Areas of Expertise
News and source credibility assessments, media and information literacy, broadcast journalism and news production, combating misinformation and disinformation
Teaching Interests
Broadcast journalism, media and information literacy, media and journalism ethics, documentary news production
Research
Professor Blomberg’s academic and research interests are centered on assuaging the problems and impacts of misinformation and disinformation, especially for vulnerable and marginalized populations, and in international spaces. Additionally, he examines the effectiveness of media literacy interventions in creating critical news and information consumers, and the impacts of journalism practices for building trust in news audiences.
Representative Publications
Blomberg, M. (2022). Going against the grain? Examining the efficacy of media literacy interventions on congenial media effects. Journal of Media Literacy Education.
Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D., & Seo, H. (2021). Digital divide and marginalized women during COVID-19: A study of women recently released from prison. Information, Communication and Society.
Seo, H., Blomberg, M., Altschwager, D., & Vu, H. T. (2020). Vulnerable populations and misinformation: A mixed-methods approach to underserved older adults’ online information assessment. New Media & Society. DOI: 10.1177/1461444820925041
Vu, H. T., Blomberg, M., Seo, H., Liu, Y., Shayesteh, F., & Do, H. V. (2020). Social media and environmental activism: Framing climate change on Facebook by global NGOs. Science Communication. DOI: 10.1177/1075547020971644
Seo, H., Ebrahim, H., Blomberg, M., Liu, Y., & Harn, R. W. (2020). Social media and social adjustment. In Chang, S., & Gomes, C (Eds.). Digital Experiences of International Students: Challenging Assumptions and Rethinking Engagement (pp. 46-60). Routledge.
Seo, H., Britton, H., Ramaswamy, M., Altschwager, D., Blomberg, M., Aromona, S., Schuster, B.,Booton, E., Ault, M., & Wickliffe, J. (2020). Returning to the digital world: Digital technology use and privacy management of women transitioning from incarceration. New Media & Society. DOI: 10.1177/1461444820966993
Education
PhD, University of Kansas, Journalism and Mass Communications
MS, Kansas State University, Mass Communications
BS, University of Texas at Austin, Radio-Television and Film
Previous Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Elon University (2022-2024)
Professional Associations
AEJMC, ICA, BEA, Credibility Coalition