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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 ...
Between two worlds: Native American representation in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
To understand the state of Native American representation at both a regional and national level in print journalism this research applied a thematic analysis to the news and feature articles of the Oregonian and the New ...
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 ...
Searching for utopia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
"Searching for Utopia" is a multimedia project about the Chautauqua gated community in western New York, which is perceived by people outside the gates as a utopian place. Through the use of multimedia I try to convey why ...
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. ...
How does the Chinese government use social media to react to social crisis: a content analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
In order to examine the Chinese government's strategies and stances reflected on its social media account during a social crisis, this research uses a content analysis of 391 Weibo posts from four official government ...
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 ...
Narrative sweat and flow : the challenge and fulfillment of covering sensitive social issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Long-form narrative writers who immerse themselves in other lives and situations to cover social issues have one of the hardest jobs in journalism. They take on difficult, often heart-wrenching subjects, and tell stories ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coming of age: how different cultures mark a young woman's rite of passage into adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Whether unconscious or not, a photographer's framing bias appears in every aspect of his or her work, from the conceptualization of a project to the documentation process. Does an acceptance and acknowledgement of photographers ...
Model minority
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Two contemporary documentary photographers based in the US were interviewed and asked about their approach to doing photo stories in foreign countries. They were questioned on various things that affect a story such as ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coverage of the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization by U.S. and Indian media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
Gender imbalances in sourcing for national security and foreign affairs reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
Renewal and complexities in corporate crisis: how do Chipotle utilize discourse of renewal in crisis communication?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This case study examines the crisis communication of Chipotle following a series of outbreaks of food-borne illness incidents in 2015. Using discourse ...