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Prioritizing the victim over the story : conservative media coverage vs. liberal media coverage of sexual violence in the United States of America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
News reports on sexual violence in the United States of America have been known to cause more harm than good. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews will be conducted to interpret the differences between the ...
What is it like to be a foreign journalist in China? : micro-documentaries of China-based journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
What it is like to be a foreign journalist in China? This is the central question this project tries to answer. Through three micro-documentaries and eight in-depth interviews, this project tries to get a glimpse of foreign ...
EnVoz Alta: Honduran youth gain a stronger voice with journalism education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The EnVoz Alta project involved teaching journalism to approximately 230 fifth and sixth grade students in Siguatepeque, Honduras. The students learned reporting and writing techniques through a mixture of lecture, interactive ...
Radio, radio: Building a public radio model to attract younger listeners
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This project sought to investigate the question of what can attract younger listeners to public radio programming? Using a mixed method of personal interviews with public radio practitioners and an online survey targeting ...
Nonprofit communication & brand building
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study examines the brand-building efforts of nine nonprofit organizations through semi-structured interviews with nonprofit employees and through the grounded theory method. Questions focused on the efforts made by ...
A small town with big ideas : editing and designing the cuba mpw 68 photo book & how visual editing affects the audience's perception Of photographic content
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This project involved two components: a completed version of the 68th Missouri Photo Workshop (MPW) book including the editing, toning, and design, and the professional analysis. The analysis revolved around how an edit ...
Going it alone : how national magazine freelancers structure their work to make money, find purpose, and improve their lives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This professional analysis explores the world of freelance magazine journalism, from the perspective of working freelance national magazine writers, including myself. Through interviews with 12 freelancers and notes on a ...
Seeking the unheard voices of science : how science journalists consider diversity when finding sources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Seven science journalists who write and edit for magazines agreed that science journalism has problems diversifying its sources, and they agreed that it mostly came down to a matter of time and resources. But if science ...
The crisis response strategies of San Francisco 49ers during the national anthem crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Crisis communication has become an important area of research within the public relations domain. An organization's need for effective public relations practices significantly increases when crisis situations occur. The ...
We'd like to share our happiness: Self-representation and self-identification of pregnancy on social media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] One's self-presentation and self-identification on social media are based on his or her understanding of themselves and their audience on social ...
Manipulating the Mexican press : the Mexican government's regulatory role in freedom of information, gatekeeping and eliciting self-censorship among the press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The project examines the provisions of the Ley Federal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública Gubernamental, Mexico's progressive freedom of information law. The law is considered one of the most progressive ...
Internet regulations and independent news organizations in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Out of the dark and into the light : a look into metal music and violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Out of the dark and into the light is a project that looks at the relationship, real or perceived, between metal music listenership and violence. The project utilizes semi-structured interviews with four working metal ...
With all due respect : how reporters describe the role confrontation plays in interviews with public figures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Interviews comprise one of the most basic acts of journalism, but political reporters choose to conduct them in very different ways -- weighing their ...
The state of female broadcast journalists in the age of the Harvey Weinstein scandal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
When the New York Times broke the news of the decades of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, it marked a turning point in the national reckoning of sexual harassment. At a time when harassment in the ...
Examining the ethical implications of virtual reality in journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This professional project aimed to uncover the ethical challenges in virtual reality and journalism. After interviews with a number of journalists, media ethicists and academics it was discovered that VR journalism doesn't ...
Creatively expressing advertising through culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Culture and diversity are important topics in the advertising industry. Advertising agencies are pushing to diversify to better resonate with minority groups such as the Hispanic American demographic. This research intends ...
Social network analysis in journalism : visualizing power relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Social network analysis allows journalists to take an aerial picture of the social networks, rather than taking a snapshot of a small group or certain ...
How do American audiences interpret Chinese documentaries? : a reception study on tie xi qu: west of the tracks and fortune teller
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research is aimed at exploring American audiences' reception of two Chinese documentaries, Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003) and Fortune Teller ...
The resilience of journalists of color in newsroom management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Recent industry figures show that newsrooms are far from parity goals set, and re-set with a 25-year delay, for the total percentage of journalists employed in the news business to match that of the percentage of minorities ...