Stealing thunder: The influence of confession specificity and transgression severity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104218
Abstract: Abstract Revealing potentially damaging information about oneself before others reveal the same information is known as “stealing thunder”. The goal of this tactic is to elicit favorable evaluations from others, thus mitigating the damage that… read more here.
Keywords: specificity; confession specificity; stealing thunder; transgression ... See more keywords
Stealing thunder and filling the silence: Twitter as a primary channel of police crisis communication
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2017.04.007
Abstract: Abstract Twitter can be used successfully by police departments as a channel for stealing thunder and establishing the department as a credible news source. A case study analysis of how a police department used Twitter… read more here.
Keywords: stealing thunder; police; filling silence; twitter ... See more keywords