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Messages of frugality and consumption in the Ladies' Home Journal : 1920s-1940s
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
of an aspirational lifestyle, including the "perfect" kitchen and an array of clothing and accessories. This study seeks to examine the messages the Journal sent to its readers regarding saving and spending during periods of economic prosperity, depression...
Demystifying the private sector : the use of publicly accessible records to report on private equity firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
, thus giving journalists the tools to hold power to account and fulfill the watchdog role of the press. This research was conducted through the lens of political economy theory, which studies the relationships between individuals, governments and public...
Growing up consumer : representations of adult culture in contemporary American children's magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines how contemporary American children's magazines represent the culture of adults organized for kids in two commercial magazines -- ...
Cultivating criticisms : how journalism students critique the news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
groups as a simulated public sphere. Using Wyatt's (2007) normative theory of press criticism, the design allowed for press criticisms to occur in a deliberative setting. The method and theory offer a neat fit, because the theory proposes a discursive...
Through the looking glass : role perceptions of long-form and commentary magazine journalists in the current state of U.S. democracy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
In a landscape where concerns over the state of U.S. democracy have risen, it's important to explore the perspectives of journalists tasked with the production of coverage in which democracy is a key theme and justification. ...
Long violent history : the news values of the Blackjewel coal miner protest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
How do journalists cover those outside of their own experience? As researchers study newsroom diversity, this has been one of the most pressing issues on editors and publishers as they try to improve trust with marginalized ...
Narratives, framing, and exemplification in LGBTQ+ suicide public health messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Suicide in LGBTQ+ individuals, especially youth, is a growing public health issue. However, the literature on this issue within the field of mass communication is under-developed. This study seeks to understand how the use of framing...
A textual analysis of feminist journalism coverage of the #MeToo movement in Ms. and Jezebel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
analysis to examine the coverage of the #MeToo movement in two feminist journalism publications Ms. and Jezebel in order to explore how that coverage is intersectional in its depictions of the movement and the thematic narratives that it promotes about...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Arts Club Band : a gatekeeping analysis of how music journalists approach and understand their audiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this qualitative analysis, 10 music writers were asked questions about their processes, preferences and institutions, and the answers were constructed ...
Balanced entertainment: motivations behind watching cable news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Cable news networks have a peculiar dynamic with their audiences compared to other television news mediums, as their privatized, highly competitive nature means they are especially dependent on attracting audiences and ...
Princes, rock stars and their wives : analyzing tabloid coverage of women married to celebrity men
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Half a century apart, two American women caught the attention of British tabloids for marrying British celebrity men: Linda Eastman, a rock photographer from New York wed Paul McCartney, the last bachelor Beatle in 1969. ...
Behind human faces : how exemplars experience the news process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Journalists often seek to put a "human face" on a systemic issue. The resulting source is an exemplar, or person whose story serves to illustrate a greater phenomenon. Journalism scholarship has examined why and how ...
Testing narrative integration and persuasion focus in prosocial health communication: an extended model of organ donation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study explored how narratives can be used to address misperceptions and promote prosocial health behavior. In a 2 (narrative integration: high vs. low) x 2 (persuasion focus: egoistic vs. altruistic) plus one control ...