Adam Klein

Faculty Bio

My research examines how toxic narratives and extremist movements infiltrate American media and politics. I analyze various forms of propaganda, political extremism, and hate speech, tracing their gradual normalization and evolution online—from fringe communities to social networks, political blogs to news websites.

Awards and Honors

• Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, 2023, Top Paper Award: Political Communication Division
• Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, 2019, Top Paper Award: Political Communication Division
• NYSCA Annual Conference, 2015, Top Paper Award

PhD, Howard University, Washington, DC, 2010
Mass Communication & Media Studies

MA, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2003
Screenwriting

BA, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, 2001
English

Research Interest

Propaganda; Political Extremism; Hate Speech; Global Conflict and Communication; International Press Systems; Media Law and Policy.

Grants, Sponsored Research and Contracts

Civic Engagement and Public Value Course Fellowship Grant
Klein, A. G. 2014 - 2015. Project Pericles, Pace University. .

Past Courses

CMS 113: Media, Culture, and Society
CMS 114: Introduction to Mass Media
CMS 313: The Dark Side of Communication
CMS 314: Media v Government
CMS 336: Propaganda
CMS 393: Internship Program I
CMS 394: Internship Program II
COM 111: Introduction to Communication
COM 113: Media, Culture, and Society
COM 200: Public Speaking
COM 213: Intercultural Communication
COM 228: Writing for Convergent Tech
COM 239: Milestones in Commun Rsrch
COM 245: Commctn and Popular Culture
COM 297: The Dark Side of Communication
COM 336: Propaganda
COM 393: Intern Program I
COM 393: Internship Program I
COM 393: Internship Program l
COM 394: Internship Program II
COM 395: Independent Study in Comm.
COS 113: Media, Culture, and Society
COS 114: Introduction to Mass Media
COS 313: The Dark Side of Communication
COS 336: Propaganda
COS 393: Internship Program l
COS 394: Internship Program II
COS 396: Topics: Media v Government
COS 481: Language and Power
SPE 203: Persuasive Speaking
UNV 101: First-Year Smnr Unvrsty Cmmnty

Publications

Capturing the media: Similarities between Viktor Orbán’s and Donald Trump’s media aspirations.
Klein, A. G. (2023). International Journal of Communication. Vol 17 , pages 6697-6717. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/20331

Social Networks and the Challenge of Hate Disguised as Fear and Politics
Klein, A. G. (2021). Journal for Deradicalization.

Social media at a crossroads: Confronting Political Extremism
Klein, A. G. (2021). https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/responses/social-media-at-a-crossroads-confronting-political-extremism

Loaded words: NRATV and the Making of Liberal America as a Public Enemy
Klein, A. G. (2020). Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric.

Social networks aim to erase hate but miss the target on guns
Klein, A. G. (2020). https://theconversation.com/social-networks-aim-to-erase-hate-but-miss-the-target-on-guns-142121

How Online Hate Infiltrates Social Media and Politics
Klein, A. G. (2017). https://www.salon.com/2017/03/21/how-online-hate-infiltrates-social-media-and-politics_partner/

Threshold Event: Exploring a Commercial Sponsorship of LGBT Rights During the Sochi Olympics. (Special Issue on Social Science and the Olympic Games)
Klein, A. G. (2016). Cogent Social Sciences. Vol 2 , pages 1-18.

Using the “Wife-Beater” Shirt to Teach about Hegemony and Counterhegemony
Klein, A. G. (2016). Communication Teacher. Vol 30 (Issue 3) , pages 100-105.

Vigilante Media: Unveiling Anonymous and the Hacktivist Persona in the Global Press
Klein, A. G. (2015). Communication Monographs. Vol 82 (Issue 3) , pages 379-401.

"Participatory Media Impact on the Arab Spring"
Klein, A. G. (2014). University Press of America. , pages 182-203.

Measuring Media Compliance and Divergence in the Nondemocratic Press System
Klein, A. G. (2012). Communication Monographs. Vol 79 (Issue 1) , pages 115-136.

Slipping Racism into the Mainstream: A Theory of Information Laundering
Klein, A. G. (2012). Communication Theory. Vol 22 (Issue 4) , pages 427-448.

A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement's Adaptation into Cyberspace
Klein, A. G. (2010). A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement's Adaptation into Cyberspace.Sacramento, CA , USA : Litwin Books, LLC. , pages 220.

Characterizing “the Enemy”: Zionism and Islamism in the Iranian and Israeli Press
Klein, A. G. (2009). Communication, Culture & Critique. Vol 2 (Issue 3) , pages 387-406.

Counterframing Public Dissent: Analysis of Antiwar coverage in the U.S. Media
Klein, A. G., Byerly, C. & McEachern, T. (2009). Critical Studies in Media Communication. Vol 26 (Issue 4) , pages 331-350.

Presentations

Populist Playbook: Examining Hungary’s Propaganda Model as a Precursor to the Emerging MAGA Media Space
Klein, A. G. (2023). Eastern Communication Association. Political Communication - Top Paper Panel,

From Twitter to Charlottesville: Tracing the path of political violence between the Alt-Right and Antifa
Klein, A. G. (2019). Eastern Communication Association. Political Communication - Top Paper Panel,

Professional Memberships

• International Communication Association
• National Communication Association
• New York State Communication Association