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Data Journalism at the Las Vegas Sun
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
presentation have pushed data journalism into new places. Case studies of stories and journalists at Honolulu Civil Beat, Thompson Reuters, La Nacion, Hoy and Oregon Public Broadcasting highlight the way CAR techniques are being used today....
From journalist to coder : the rise of journalist-programmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
made the transition to a journalist-programmer said that the desire to create distinctive works of journalism that required programming was their primary motivation. They learned how to program by working on journalism projects for their newsrooms...
Women in sports journalism: hiring practices through a feminist lens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This research was designed to find out how women are evaluated during the hiring process for positions in sports broadcast journalism. Interviews with a talent agent for broadcast news personnel, with the associate managing sports editor for a major...
EnVoz Alta: Honduran youth gain a stronger voice with journalism education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The EnVoz Alta project involved teaching journalism to approximately 230 fifth and sixth grade students in Siguatepeque, Honduras. The students learned reporting and writing techniques through a mixture of lecture, interactive activities and writing...
Christianity & journalism: perspectives from photojournalists of color
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
the stories they decide to report? This body of work gathers interviews from seven professional photojournalists, six of whom are self-identifying Christian photojournalists of color. My findings reveal that most Christian identifying photojournalists do...
Successful digital strategies of five large- and small-circulation city magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Evidence shows there is no "one size fits all" approach to the digital strategies of city and regional magazine websites. With small budgets and few online-only staff members, editors must consider how and when they want ...
Our liberties we prize : eroding access and its impact on visual coverage of presidential campaigns
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The role of training in managing an integrated communications approach: observations at a small digital agency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This project focuses on the role of training in a small integrated communications agency. Specifically, it focuses on how training affects the successful management of integrated communications and how integrated agencies ...
Online media as gatekeepers in the 2016 presidential debate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The third Republican presidential debate on CNBC attracted lots of coverage because of controversial performance of both moderators and candidates. I studied the coverage of the debate from the New York Times, USA Today, Politico and Slate...
A storytelling training ground : oral history in the journalism classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
they are different and what could each potentially learn from the other. In addition, for my professional analysis I interviewed five journalism professors from across the U.S. to determine how and why they use oral history in their curricula. Their responses confirm...
The right way to be wrong : a search for the ideal online corrections policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
organizations and interviewed editors from 10 of the publications with the most effective corrections policies. The result is a best practices manual that news organizations can use to improve their online corrections policy....
There's no crying in sports journalism: a qualitative study on reporter burnout
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This research set out to investigate the causes of burnout in sports journalism. Sports journalists working in a mid-sized market in the Midwest were the primary focus for this research. The age and gender of the participants was not considered. A...
Going it alone : how national magazine freelancers structure their work to make money, find purpose, and improve their lives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This professional analysis explores the world of freelance magazine journalism, from the perspective of working freelance national magazine writers, including myself. Through interviews with 12 freelancers and notes on a summer spent freelancing...
Does multimedia matter? An analysis of reader engagement in ditigal longform journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Longform journalism allows reporters to dive deep into stories by writing narratives, investigating data, teasing out nuances and incorporating multiple perspectives. Readers...
Worth pursuing? An analysis into the relevance of the newspaper endorsement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This professional analysis looks into the practice of the newspaper endorsement and its relevancy in today's news consuming environment. It consists of nine semi-structured interviews from individuals with a range of jobs from editorial editor...
Of course I'm going to have rose with lunch : an examination of alcohol consumption among food journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Food journalists and restaurant critics are presented with ample opportunities and reasons to drink alcohol, both on the job and off. These myriad motivations for alcohol consumption could lead to excessive drinking. Do ...
Is J--School worth it? Evaluating convergence students' preparation at the University of Missouri School of Journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
away from "pure" journalism into public relation-type fields, the majority of knowledge and experience gained at Mizzou was seen as invaluable in the participants' careers. As part of the project, a professional skills component was also conducted...
Promoting public health: vaccine communication efforts across rural missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
After nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and about a year of the COVID-19 vaccine, rural local public health agencies are feeling the effects of needing consistent COVID-19 messaging while often understaffed and ...
Tapping into community conversations : how broadcast journalists' social media routines influence content and sourcing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Broadcast journalists serve two masters: the long-reigning broadcast and its digital brother. Digital journalism encompasses many things: it is just as much a Facebook post as it is free standing websites made of HTML. Both rookie and veteran...
A content analysis of covering Nepal : how reporting differs between international journalists and local journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
International journalists and local journalists usually have different perspectives on covering an event. What may be news for the local journalist may not be considered newsworthy enough for the international journalist ...