Research

Media Issue Agenda Network (K.Ognyanova)

Research Interests

My general areas of interest include transformations of the media system and social aspects of Internet technologies. I’m currently looking into the application of network theory and methodology to media studies problems. My dissertation at USC Annenberg takes a network perspective to the study of inter-media agenda-setting. Issue overlap patterns across media outlets are used to evaluate the effects of specific factors (ownership, media type, news values, market forces, political ideology, etc.) on news agenda homogeneity. The study further looks into the implications of network structure for the influence flow across outlets.

As a researcher for the Annenberg Networks Network (ANN) lead by Peter Monge and Manuel Castells, presently working on projects exploring scientific collaboration and virtual team formation. (Read my posts on the ANN website)

Part of the Metamorphosis group lead by Sandra Ball-Rokeach, studying the impact of new media on engagement and intergroup dialogue in diverse communities. Member of the Alhambra project team, working on the development and maintenance of a research-driven local news website: the Alhambra Source.

Researcher for the Center for the Digital Future, working on data analysis for the Digital Future & World Internet reports.

Recent Work

Ognyanova, K. (2011) Actors and Links in the Media System: Applying a Network Perspective to the Study of Media Production, Content and Audience. Paper presented at the ICA Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Ognyanova, K. (2011) Appropriation of Media Content: A Key Mode of Online Engagement. Paper presented at the ICA Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Ognyanova, K. (2010). Media Transformations and Public Opinion: Agenda-Setting in a Digital Age. Paper presented at the NCA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ball-Rokeach, S., Parks, M., Chen, N., & Ognyanova, K. (2010). Building new media bridges across ethnicity en route to increased civic engagement. Paper presented at the NCA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ognyanova, K. (2010) News ties: A study of media-level agenda-setting – Journal of Social Structure, JoSS Visualization Symposium 2010

Huang, M., Huang, Y., Margolin, D., Ognyanova, K., Shen, C., & Contractor, N. (2010). The effects of diversity and repeat collaboration on team performance in distributed nanoscientist teams. Paper presented at the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Conference, Carolyn Dexter Award Nominee.

Margolin, D., Ognyanova, K., Shen, C., Huang, M., Huang, Y., & Contractor, N. (2010) Team assembly and scientific collaboration on NanoHub. Paper presented at the INSNA Sunbelt conference, Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy’10

Huang, M., Huang, Y., Margolin, D., Ognyanova, K., Shen, C., & Contractor, N. (2010). Size, diversity, & beyond: A mediated model of team composition and performance in “team science”. Paper presented at the ICA Annual Conference, Singapore’10.

Ognyanova, K. (2010). Talking Past Each Other: Academic and Media Framing of Literacy. Digital Culture & Education, Vol.2, 44-61.

Ognyanova, K. (2010). Careful What You Say: Media Control In Putin’s Russia – Implications for Online Content. International Journal of E-Politics, 1(2), 1-15. IGI Global Excellence in Research Journal Awards: IJEP Best Published Journal Article for 2010. [Preprint PDF here]