Additional information
My research interests center on journalistic practices and the multi-level influences shaping news production, particularly in post-Soviet contexts. I am also interested in innovation and management innovation strategies at media organizations.
Areas of Expertise
- Journalism and Media
- Comparative Media Studies
- Strategic Communication and Media Relations
- Issues Management and Crisis Communication
- New Media and Digital Journalism
- Journalistic Practices and Ethics
- Media and Journalism in former Soviet republics (with an emphasis on the Baltics and Central Asia)
Some Publications
- Abel, Scott. Media in an American crisis: Studies of September 11, 2001. University Press of America.
- Author(s). (Year). Who defines the narrative of a crisis? The case of an Estonian online boycott campaign against an international supermarket chain. Central European Journal of Communication.
Ongoing Projects
- MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (personal focus on Kyrgyzstan)
Courses Currently Taught
- Public Relations & Media Communication
- Media Literacy
- Crisis Communication
- Media Relations
Awards and Honors
- Team coordinator for the Strategic Communication microdegree module, which won the 2022-23 EBS top award for microdegrees.
Media Appearances
Furthermore
- Talent & Education Committee member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia.