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Esther Thorson Editor & Author

Margaret Duffy is Professor and Chair of the Strategic Communication Faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, USA. An author, consultant, and award-winning scholar, Duffy’s research focuses on visual communication, narrative theory, digital media, news, and persuasion ethics. She is a former marketing executive and serves on the board of the Institute for Advertising Ethics. Esther Thorson is Professor, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, and Director of Research at the Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, USA. She has published extensively on the news industry, advertising, news effects, and health communication. Her scholarly work has won many research and writing awards and she serves on an extensive list of journal editorial boards.