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Mobile App Monetization – Expectations and Attitudes Formed by Users in Response to Advertising and Pay To Download Monetization Models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research attempts to discover the attitudes and expectations formed by different methods of mobile app monetization in users who have paid to download apps or encountered any method of monetization in their use of ...
Of minorities, media and misinformation: A framing analysis of the U.S. news media coverage of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shootings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Religion reporting without the use of a controversy or conflict frame has become a rarity in the mainstream media. This study focuses on what frames the U.S. mainstream news media used to cover the Wisconsin Sikh temple ...
How social media are changing the way business journalists do their jobs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This professional project seeks to answer the question of how social media are changing business reporters' sourcing practices. In the past, reporters depended on face-to-face interviews or email. With the popularity of ...
Inside and outside views of China's migrant children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
It's the sweat and sacrifice of migrant workers, who left their homes in the countryside and moved to cities in search of work and a better life, that contributes to Chinas prosperity. Unfortunately, perceptions of migrant ...
Analysis of Response to the "Death Panels? Claim in the Debate on Health Care Reform That Led to the Passage of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This project analyzed how newspapers responded to the "death panel" claim made by Sarah Palin in the debate that led to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. I examined a period of one week starting the day after Palin ...
Designer Involvement Pays Off for Newspapers' Digital Editions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
There are tangible benefits for newsrooms that involve editorial designers in the development of digital editions. This was a key finding in a case study of four large American news organizations, including the Los Angeles ...
A semester in "The Other Washington" with The Spokane Spokesman-Review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Abstract: Covering state and federal campaigns in an age of dwindling resources: An analysis of three state capital newspapers during the 2012 races. The professional trade papers lament a decline in professional journalists ...
Effective policy reporting methods for television news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
I spent the spring 2013 semester serving as KOMU 8's Capitol Correspondent at the stations' Capitol Bureau. During that time, reported on political issues facing the state both for daily newscasts and for longer enterprise ...
Picture perfect: How editors of women's magazines depict fitness. What messages do editors send through cover sell lines and images?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
My research question was: What messages do editors send through cover images and sell lines? The goal of my research was to explore three women's fitness magazines, Fitness, Shape and Women's Health, and highlight the ...
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--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout the research component of my master's professional project, I sought to effectively gauge the generational differences that may ...
Lee Ester News Fellowship. How audience habits should influence the development of radio station web sites: A case study of Wisconsin public radio
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Media outlets have faced a lot of change in the past decade: the increasing dominance of the Internet, the transition to digital formats and shrinking newsrooms, to name a few. But the root challenges taxing newsrooms ...
Rick Santorum's Catholicism and wedge issues : a content analysis of religion coverage in major U.S. newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Little scholarly research has been conducted about how journalists report on religion during a political campaign. Even so, there is evidence to suggest religion plays a major role in voting patterns in an election. ...
Missouri National Guard Crisis Response in the Age of Instant Communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Weighing the potential benefits of building a social media presence against the potential dangers inherent in such engagements, this project makes the case that military leaders and public affairs officers need to integrate ...
Musicians and the internet: Learning to promote themselves without the mainstream media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Music magazines are dying faster than newspapers, and they are trying to evolve to more interactive online formats. Meanwhile, bands have stopped relying on them for promotion and are finding their own ways to be recognized. ...
Interaction Between Traditional Media and Social Media Coverage on Social Issues in China: A Content Analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
To what extent does online public opinion and traditional media coverage interact with each other on social issues in China? This research employs a content analysis of 524 Weibo posts and 327 news articles regarding a ...
Redesign to Reconnect: How magazines are using redesigns as a tool to build a stronger relationship with their readerships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Interviews with key staff who spearheaded the redesigns of five national magazines support the idea that magazine redesigns were conducted to connect better with the readership. Their explanation behind design decisions ...
Stories of Growth: Editing and Designing the Troy MPW Photo Book
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The town of Troy, Mo. grew from a tiny settlement near an artisan spring in the Cuivre River Valley. The town's growth continued even after the spring ...
A storytelling training ground : oral history in the journalism classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
When journalism students engage with the world of oral history, they step into a semi-controlled training ground for storytelling. Using oral history methods in journalism courses offers an opportunity for students to hone ...
Cowboys And Congress: The Dallas Morning News' Washington Bureau
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This report examines how statehouse reporters, whose numbers have largely declined over the past decade, maximize their resources to produced prioritized ...
Beyond this place: documenting the visual history of African American fraternities and sororities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research analyzes portrayals of Black Greek Letter Organizations in both print and video and the effects these portrayals have on students' perception, knowledge and understanding of Black Greek Letter Organization ...