Osama Albishri

Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) was developed by psychologists to explore and explain why people around the world hold similar moral values despite having divergent cultural experiences. MFT identifies five “moral intuitions,” or deeply held moral values. These include harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect and purity/sanctity. While MFT is used primarily in…

A new study suggests that effectively leveraging organizational communications in democracies can support the transfer of object salience, moral attributes and networks to media coverage, public discourse and opponent messaging. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral students Brittany Shaughnessy and Nader Dagher, Public…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, Phillip Arceneaux, Ph.D. 2019, and doctoral student Osama Albishri are the authors of “How Candidates Influence Each Other in Electoral Politics: Intercandidate Agenda-Building in Florida’s 2018 Midterm Election” published in the Journal of Political Marketing on Feb.…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, Pamala Proverbs, Ph.D. 2021, Xiaomeng Lan, Ph.D. 2019, and doctoral student Osama Albishri, are the co-authors of “Applying Care to Political Public Relations: Crisis Communication Following the Terrorist Attack in New Zealand” published in the Journal of…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Osama Albishri and Spiro Kiousis, Executive Associate Dean and Public Relations professor, are the co-authors of “Mediated Public Diplomacy and the Contest Over International Agenda-Building in the Gulf Diplomatic Crisis” published in Journal of Public Diplomacy, Volume 1, No. 1,…

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral students were recognized at the UF International Center Student Achievement Awards Ceremony  on Nov. 19. Doctoral students Osama Albishri, Lincoln Lu, Pamala Proverbs, Rang Wang and Leping You received Certificates of Excellence. The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of international…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, is the co-author of “Mediated Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Exploring the Saudi and the U.S. Governments’ Agenda-building During Trump’s Visit to the Middle East” published in Public Relations Review on June 29. Kiousis and CJC…