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"If he loves me, why doesn't he post me more?" : an examination of the perceptions men and women have of Instagram's influence on romantic relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Instagram has become a leader among social media platforms, garnering about 500 million users daily (Gotter, 2019; Pokrop, 2020). With this application being used frequently among users aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, ...
Documentary advertising and consumer perception of a brand : a case study of Dove Beauty's 'Selfie' advertisement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Advertising is an ever-evolving field. Brands are always looking for new and exciting ways to connect with their target audiences. One way in which brands have begun to do...
On equity and authenticity: decolonizing imagery of nigeria
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The negative narratives surrounding African affairs in Western media have been documented in numerous studies, but the work processes between African journalists and Western media have been less examined. This study focuses ...
Journalism's lifeline : exploring an American aversion to government aid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Journalism is experiencing an existential crisis. The U.S. has assigned to free-market capitalism a task that it is incapable of achieving to the degree that benefits the public and democracy: investing in journalism as a ...
Understanding the practice and attitude of community engagement by journalists at American nonprofit newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Nonprofit journalism has been heralded as an alternative business model in the time of financial crisis for the news industry. As a result, community engagement has been increasingly adopted as a strategy by journalists. ...
A content analysis of word choice in social media news coverage of mass shootings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined how news organizations utilized Twitter to report on the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Employing the theories...