Mike Horning
Mike Horning, Associate Professor

School of Communication
140 Shanks Hall
181 Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5691 | mhorning@vt.edu
Mike Horning is an associate professor of multimedia journalism in the Virginia Tech School of Communication and director of social informatics research in the Center for Human Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. His research examines how communication technologies impact social attitudes and behaviors, with a current focus on the impact of “fake news” and misinformation on our democratic processes. His expertise has been featured in The Hill, on Sinclair Broadcast Group, and in a number of other media outlets.
- Social and Psycological Effects of Communications Technologies
- Mass Communication
- Multimedia Reporting
- Politics
- Visual Media
- PhD, Penn State University
- MS, Rochester Institute of Technology
- BS, Liberty University
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Online News Association
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Institute for Creativity Arts and Technology
- Top Research Paper Award in New Media and Politics Competition: Mass Communication and Society Division at AEJMC Conference, Chicago, IL, 2008
- Top Three Paper Award at International Association of Science Technology and Society Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2007
- Top Paper in Mass Communications at Eastern Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Journal Articles
Brubaker, P., Horning, M., & Toula, C. (In Press) Engaging Young Voters in the Political Process: U.S. Presidential Debates and YouTube. In L. Robinson et al.(Eds). Communication and Information Technologies Annual 2014: Politics, Participation, and Production. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
Horning, M. A., Robinson, H. R., & Carroll, J. M. (2014). A scenario-based approach for projecting user requirements for wireless proximal community networks. Computers in Human Behavior, 35, 413–422. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.010
Carroll, J.M., Horning, M., Hoffman, B., Ganoe, C.H., Robinson, H. & Rosson, M.B. (2011). Community network 2.0. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on End-User Development: IS-EUD. (Torre Canne, Brindisi, Italy, June 7-10). Berlin: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 270-275.
Horning, M. (2007). Putting the community back into community networks: A content analysis. Bulletin of Science Technology and Society, 27(5), 417-426.
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Article ItemTikTok promotes "Wagner PMC" and sows hatred for Ukraine , article
Voice of America, 12/8/22
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Article ItemMusk's buying Twitter could improve it in one big way , article
Yahoo Finance via AOL, 4/27/22
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Article ItemNew Twitter CEO unlikely to lift Trump ban, experts say , article
Sinclair Broadcasting Corporation, 11/30/2021
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Article ItemFacebook removes Trump interview citing ban on former president , article
Sinclair Broadcasting, 4/1/2021
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Article ItemStill barred from major platforms, Trump weighs launching new social network , article
Sinclair Broadcasting Group, 3/22/2021
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Business Standard, 8/7/2020
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Business Standard, 8/7/2020
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General ItemHow do you celebrate a holiday of pranks, jokes and fake news in an age when every day is like April Fool’s Day?
The Roanoke Times, 04/01/2018
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