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The stereotypical, mythical, and peace journalism representation of blackness through news storytelling content in racial democracies : a critical discourse analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) explores how well-established news storytellers represent people of African descent in contexts where racial ...
Journalists' use of newspaper comment sections in the newsgathering process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As computers and, increasingly, cell phones, are used by an ever growing percentage of the population, newspapers have turned to online comment sections accompanying articles as forums for readers to communicate. Journalists ...
A world in flux : journalistic change in science journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As modernity undergoes radical changes, a narrative of journalistic change has emerged in journalism research. One way that journalistic change has been conceptualized is in terms of a shift from a high modern to a liquid ...
News media literacy and social media usage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study measured levels of news media literacy and social media usage among 370 undergraduate journalism students at three institutions in two states. The research posited that high levels of social media usage would ...
Is there journalism without democracy? normative role conceptions and practices of journalists in an autocratic regime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this dissertation is to call for a more inclusive interpretation of journalism and investigate how journalists in non-democratic regimes ...
Silicon valley and the new gatekeepers : an institutional view of journalism, technology, and social sharing of news /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The digital disruption of journalism has raised questions about how journalism is supported financially and how citizens get access to news. In this dissertation, a quantitative content analysis and three qualitative textual ...
Exploring news framing in military-oriented newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research paper explores news framing within two military-oriented newspapers, the Stars and Stripes and Military Times, on the topics of sexual assault and the effects of deployment on military families, as well as ...
A space for the public : positioning the online commenter in the field of professional journalism /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Online commenters play an increasing role in online journalism, adding content and commentary, but their role as participants in journalism is in flux ...
Native advertising as a storytelling tool : framing of brand messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The given study employed framing theory to analyze the content of 15 pairs of native advertisements and news stories from the New York Times to understand and compare framing of brand messages. Findings concerning framing ...
Examining the boundaries of journalism in the digital age : a SEM test of digital transitions in newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The debate about boundaries in journalism amid the rise of citizen journalism, the crisis of business models in the news industry and the use of social ...
A case of documents in the cloud : what changes DocumentCloud brings to the practices of daily reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study explored the roles that journalists play in newsrooms in correlation with their use of the DocumentCloud platform. The results of this study indicate that DocumentCloud influences journalists’ routines and their ...
Local broadcast news and OTT streaming services : the institutional obstacles from an on-air to digital transition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The migration of legacy newscasts towards new delivery systems like OTTs has proven to be a slow process as both the legacy media institution and the new media institution face challenges in the ability to work together. ...
Patria o muerte: ideograph and metanarrative in Cuban state-produced media during the battle of ideas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Cuba's state-run media outlets have long acted as conduits for the construction and reinforcement of Revolutionary ideology. This was particularly true during the Battle of Ideas, an ideological campaign that aimed to ...
Framing the writers strike : a comparison of newspaper coverage of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In November 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the labor union representing U.S. film, television and radio writers, called a strike targeted at the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a trade association ...
Irish newspapers and the Spanish Civil War
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 generated debate in the Irish Free State over how (or whether) the emerging nation should intervene in the conflict. Examination of the debate reveals a deeper discourse ...
Examining the impact of Beijing 2008 Olympic games on foreign news coverage on China : a content analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games prompted the Chinese government to employ a relaxed foreign media policy, which signaled a temporary change in the rigorous media control practice in China. This study examined the ...
Following the money : how salient is media ownership information to U.S. citizens?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This qualitative study seeks to assess how significant media ownership information is to citizens' lives and to understand on what bases this information is salient for some citizens and not others. Ten respondents were ...
Framing journalists' kidnappings : a textual analysis of news frames from U.S. and U.K. newspapers covering journalists' kidnappings in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A textual analysis studied U.S. and U.K. newspaper articles written about journalists kidnapped while reporting in the Middle East to uncover news ...
How small newspapers are innovating online
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This research focuses on what small newspapers are doing to innovate online and how they are able to do it. Interviews with 12 editors at small, community newspapers are conducted to examine the online features of their ...
Jokers, smokers and midnight tokers? : how television news framed pro-pot legislation in Oregon and Colorado before the November 6, 2012 elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)