Dustin Hahn
Associate Professor
- Fort Worth TX UNITED STATES
- Bob Schieffer College of Communication
Dr. Hahn's research examines the presence and use of production elements (such as statistics) in sports media and their effects on fans.
Media
Social
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Award of Excellence, BEA On-Location
2018
Best of Competition Award, Festival of Media Arts
2018
Education
Texas Tech University
Ph.D.
Mass Communication/Media Studies
2014
Texas Tech University
M.A.
Mass Communication/Media Studies
2012
Harding University
B.A.
Electronic Media ProductionBachelor
2009
Affiliations
- Member: International Association for Communication and Sport
- Member: Broadcast Education Association
- Member: National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho
Media Appearances
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TCU 360 online
2020-03-27
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Statistics in Sports Broadcasts Add to Spectator Experience
TCU Magazine online
2019-07-11
Dustin Hahn, assistant professor of film, television and digital media, is interested in sports fanaticism and statistics. The combination proved to be a natural segue into his research on NFL broadcasts. His 2018 study analyzed the type, frequency and presentation of numbers related to individual and team performance. Numbers are “objective, they’re simple, they can tell all sides of an issue,” he said.
Event Appearances
The structure of social sports media: An analysis of Instagram posts during 2018 March Madness tournaments
BEA On-Location Annual Conference Houston, Texas
It’s a numbers game: Change in frequency, type, and presentation form of statistics used in NFL broadcasts.
Broadcast Education Association Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV
The impact of domain-specific interest on exemplification effects in sports media
Celebration of Faculty Research & Creative Scholarship Fort Worth, Texas
It’s a numbers game: Change in frequency, type, and presentation form of statistics used in NFL broadcasts
Celebration of Faculty Research & Creative Scholarship Fort Worth, Texas
The influence of visual attention to exemplar versus base-rate indicators of athlete performance on viewer perception and evaluation of athletes
10th Summit of the International Association of Communication and Sport Phoenix, AZ
Research Grants
Junior Faculty Summer Research Program Grant 2018
Faculty Summer Research Program
Awarded $6000 for summer research project titled “Likeable Madness: A Content Analysis of the Structure and Subjects of Instagram Posts During 2018 NCAA Tournaments.”
WTAMU Foundation Faculty Development Grant 2015
WTAMU Foundation $524.00
Awarded $524.00 for assistance in travel accommodations to present research at a national conference.
Articles
Instagram as Exemplar: Examining the Presence and Likability of Subjects and Statistics in March Madness Posts
International Journal of Sport Communication2019
While many sport fans gravitate to new media, questions remain regarding what they are consuming. Specifically, this study addresses a nascent gap in sport communication research by identifying the presentation form and subject portrayals of 443 Instagram posts during 2018 college basketball tournaments and measuring subsequent likability of such depictions. Results yield 4 important findings.
The impact of domain-specific interest on exemplification effects in sports media.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture2019
Scholars have long used exemplification theory to examine the relative influence of selected cases or exemplars versus objective base-rate information on public perception of issues or events depicted in the media. However, relatively little research has probed individual differences that moderate these effects.
It’s a numbers game: Change in the frequency, type, and presentation form of statistics used in NFL broadcasts
International Journal of Sport Communication2018
Although scholars have examined numerous facets of broadcast sports, limited research has explored the use of statistics in these broadcasts. Reference to statistical summaries of athlete or team performance have long been a component of sport broadcasts, and for some viewers the rise of fantasy sport has led to even greater interest in quantitative measures of athlete or team performance.
Differentiating objective sport knowledge versus subjective sport fanship via a test of exemplification in sport media
Communication & Sport2018
Recognizing the need for a more nuanced measure of sport fanship, this study utilizes an experiment to better understand the construct of sport fanship, comparing a common sport fanship measure and an adapted, objective measure of sport knowledge.
Effects of attractiveness, gender, and athlete–reporter congruence on perceived credibility of sport reporters
International Journal of Sport Communication2014
Studies examining factors that influence credibility perceptions have demonstrated the importance of a source’s gender and attractiveness. However, scholars have only begun to extend these findings to credibility in the context of mediated sports. This experiment tested the relationship that gender and attractiveness have with credibility and whether this varies as a function of the gender of the athlete in a given story.
Re-presenting sport: How instant replay and perceived violence impact enjoyment of mediated sports
Mass Communication and Society2013
Scholars have asserted that instant replay profoundly impacted the practices and conventions of televising athletic competition. However, empirical explorations of how this technique impacts viewer response are scarce. This experiment was designed to fill this gap by exploring the relationship between instant replay, perceived violence, and enjoyment across both exciting and dull game play.