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Nana: A look at mother figures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Media portrayals influence people's perception of reality, including cultural definitions of concepts like motherhood. Visual messages play ...
Looking into the ‘Black Zones': A study of life and hope in Burma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Looking into the Black Zones: A Study of Life and Hope in Burma, examines the historical and personal effects of decades of civil war in Burma. Since the end of World War II, the assassination of Aung San, and the collapse ...
Finding readers in the blogosphere: A project building an audience for a blog at the intersection of mothering and beekeeping http://www.bumblehive.com
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Women publish nearly four million blogs that fall under the genre known as Mommy Blogs: written by women, for women, primarily on the subjects of family life and parenting. Many Mommy Bloggers count readers in the thousands. ...
Professional project : video reporting for the Columbia Missourian ; professional analysis: tensions within journalism education in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project includes a series of videos produced for the Columbia Missourian, as well as an analysis portion that sought to examine the changing role of journalism schools in the 21st century, paying particular attention ...
Bringing the election home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The road to success for photographers pursuing major photographic projects in modern newsrooms is often difficult. Using in-depth interviews, this paper explores the challenges faced by five accomplished photographers as ...
Differences between Weibo discussion and Xinhue coverage of the Chinese boycott of the Japanese goods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Through the textual analysis and a comparison study of 100 Weibo posts and ten Xinhua articles covering the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods, this research came to the conclusion that the two media platforms presented ...
Perspectives from the second generation of the Chinese community in Buenos Aires and a comparison of Spanish and Chinese newspaper portrayals of the Chinese community in Argentina
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project was done through the Missouri School of Journalism's Buenos Aires Program. The main result is a feature article with photographs that ...
Information graphics in modern engineering firm, and the use of social media at downtown Manhattan metropolitan community newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] From May to August 2012, Kaikang Wang, then Master's candidate at Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri worked as an information ...
Covered? : Unraveling damaging news about Islamic fashion and how journalists can write more responsibly
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
During Fall 2012, I analyzed news stories about Islamic fashion. I asked how news media conceptualize the self and the other in news about Islamic fashion, and what textual devices they use to legitimate or de-legitimate ...
Being there : a study of American foreign correspondents in Brussels and an intership with Thomson Reuters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I examined why there are not more American reporters in Brussels, the European capital, and why it is important for correspondents to be there instead ...
Islam and the West : how do background and experience influence how photojournalists cover Muslims? Professional project in three parts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project seeks to answer the question of whether background and experience influence the ways that photojournalists cover Muslims and whether September 11, 2001, had any influence on their perceptions or approach. ...
Vanity fair vs. Santa Barbara magazine : how does national versus regional society and celebrity coverage differ specifically in depictions of food, wine and entertaining?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My research question was: How does national versus regional society and celebrity coverage differ specifically in depictions of food, wine ...
How is reputation built in the U.S.? : the study of strategic communications best practices for adaptation in Russia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research examined contemporary trends in the U.S. strategic communications industry and the perceptions of Russia positioning by the ...
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 ...
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 ...
South African perspectives on western news coverage of South Africa and Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Emoke Bebiak spent three months in Johannesburg, South Africa, working with The Associated Press. The professional component included working ...
The clash of two images: China's media offensive in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
At a time when most Western newspaper and broadcasting companies are scaling back, China's state-run media organizations are fast growing and reaching into every corner of the world, especially in North America and Africa. ...
Thou Shalt Offer Salt: Photographing a Changing Salton Sea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Thou Shalt Offer Salt is a photographic documentary of the Salton Sea in 2013 picturing the sea as it starts to shrink. Photography shows environmental concerns facing the Southern California man-�made lake, including ...
Use of narrative style in broadcast news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research examines how reporters and photographers can use narrative style in daily news stories and in long-form investigative and feature pieces. It also addresses the objectivity of the story style. This research ...