Victoria L. LaPoe is assistant professor in Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism. Candi Carter Olson is assistant professor at Utah State University.Benjamin R. LaPoe II is visiting assistant professor at Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication.

Underserved Communities and Digital Discourse is an important step in exploring the significance of social media’s potential to enlarge, rather than erase, connectedness.

• Introduction: Community Building in a Digital EraCandi S. Carter Olson Chapter 1. “I became more aware of how divided America really is:” Social Media Use, Fake News, and Spiral of Silence Before and After the 2016 U.S. ElectionsVictoria L. LaPoe and Candi S. Carter OlsonChapter 2. “Absolutely nothing political in nature”: Perceptions of Topics that were Appropriate or “too controversial” for Social Media Discussion around the 2016 U.S Presidential Election Candi S. Carter Olson and Victoria L. LaPoeChapter 3. Digital Communication as a Promotion Building Community? Scholars’ Use of Social Media for Peer-CommunicationStine Eckert, Candi S. Carter Olson, and Victoria L. LaPoeChapter 4. Community Crisis and Coverage: Coping with Newsroom Compassion FatigueVictoria L. LaPoe, Mary A. Bemker, Candi S. Carter Olson, Mary T. Rogus, and Nerissa Young Chapter 5. Digital Crisis Community Communication: Tweeting the First Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster: Responsibility, Recovery, and CommemorationVictoria L. LaPoe and Andrea MillerChapter 6. Gender and Racial Real-life Discourse around Fictional Programs: Sticking it to the Mother Myth: Discussing Race and Gender in Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe OnlineBenjamin R. LaPoe II, Victoria L. LaPoe, Daniel A. Berkowitz, and Mary A. BemkerChapter 7. History and an International Community Perspective: “An Afternoon with Signor Lynch”: Roi Ottley’s World War II FramesBenjamin R. LaPoe II and Jinx C. Broussard Chapter 8. The Black Press TweetsBenjamin R. LaPoe II and Katie LeverChapter 9. Online Momentum: Priming in the Native American PressBenjamin R. LaPoe II and Victoria L. LaPoeChapter 10. Ethics and Reporting on Native Communities: Going Beyond the Parachute StoryVictoria L. LaPoe, Rebecca J. Tallent, Tristan Ahtone, and Benjamin R. LaPoe IIConclusion: Clarity: Community Building and Coverage during ConvergenceVictoria L. LaPoe and Candi S. Carter OlsonIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors