Rate My Professor Jason Martin

Martin's research focuses on the intersection of journalism, technology, and democracy, including political communication outcomes and First Amendment implications of public affairs journalism. His work has been published in journals such as Digital Journalism, Journalism Studies, Mass Communication and Society, Mobile Media and Communication, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and Communication Law & Policy. Key publications include "Mobile Media and Political Participation: Defining and Developing an Emerging Field" (Mobile Media & Communication, 2014), "Media-Induced or Search-Driven? A Study of Online Agenda-Setting Effects during the BP Oil Disaster" (Journalism Studies, 2014), and "Mobile News Use and Participation in Elections: A Bridge for the Democratic Divide?" (Mobile Media & Communication, 2015). He has contributed book chapters to The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media, The Routledge Handbook of Political Communication, Data Journalism and the COVID-19 Disruption (2024), and Social Media, Culture, and Politics in Asia. Awards include the Wicklander Fellowship (2017) for journalism ethics research, DePaul College of Communication Excellence in Teaching Award (2016), Harvard University Management Development Program completion (2019), a $10,000 AEJMC grant (2015), AEJMC Promising Professor Award (2013), and multiple AEJMC top paper awards. Formerly head of the AEJMC Law and Policy Division and chair of the Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Awards Committee, Martin advises student media, with projects like a 2023 Better Government Association collaboration earning national finalist recognition.