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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 ...
Professional role conceptions of public radio journalists: a closer connection to the audience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Using the theoretical framework of professional role conceptions and the methodology of semi-structured interviews, 10 journalists at two Midwest public radio stations were interviewed in a qualitative study designed to ...
Data Journalism at the Las Vegas Sun
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
What was long known as computer-assisted reporting or "CAR" has finally become a mainstream practice at news organizations across the U.S. and around the globe. Advents in technology, open-source tools and the increasing ...
Usability study shows MU Extension Style Guide website is usable and highly learnable
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A think-aloud usability study of the revised MU Extension editorial style and usage guide addressed usability and learnability of the navigation and search function of the MU Extension online style and usage guide. I ...
Case studies of investigative non-profit and public radio collaborations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Across the United States, investigative journalism organizations and public media outlets have started joining forces in greater numbers. Many have found that the relationship demands thoughtfulness and hard work, but ...
A multimedia project on aging in Mid Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
John Grierson called documentary the "creative treatment of reality". No matter how creative documentary filmmakers deal with the real "actuality", they need to convince audience of the authenticity of their filmmaking. ...
Design studios' effects on the quality of design and communication at Gannett Daily newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Editors at Gannett daily newspapers have seen improvements in the visual quality of their publications since the company began producing pages in regional studios. One thing holding those newspapers back, however, is that ...
Newsroom statistics in the digital age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Data has become a ubiquitous part of the journalistic landscape. Journalists using data in their work need a set of tools to describe data, and statistics are those tools. Statistical methods provide journalists with an ...
Backward in high heels: A critical discourse analysis of major news magazines covering Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This critical discourse analysis looked at newsmagazine coverage of Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination. The research sought to understand if there was any difference in the language used to write ...
Connecting clicks to context: National Geographic's contextual approach to covering environment issues in a digital era
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Few media companies have the global reach of the National Geographic Society. It includes a magazine that is read by 8 million globally and a website seen by nearly 20 million unique visitors monthly. The nonprofit has a ...
The Tibetan Doctors: A Study of Chinese Non-governmental Organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Chinese non-governmental organizations have been an increasing force in Chinese society in the 21st Century but there are very few researches addressing them in the field of journalism. This study examines how Chinese ...
Generational differences in the news media regarding an individual's right to privacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout the research component of my master's professional project, I sought to effectively gauge the generational differences that may exist between ...
South African perspectives on western news coverage of South Africa and Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Emoke Bebiak spent three months in Johannesburg, South Africa, working with The Associated Press. The professional component included working with the ...
Objectivity under fire: Media coverage of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
An examination of elite newspaper coverage of the tenth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War to see how the coverage was framed and whether bias was apparent. The study performed a textual analysis of two leading ...
Social Media's Credibility: A Step Towards Literacy?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This project aimed to look at how social media could or could not give citizens the voice to change the content of news and also how it could or could not hurt a given news organization's credibility. I used two focus ...
How do politicians' responses to scandals differ on social media? An evaluation of three case studies using the contingency theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study focused on furthering the research around the contingency theory, developed by Cancel et al. (1997), that focuses on discovering whether the response to the scandal is more accommodative or advocacy-focused. The ...
Experimenting with new strategies to run a media startup
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Media entrepreneurs turn their journalistic passion into running a startup newsroom. Many embrace the benefits and challenges of launching online products with grant or foundation money. They experiment with both traditional ...
Picturing the "other:" visual representations of the South Pacific
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This analysis compares the approach by two photographers who have both worked in the South Pacific region but who are separated by a 50-year timeframe. Jack Fields was a photographer who spent much of his life with his ...
Christianity & journalism: perspectives from photojournalists of color
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This master's professional project examines the role of Christian faith in the area of photojournalism. In order to understand the relation of faith in ones professional work, the analysis portion of this project explores ...
Crafting the cake beneath the frosting: The editor's role in city magazine redesigns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This research explored reasons that city and regional magazines opt to redesign today, and what editors hope to accomplish as they re-envision content. It also examined what the redesign process entails and trends that ...