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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....
Newsroom decisions and autonomy in Missouri newspaper's abortion reporting in spring 2019
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
combined them. This study is a case study of abortion reporting in Missouri in spring 2019 based on interviews with nine journalists who either reported or edited for a newspaper based in Missouri. The research questions are about the process in which...
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...
Elephant in the room : a study of the impact of emotional experiences on burnout among Chinese reporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This dissertation is conceived to examine the emotional labor of Chinese frontline reporters and its effects on their job burnout. For both detailed descriptive and generalizable findings, the mixed-method approach combining qualitative in...
Government controls of American correspondents in China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
of correspondents. Authoritarian controls and attempts to influence foreign reporters through public relations manipulation reveal a campaign by the Chinese government to shape its global image through international news. The methods used by correspondents to handle...
Organizational attachment of newspaper reporters: how professional sentiments come into play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This study explores how newspaper reporters become attached to their organizations, specifically focusing on the dynamics between attachment, professional sentiments and workplace relationships. Attachment is defined as a perceived oneness...
Journalists' role conceptions in covering sexual violence post-Weinstein
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Since the publication of The New York Times article on Harvey Weinstein, journalists across the United States have had to adapt to a new reporting climate as it has evolved under the influence of the #MeToo movement. This thesis explores...
Demystifying the private sector : the use of publicly accessible records to report on private equity firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The purpose of this research is to provide journalists with the tools necessary to report on private equity firms, a notoriously opaque sector of the economy. Private equity firms exert a large amount of influence on the U.S. and global economy...
Long violent history : the news values of the Blackjewel coal miner protest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
by content analysis. I compared the analysis of what the journalists thought they portrayed in their writing, and what actually appeared. Ultimately, I found that while the reporters I interviewed had fine-tuned control over depicting the conflict and impact...
Participatory reporting as method acting: the journalism-theatre connection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This research presents a little-discussed reporting technique, termed for the purpose of this research "participatory reporting," and uses research from the field of theatre to examine the technique for its potential contribution to journalism...
The evolution of a beat: a case study of changes in environmental reporting from the 1970's to today as evident in coverage of three disastrous oil spills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The field of environmental journalism has significantly advanced since environmental issues emerged as topics of social and journalistic importance in the 1970's. Environmental reporters have become essential investigators of the human...
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...
Under the auspices of privacy � or not : surveying the state judicial treatment of access to government records
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
an examination of case opinions issued by the supreme courts of the fifty states, aims to determine how state courts across the nation address the issue of personal privacy exemptions in public records disputes. This thesis intends to find out if state courts...
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...