Introduction to the Issue
John Kennedy, Editor in Chief
This issue has five articles, which is another significant milestone for AJPOR. We hope to have 5-6 articles in each issue going forward. I would also like to point to another goal that we have for AJPOR – a mix of “timely” and “evergreen” articles. I consider timely articles to address current issues in public opinion. Evergreen articles might be timely, but more importantly, they build on extensive prior research and will likely contribute to further development of the topic. No bright line can be found between the two types and every article can contain some timely and evergreen information.
An example of an evergreen article is the “grit” article by Jihye Choi. Grit and its companion, “resilience,” have been extensively researched over the past 10 years. The article builds on the prior research and will contribute to further research on the topic. Researchers have examined grit in a number of populations and this article adds another population, further demonstrating the utility of the concept.
The “fake news” articles are more timely (unfortunately). Over the past four years, more researchers in more countries have intensively examined the effects of fake news on public opinion. Personally, I hope that fake news research fades away because fake news stops. But, what we learn from fake news research, such as the evolving methods to research the topic, can be used for subsequent research.
The point of my essay is to say that we envision that AJPOR will have a mix of timely and evergreen articles. We have invited scholars who are researching the COVID-19 pandemic to contribute to the August issue of AJPOR (timely articles) but we will also have articles on new public opinion research methods that will be more evergreen. I invite you to submit both types of articles for the next issue.
- Research ArticleAn online survey of 1068 randomly selected voters conducted immediately after the Taiwan 2018 election confirmed that false news affected Taiwanese voters' judgment of the news and their voting decisions.
- Research ArticleIn the 2017 presidential election, fake news has been confirmed to have the effect of mobilizing supporters for each political party.
- Research ArticleKorea-related reports (N=744) in the People’s Daily from 2009 to 2019 were examined using Fairclough’s three-dimensional Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework: “whatness,” “how,” and “whyness.”
- Research ArticleA questionnaire about grit, sustainable behavior, and emotional well-being administered to 273 undergraduate students in South Korea showed that grit is positively related to sustainable behavior and emotional well-being.
- Research NoteA survey of @InnisfreeIndonesia Instagram followers show that green products partially influence purchase intentions.