| Protests, media coverage, and a hierarchy of social struggle DK Brown, S Harlow The International Journal of Press/Politics 24 (4), 508-530, 2019 | 354 | 2019 |
| To share or not to share: The influence of news values and topics on popular social media content in the United States, Brazil, and Argentina V García-Perdomo, R Salaverría, DK Brown, S Harlow Journalism studies 19 (8), 1180-1201, 2018 | 277 | 2018 |
| Spreading Ebola panic: Newspaper and social media coverage of the 2014 Ebola health crisis DK Brown, J Yoo, TJ Johnson Health communication, 2019 | 223 | 2019 |
| A new sensation? An international exploration of sensationalism and social media recommendations in online news publications DK Brown, S Harlow, V García-Perdomo, R Salaverría Journalism 19 (11), 1497-1516, 2018 | 211 | 2018 |
| Protest coverage matters: How media framing and visual communication affects support for Black civil rights protests DK Brown, RR Mourão Mass Communication and Society 24 (4), 576-596, 2021 | 169 | 2021 |
| Protest paradigm in multimedia: Social media sharing of coverage about the crime of Ayotzinapa, Mexico S Harlow, R Salaverría, DK Kilgo, V García-Perdomo Journal of Communication 67 (3), 328-349, 2017 | 120 | 2017 |
| Is the whole world watching? Building a typology of protest coverage on social media from around the world S Harlow, DK Brown, R Salaverría, V García-Perdomo Journalism Studies 21 (11), 1590-1608, 2020 | 102 | 2020 |
| Martin to Brown: How time and platform impact coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement DK Brown, RR Mourao, G Sylvie Journalism Practice 13 (4), 413-430, 2019 | 99 | 2019 |
| Framing Ferguson: The interplay of advocacy and journalistic frames in local and national newspaper coverage of Michael Brown RR Mourão, DK Brown, G Sylvie Journalism 22 (2), 320-340, 2021 | 94 | 2021 |
| Reddit’s veil of anonymity: Predictors of engagement and participation in media environments with hostile reputations DK Brown, YMM Ng, MJ Riedl, I Lacasa-Mas Social Media+ Society 4 (4), 2056305118810216, 2018 | 88 | 2018 |
| Emotional appeals and news values as factors of shareworthiness in Ice Bucket Challenge coverage DK Brown, K Lough, MJ Riedl Digital Journalism 8 (2), 267-286, 2020 | 86 | 2020 |
| Media effects and marginalized ideas: Relationships among media consumption and support for Black Lives Matter D Kilgo, RR Mourão International Journal of Communication 13, 19, 2019 | 77 | 2019 |
| Six Things you Didn’t Know About Headline Writing: Sensationalistic Form in Viral News Content From Traditional and Digitally Native News Organizations DK Brown, V Sinta The International Symposium of Online Journalism Research Journal 6, 111-130, 2016 | 73* | 2016 |
| From# Ferguson to# Ayotzinapa: Analyzing differences in domestic and foreign protest news shared on social media DK Kilgo, S Harlow, V García-Perdomo, R Salaverría Social Media News and Its Impact, 122-146, 2021 | 67 | 2021 |
| Black Lives Matter coverage: How protest news frames and attitudinal change affect social media engagement RR Mourão, DK Brown Digital Journalism 10 (4), 626-646, 2022 | 65 | 2022 |
| Police violence and protests: Digital media maintenance of racism, protest repression, and the status quo DK Brown Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 65 (1), 157-176, 2021 | 57 | 2021 |
| Freedom from the press? How anonymous gatekeepers on Reddit covered the Boston Marathon bombing M Suran, DK Brown Journalism Studies 18 (8), 1035-1051, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| Perceptions versus performance: How routines, norms and values influence journalists’ protest coverage decisions S Harlow, DK Brown Journalism 23 (2), 372-390, 2022 | 46 | 2022 |
| No reckoning for the right: How political ideology, protest tolerance and news consumption affect support Black Lives Matter protests DK Brown, RR Mourão Political Communication 39 (6), 737-754, 2022 | 44 | 2022 |
| Framing the Colombian peace process: Between peace and war journalism V García-Perdomo, S Harlow, DK Brown Journalism Practice 18 (4), 991-1014, 2024 | 43 | 2024 |