Alexis Haskell is a Ph.D. candidate interested in journalism’s relationship to its audience, looking at the ways news organizations navigate the tension between journalism's aspirational, democratic, and economic goals. Recent work focuses on the relationship between news organizations and their audiences, understanding news consumption as a fan activity, mobile news consumption, and the effects of elite hostility toward the news.  

Publications

Haskell, A. (2025). ‘He was the one the PEOPLE voted in’: Analyzing MAGA enthusiasts as fans. Communication & the Public. 

Molyneux, L. and Haskell, A. (2024). News on smartphones. In von Pape, T. & Karnowski, V. (Eds.), The Mobile Media Debate: Challenging Viewpoints Across Epistemologies.  

Peifer, J. and Haskell, A. (2023). Elite hostility toward journalism, news trust, and the mediating role of fear for motivating public support of news media. International Journal of Communication, 17, 20.

Forthcoming Publications

Haskell, A. & Molyneux, L. (2025). What I miss most: Journalists’ rationalization of relational social media use. New Media and Society.  

Bélair-Gagnon, V., Molyneux, L. & Haskell, A. (2025) Thriving in Journalism: A Survey of Support Systems’ Impact on Job Satisfaction and Well-Being. Journalism Studies. 

Courses taught

• JRN2702 News Literacy

Education 

• M.A. Indiana University – Bloomington (graduated May 2022) 
• B.A.J. Indiana University – Bloomington (graduated summa cum laude May 2020)