This issue includes two papers that continue the discussion begun last issue of COVID-19 attitudes. In addition, there is a content analysis of newspapers in Malaysia and how they affect risk perception of rare earth refining. Another paper presents the results of a survey related to the reputation and personal branding of journalists in Thailand are presented. Finally, there is a book review of The Rhetoric of Political Leadership: Logic and Emotion in Public Discourse.
- Editor's NoteIn the November 2020 note from the editor in chief, John Kennedy discusses his role in AJPOR, the journal's development, current success, and future plans.
- Research ArticleAttitudes about the Duterte Administration's response to COVID-19 are considered via textual analysis of 70 editorial cartoons shared on Facebook March-June 2020 by users in the Philippines.
- Research ArticleAn analysis of the various kinds of risks associated with rare earth refining as presented in mainstream and alternative online newspapers in Malaysia regarding the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant.
- Research ArticleAn online survey of 416 news people, 260 academics, and 586 other people in Thailand identified five reputation factors for personal branding of journalists in Thailand.
- Research NoteA survey of 139 licensed professional teachers in the Philippines currently enrolled in graduate courses using the COVID-19 Impact of Quality of Life instrument (COV19-QoL).
- Book ReviewBook Review of Feldman, Ofer (Ed.) (2020). The Rhetoric of Political Leadership: Logic and Emotion in Public Discourse. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing.