Associate professor @KUJournalism. Alum of @mujschool and @PSUBellisario.
Joined July 2012
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
15 Sep 2025
Alyssa Appelman developed a classroom exercise to help students learn to use Karen Yin’s 'The Conscious Style Guide.' @Aappelman @aejmcs @aejmc @kujournalism Look for the exercise in JEA's magazine soon.
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
9 Dec 2024
Study from @KUJournalism finds readers trust news less when AI is in the byline, even when they don't understand to what extent it was involved. @AAppelman @Steve_BienAime news.ku.edu/news/article/stu…
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
12 Oct 2024
It's a Penn State alum collaboration! @HaiyanJiaLehigh, @AAppelman, Mu Wu, and @Steve_BienAime are authors of "News bylines and perceived AI authorship: Effects on source and message credibility." sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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30 Sep 2024
I'm excited to share a report that I contributed to, published by @AmPress. Thank you to @tamarwilner for leading the @JournoBridge initiative and bringing all of us together for this important work. (Full paper: journalismbridgingproject.co…)
26 Sep 2024
How can journalists and academics work together to improve news products? We are thrilled to announce, with @AmPress, our new white paper that answers that question. americanpressinstitute.org/t…
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
26 Sep 2024
Read our new report with @JournoBridge to examine the gap between academic researchers and journalists in the field.🤝
You'll learn:
✅ Why the gap exists
✅ Ways to collaborate in closing the gap
✅ Areas of research that offer practical insights
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
26 Sep 2024
How can journalists and academics work together to improve news products? We are thrilled to announce, with @AmPress, our new white paper that answers that question. americanpressinstitute.org/t…
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16 Sep 2024
Thanks, @PSUCOMMGradEd!
16 Sep 2024
PhD alum @AAppelman and @DrKHettinga are the authors of "Innate Qualities or Learned Skills? Copy Editors Disagree About the Need for Training." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
9 Sep 2024
A @KUJournalism researcher is co-leading a project to test whether disclosing a journalist's ethical training influences readers' perceptions of that journalist's and media's credibility.
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9 Sep 2024
Thank you, @MikeKrings! Excited to work with @DrKHettinga on this project, sponsored by @ThePageCenter.
9 Sep 2024
Alyssa Appelman of @KUJournalism leading project to gauge if ethics disclosures influence how readers perceive credibility of journalism. news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-…
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
13 Aug 2024
PhD alum @AAppelman & @DrKHettinga!
13 Aug 2024
Reader reactions to ethics training disclosures in news stories – Scholar Q&A with @DrKHettinga
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14 Aug 2024
Thank you, @ThePageCenter, for your support of our project! And thank you to @DrKHettinga for 10 years of research collaboration!
13 Aug 2024
Reader reactions to ethics training disclosures in news stories – Scholar Q&A with @DrKHettinga
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
19 Jun 2024
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18 Jun 2024
Enjoying learning from colleagues at the JRP ICA preconference! #JRPICA2024
18 Jun 2024
Great start of our JRP ICA preconference today at the Gold Coast #JRPICA2024 @JRPproject organized by @djp_nolan @UniCanberra @pucvperiodismo @pucv_cl @NewsMediaRC @icahdq 😃👌🏼#ICA2024
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4 Feb 2024
Thank you for sharing our study, @AAUniversities!
18 Jan 2024
A study from the @univofkansas reveals that despite pandemic disruptions, copy editors, proofreaders, and fact-checkers maintain high job satisfaction. Research findings indicate that job morale remains positive even amid industry challenges.
Learn more: aau.edu/research-scholarship…
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22 Jan 2024
Thank you for sharing our study, @UtahSPJ!
.@UnivOfKansas study: Copy editors are often behind-the-scenes types who are not visible to readers, but their work determines how audiences perceive news.
news.ku.edu/2024/01/10/study… @KUJournalism @AAppelman #AlyssaAppelman @DrKhettinga #KirstieHettinga #pandemic #CopyEditors
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
10 Jan 2024
Read more about recent research from PhD alum @AAppelman and @DrKHettinga!
10 Jan 2024
Thank you to @KUnews and @KUJournalism for sharing the results of my latest study with @DrKHettinga! news.ku.edu/2024/01/10/study…
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10 Jan 2024
Thank you to @KUnews and @KUJournalism for sharing the results of my latest study with @DrKHettinga! news.ku.edu/2024/01/10/study…
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
10 Jan 2024
The pandemic disrupted employment and job satisfaction across the workforce, including the media and publishing sectors. But a new @KUJournalism study found that copy editors, proofreaders and fact-checkers report higher-than-average job satisfaction.
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Alyssa Appelman, Ph.D. retweeted
10 Jan 2024
A study from Alyssa Appelman, associate professor of journalism and mass communications, finds high levels of satisfaction among copy editors, little negative effect from pandemic.
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