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Examining the effects of the Hosty v. Carter decision and prior restraint on the collegiate press : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
have a negative impact on the quality of a student newspaper and the journalism curriculum at a public university....
Trained to censor? : a study of student expression issues in Missouri principal preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study analyzed the training school principals receive in student speech and press law. The study has three components. First, the researcher collected school law course syllabi from 13 of Missouri's 17 principal preparation programs. These were...
Competing fantasies of humans and machines: Symbolic convergences in artificial intelligence events coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
of these events such that the competitions themselves represent ideological battles between humanism or technological superiority. This research also demonstrates subtle variations in how fantasy themes and rhetorical visions manifest in coverage from each outlet...
Will the new German man please stand? Hegemonic masculinity in Nazi propaganda and German cinema
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
from hegemonic ideals of masculinity and hyper-conservative social policies. It was during the Second World War that propaganda, utilizing both fictional and nonfictional visual content, emphasized a message of total submission of the body to the state...
How journalism educators discuss journalism law in their community of practice : insights from a qualitative textual analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Often, journalism teachers are the only ones at their school who do their job, and even when the positions are embedded in arts or English departments, it can be isolating. The Journalism Education Association's Listserv ...
Responsibility framing and the Obama health care reform bill
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in particular used a qualitative textual analysis method of constant comparison, where the researcher examined, analyzed and compared 120 articles from each website, totaling 240 articles in all. After analyzing the articles, the researcher was able to create...
A revolutionary heroine for the twentieth century : Sybil Ludington in media, myth, and American memory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
road markers were erected along her supposed route through the countryside and a large, bronze statue was erected in her honor. Her story grew from one of local celebrity to regional renown to national popularity as it was told and retold in newspaper...
Feminist theory as it relates to business leaderhip content : a case of patriarchal dominant society structure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
articles demonstrated a rhetorical shift from 1994 to 2019 to meet the unique needs of the female leader? When examining the feminist theory agenda in research, the focus tends to be on the balance of women in business through the lens of corporate social...
Resources for tackling post-traumatic stress disorder in local newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
, coping with it and what happens to journalists at the workplace. This research paper aims to bridge this gap. 10 journalists from local media organizations who were sent to Joplin to cover the tornado in 2011 were interviewed for this study. They spoke...
Understanding the impact of Artificial Intelligence on newsroom social culture and journalistic performative roles : a qualitative case study of AI as an emerging digital innovative technology in newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
. This research investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence as an emerging digital innovative technology on journalism and mass communication from a sociological and historical context. The aim of this study is to examine how the use of innovative AI...
Effects of journalism education on student engagement : a case study of a small-town scholastic press programe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Using social capital theory as the lens, this case study investigates how being part of a scholastic journalism program impacts the academic, social, and civic engagement levels of students in a small-town, rural setting ...
Making movies that matter : how documentary films persuade viewers' beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
(two per film) and were given pre- and post-film viewing questionnaires to gauge gratifications sought and obtained from documentary films. Participants then discussed how the films affected beliefs, attitudes, and potential behaviors. The results...
Newspaper management training and attitudes : a survey of managing editors and human resource directors on management training and attitudes toward management in newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Surveys of managing editors and human resource directors at U.S. newspapers were conducted to quantify management training, ascertain hiring practices, and probe attitudes about management training. The response rate of ...
Castor oil and orange juice: how John H. Johnson fed news to black America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In the mid-1940s, publisher John H. Johnson did not like the image of African Americans that was projected by mainstream, white-owned media. He felt the image constructed was too limited and stereotypical. He also felt ...
Reddit news fandoms as digital news literacies: structuring the evaluation of information sources in a challenging information ecosystem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Journalism is in crisis. There is consensus that this crisis is driven by four principal factors -- the overcrowded media sphere, the failing funding model of news, declining trust in media, and growing partisanship among ...
Advertising ethics: a client perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study examines how clients at large companies view advertising ethics. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 high-ranking advertising clients in the New York area and six other cities. The focus was on the ethics of advertising messages...
Online technology, convergence and organizational transformation process in the Ljworld.com: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
observation to identify three stages in the change. It describes the challenges, decisions and adaptations needed in each to appropriate online technology in a case of society and technology mutual shaping. The evolution involved adaptation in human resources...
A study of evaluation research in two public relations firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
understanding of how barriers to public relations evaluation research can be overcome. Twelve total interviews were conducted with six respondents from each of the two public relations firms. Ethnography was used to examine firm award entries and planning guides...
METPRO : a case study in diversity and newspaper economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
METPRO (Minority Editorial Training Program) was an acclaimed program in the newspaper industry that trained journalists of color, beginning with reporters in 1984 and expanding to copy editors in 1989. Through long ...
Ease the résistance : the role of narrative and other-referencing in attenuating psychological reactance to persuasive diabetes messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
. Findings illustrate two strategies that message creators may use in order to benefit from clear, direct health messages while avoiding the resistance they may provoke. Moreover, findings inform message design for diabetes self-care education, a pressing...