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A case of documents in the cloud : what changes DocumentCloud brings to the practices of daily reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
of such influence varies from case to case: study participants indicated that DocumentCloud makes reporting easier, faster, helps them foster the credibility of their reporting, brings more structure and order to their routines. The study found that often decision...
A digital juggling act : a case study of new media's impact on the responsibilities of local television reporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Facebook and Twitter, would be so useful in the newsgathering process. In addition, the research details how the shifting relationship with audience has affected reporters' responsibilities. This case study is a useful snapshot along the convergence...
An online disconnect : a case study of the effect of social media on a metropolitan newsroom's organizational culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research explores the role of social media use in a traditional newsroom by examining how reporters and editors use social media tools, particularly Twitter and Facebook, in their day-to-day work activities. It uses the theoretical framework...
Reporting on the court of public opinion : how BuzzFeed and The New York Times covered the Brock Turner case
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
, detailed, and remarkable account of the crime Turner committed and the lasting effects it has had on her life. On June 2, 2016, the judge presiding over the Turner case sentenced him to just six months in county jail for the three felonies of which he...
Reporting complex legal issues: an examination of the reportage on Citizens United and ACA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Sebelius and recommended that future research investigate the ways in which court decisions are used tangentially in reference to other cases. This study also recommended that future researchers expand their analysis with a third case or fourth news outlet....
Journalists' use of newspaper comment sections in the newsgathering process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of an online survey sent to reporters (N=100) at dozens of daily U.S. newspapers. The purpose of the research was to examine reporters' use of newspapers' online comment sections and to study differences in responses between reporters who worked at newspapers...
Media assistance M&E and democratization measurement characteristics in USAID program reporting documents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
in the early 1990s. U.S. media assistance funders have linked media assistance to democratization efforts. This case study of USAID media assistance program reporting documents (n=68) looks at specific monitoring and evaluation characteristics as reported over...
Preschool for all : how sourcing shaped news framing of universal pre-k rollout in New York city
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
issue in The Times. As the Every Student Succeeds Act replaces the deeply unpopular mandates of No Child Left Behind, this comparative case study points to the need for education reporters who are subject matter experts capable of translating jargon...
Climate change in the newsroom : journalists' evolving standards of objectivity when covering global warming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
with their experiences. In the case of "balance", reporters have redefined it to mean applying a "weight of evidence" approach (Dunwoody, 2005) to science stories, and they tend to use global warming "skeptics" as sources very sparingly. There only limited support...
Electronic media access to the courts : permission denied
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
reporters, newsreel cameramen - and later television cameramen - from taking photographs in the courtroom or broadcasting court proceedings because that "was calculated to detract from the essential dignity of the proceedings, degrade the court and create...
Reporting from the front : a textual analysis of embedded reporting in the New York Times
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Embedded reporting during the Iraq War grew out of a new approach to the relationship between the news media and the military. Embedded reporters were given unprecedented access...
Sacred space evaders : religious hegemony in gaming journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
. Thus reporting on such content reveals normative conceptions about what American journalism considers normal and acceptable (Berdayes and Berdayes, 1998). By looking at the development of gaming journalism over a 20-year period, it is also possible...
Testing the Twin Cities : a textual analysis of frames surrounding daily Minnesota-St. Paul newspaper coverage of the 2017 Minnesota Lynx
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
subjects, as well as the perception about the groups to which the subjects belong. The purpose of this research project is to determine how the frames used by beat reporters differ from, or are similar to, the frames used by those covering national...
A starting point for identifying perpetrator genocidal messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. This was done by conducting a comparative textual analysis of three separate case studies (Rwanda, Darfur, and Bosnia) that looked at perpetrator messaging to their own supporters through the theoretical framework of social identity and agenda building. Through...
This is not a moment. This is a movement : how national newspapers reported 2015 protests against racism at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
officials. This study considered how reporters from the Washington Post and New York Times, who were among the national outlets that covered the MU protests, reported on the movement. This research, conducted as a qualitative textual analysis, studied how...
Framing journalists' kidnappings : a textual analysis of news frames from U.S. and U.K. newspapers covering journalists' kidnappings in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A textual analysis studied U.S. and U.K. newspaper articles written about journalists kidnapped while reporting in the Middle East to uncover news frames, explore differences...
The elite media framing the emerging markets : a textual analysis of Mongolian case in the Wall Street Journal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This textual analysis addresses how The Wall Street Journal framed Mongolian economic and political image in the global capital market from 2012 to ...
Comeback coverage : thematic content in the news media's reporting on Donald Trump's attacks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This thesis is informed by gatekeeping and frame-building theories. It uses straightforward textual analysis to determine what forms of thematic content are repeated in coverage from The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...
Examining the effects of the Hosty v. Carter decision and prior restraint on the collegiate press : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine what effects, if any, the Hosty v. Carter decision had on the collegiate press in the Seventh Circuit. The researcher aimed to determine if student editors of newspapers at public ...
User-generated content as war and peace journalism in the wake of terror
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This framing analysis explores how broadcast news networks with a large international audience incorporate user-generated content (UGC) in reports immediately following a terrorist attack and how these reports contribute to war/violence journalism...