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New Research: Political untruth in mega-crisis communication: a systems-theoretical framework of cross-system credibility disturbance www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1865659 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Using dual dialects to foster revitalisation: a bounded history of dialectal diversity and insights from BBC News Igbo www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1941095 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Short-form travel video characteristics and travel intention: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study of the indirect role of destination image www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1961179 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Legislating on the Union's values: the ‘openness’ of internal market law and the case of the European Media Freedom Act www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1862005 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: From daguerreotype to deepfake: a layered model of visual trust in AI-era photojournalism www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1959537 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Are the marginalised truly visible and audible in progressive talk shows? Exploring transgender lives through Neeya Naana, an Indian talk show www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1965913 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: How decision-makers trust and use machine learning predictions for managing cold-stunning risks www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1816041 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Auditing platform metrics for communication research: a cross-platform case study of TikTok and Instagram engagement www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1921355 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: The challenges that face the Saudi media in the age of artificial intelligence www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1968718 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: Cutting out the middleman? Elon Musk and the rhetoric of citizen journalism in platform-mediated communication www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1901417 #FrontiersIn #Communication

New Research: “The owl never cries in vain”: an acoustic study of vocal expressions in mbem chants www.​frontiersin.​org/articles/10.​3389/fcomm.​2026.​1605728 #FrontiersIn #Communication