Crosstalk : Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
Dean Alger
Crosstalk : Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
Timothy Cook, Lousiana State University
Crosstalk : Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
Darrell West, Brown University
Crosstalk : Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
Montague Kern, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Crosstalk: Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign
2002
Thomas Patterson, Harvard University
Out Of Order
2001
John Zaller, University of California at Los Angeles
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award
The Paul Lazarsfeld Award recognizes the best paper on political communication presented at the previous year’s APSA annual meeting.
2016
Yanna Krupnikov, Stony Brook University
"Citizen Engagement (and Disengagement) in Response to Social Ills."
Adam Seth Levine, Cornell University
"Citizen Engagement (and Disengagement) in Response to Social Ills."
2015
Joanne M. Miller, University of Minnesota
"Conspiracy Endorsement as Motivated Reasoning: The Roles of Political Knowledge and Trust"
Kyle L. Saunders, Colorado State University
"Conspiracy Endorsement as Motivated Reasoning: The Roles of Political Knowledge and Trust"
Christina Farhart, University of Minnesota
"Conspiracy Endorsement as Motivated Reasoning: The Roles of Political Knowledge and Trust"
2014
Tali Mendelberg, Princeton University
"Gender Inequality in Deliberation: Unpacking the Black Box of Interaction"
Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University
"Gender Inequality in Deliberation: Unpacking the Black Box of Interaction"
John Oliphant, Princeton University
"Gender Inequality in Deliberation: Unpacking the Black Box of Interaction"
2013
James Druckman, Northwestern University
"How Elite Partisan Polarization Affects Public Opinion Formation"
Erik Peterson, Oregon Institute of Technology
"How Elite Partisan Polarization Affects Public Opinion Formation"
Rune Slothuus, Aarhus University
"How Elite Partisan Polarization Affects Public Opinion Formation"
2012
Tali Mendelberg, Princeton University
"Do Women Deliberate with a Distinctive Voice? How Decision Rules and Group Gender Composition Affect the Content of Deliberation"
Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University
"Do Women Deliberate with a Distinctive Voice? How Decision Rules and Group Gender Composition Affect the Content of Deliberation"
2011
Kevin Arceneaux, Temple University
"Does Media Fragmentation Produce Mass Polarization? Selective Exposure and a New Era of Minimal Effects
Martin Johnson, University of California, Riverside
"Does Media Fragmentation Produce Mass Polarization? Selective Exposure and a New Era of Minimal Effects"
2009
Scott Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newspaper Framing of Casualties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
Christopher Tiwald, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newspaper Framing Casulties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
Svitlana Chernykh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newspaper Framing Casulaties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
David Hendry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newspaper Framing of Casualties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
Sergio Wals, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newspaper Framing of Casualties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
Nathaniel Swigger, Ohio State University
"Uplifting Manhood to Wonderful Heights: Newpaper Framing of Casualties from World War One to Gulf War Two"
2007
T.K. Ahn, Florida State University
Information Costs, Information Sources, and the Implications for Democratic Politics
Robert Huckfeldt, University of California, Davis
Information Costs, Information Sources, and the Implications for Democratic Politics
John Ryan, University of California, Davis
Information Costs, Information Sources, and the Implications for Democratic Politics
2006
Jennifer Jerit, Florida State University
"Reform, Rescue, or Run Out of Money? Problem Definitions in the Social Security Reform Debate"
2004
Kenneth Goldstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Authored with Charles Franklin, Matt Hale, and Daniel Stevens, "Political Information Flows and their Effects in the 2002 Elections," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Authored withKenneth Goldstein, Matt Hale, and Daniel Stevens, "Political Information Flows and their Effects in the 2002 Elections," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Matthew Hale, Seton Hall University
Co-Authored with Kenneth Goldstein, Charles Franklin, and Daniel Stevens, "Political Information Flows and their Effects in the 2002 Elections," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Daniel Stevens, University of Miami
Co-Authored with Charles Franklin, Matt Hale, and Kenneth Goldstein, "Political Information Flows and their Effects in the 2002 Elections," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
2003
Matthew Baum, University of California, Los Angeles
"Making Politics Fun: What Happens When Presidential Candidates Hit the Talk Show Circuit"
2001
Scott Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
"Agenda Setting and the 'New' News"
David Tewksbury, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
"Agenda Setting and the 'New' News"
2000
Milton Lodge Dr., Stony Brook University
"The Political Consequences of Motivated Reasoning: Partisan Bias in Information Processing"
Charles Tabor, Stonybrook University
"The Political Consequences of Motivated Reasoning: Partisan Bias in Information Processing"
Aron Galonsky, Stonybrook University
"The Political Consequences of Motivated Reasoning: Partisan Bias in Information Processing"
1999
Nicholas Valentino, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
"Who Are We on Election Day? Crime News and the Priming of Group Identities during Candidate Evaluation"
1998
Marion Just, Wellesley College
"Emotional Interactions With the Campaign: A Constructionalist Approach to Campaign Effects."
Ann Crigler, University of Southern California
"Emotional Interactions With the Campaign: A Constructionalist Approach to Campaign Effects."
1997
Larry Bartels, Princeton University
"Politicians and the Press: Who Leads Who Follows?"
1996
Thomas Patterson, Syracuse University
"News Decisions: Journalists as Partisan Actors"
1995
Timothy Cook, Williams College
"The Fourth Branch and the Other Three: The Washington News Media and The Politics of Shared Power"
1994
Richard Johnston, University of British Columbia
"The Dynamics of Referendum Preferences: Canada 1992"
Elisabeth Gidengil, McGill University
"The Dynamics of Referendum Preferences: Canada 1992"
Neil Neveitte, Calgary University
"The Dynamics of Referendum Preferences: Canada 1992"
1993
Ann Crigler, University of Southern California
"Character, Issues, and Performance: The Discourses of Voters, Candidates, and Media in the 1992 Presidential Campaign"
1992
John Zaller, University of California at Los Angeles
"Information and Incumbency Advantage in Congressional Elections"
1991
Diana Mutz, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Information and the Politicization of Personal Experience"