Publications
Below is a list of some of my research publish in peer-reviewed research journals. My work is heavily influenced by my time as a TV reporter, and focuses on journalists' experiences with hostility and their personal mental health. I also publish work that examines journalists' processes and experience with social media. Please feel free to contact me for a copy of any publications or to propose a collaboration.
Hostility and Mental Health
Miller, K. C. (2025). “I empathize with them”: How newsroom leadership assesses mental health and hostility toward their journalists. Digital Journalism, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2025.2548795
Mesmer, K. R., & Miller, K. C. (2024). Who Teaches About Hostility? Examining Factors for Inclusion in Journalism Curriculum. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 79(2), 205-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776958231225709​
Kocan, S., & Miller, K. (2023). “Anything for the shot”: Organizational support, gender, and their effects on journalists covering U.S. protests. Journalism Practice, 18(10), 2608–2626. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2022.2157314
Miller, K. C., & Lewis, S. C. (2022). Journalistic visibility as celebrity and its consequences for harassment. Digital Journalism, 11(10), 1886–1905. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2136729
Miller, K. C., & Kocan, S. (2022). Taking to the streets: The effects of in-the-field harassment against journalists covering protests. Journalism, 25(2), 275-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849221138429
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Perreault, G., & Miller, K. (2022). When journalists are voiceless: How lifestyle journalists cover hate and mitigate harassment. Journalism Studies, 23(15), 1977–1993. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2022.2135583
Miller, K. C., & Nelson, J. L. (2022). “Dark participation” without representation: A structural approach to journalism’s social media crisis. Social Media + Society, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221129156
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Deavours, D., Heath, W., Miller, K., Viehouser, M., Palacios-Plugge, S., & Broussard, R. (2022). Reciprocal journalism’s double-edged sword: How journalists resolve cognitive dissonance after experiencing harassment from audiences on social media. Journalism, 24(11), 2454-2473. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849221109654
Miller, K. C. (2022). The “price you pay” and the “badge of honor”: Journalists, gender, and harassment. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 100(1), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990221088761
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​​Miller, K. C. (2021). Harassment’s toll on democracy: The effects of harassment towards us journalists. Journalism Practice, 17(8), 1607–1626. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.2008809
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Also published as chapter in:
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Westlund, O., Krøvel, R., & Orgeret, K.S. (Eds.). (2024). Journalism and safety: An introduction to the field (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032705750
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Miller, K. C. (2021). Hostility toward the press: A synthesis of terms, research, and future directions in examining harassment of journalists. Digital Journalism, 11(7), 1230–1249. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.1991824
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Miller, K. C., & Lewis, S. C. (2020). Journalists, harassment, and emotional labor: The case of women in on-air roles at US local television stations. Journalism, 23(1), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884919899016
Journalism Processes
and Social Media
Miller, K. C., & Maddox, J. (2025). On air and on TikTok: How broadcast journalists use the growing social media site. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2025.2467398
Miller, K. C., Morris, D. L., & Dahmen, N. S. (2024). “Being there”: How photojournalists navigate making images during the covid-19 pandemic. Journalism Practice, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2024.2310717
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Miller, K. C., & Dahmen, N. (2020). “This is still their lives”: Photojournalists’ ethical approach to capturing and publishing graphic or shocking images. Journal of Media Ethics, 35(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2020.1731313
Hedding, K. J., Miller, K. C., Abdenour, J. & Blankenship, J.C. (2019). The Sinclair effect: Comparing ownership influences on bias in local television news. Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, 63(3), 474-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2019.1653103
Bane, K. C. (2017). Tweeting the agenda: How print and alternative web-only news organizations use Twitter as a source. Journalism Practice, 13(2), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2017.1413587