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Exploring the intersections of advocacy, objectivity, and solutions reporting in environmental journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
movement. Years later, partly in an attempt to remain "objective" while covering one of the most pressing issues of our time, works of environmental journalism often promoted a "false balance" in climate reporting by giving climate deniers a platform...
Manipulating the Mexican press : the Mexican government's regulatory role in freedom of information, gatekeeping and eliciting self-censorship among the press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The project examines the provisions of the Ley Federal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública Gubernamental, Mexico's progressive freedom of information law. The law is considered one of the most progressive transparency laws...
Data as medium : quality control in data journalism practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Data is the medium of data journalism. As such, professional practitioners treat data as a communication process and storytelling form. This pragmatic, relational...
Practical and ethical dilemmas in presenting investigative reporting through individual anecdotes and investigative reporting fellowship at the Oregonian
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Anecdotes are an often-used tool for adding a human face to a complex investigation. But what are the effects of using anecdotal leads in written pieces...
Internet regulations and independent news organizations in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
A haunting in Oklahoma : a project examining the intersection of environment and community
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Environmental issues are a growing concern as climate change worsens. Some of the most vulnerable people in the world are also the most affected by the environmental...
Rick Santorum's Catholicism and wedge issues : a content analysis of religion coverage in major U.S. newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Little scholarly research has been conducted about how journalists report on religion during a political campaign. Even so, there is evidence to suggest religion plays a major role in voting patterns in an election. Journalists, however, often avoid...
Twelve years later, with no end in sight : an analysis of seven crime reporters in Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
and international reporters. In addition to the professional analysis, my unrelated independent project, a magazine story on the first federal female genital mutilation case in U.S. history, is included....
A semester in "The Other Washington" with The Spokane Spokesman-Review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
throughout the country. How does this decline affect newsroom practices, and can it be seen in the way the democratic decision-making process takes place? This content analysis of three state capital newspapers' (The Denver Post, The Kennebec Journal...
Changing the narrative : best practices for writing fair stories about undocumented immigration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
challenges that spring up while reporting on immigration issues as well as best practices for how to find and choose sources for stories about undocumented immigration. This information provides immigration journalists a roadmap for how to both improve...
Exploring the process of an obstacles to hiring foreign-born journalists in American newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
Inequality and class in foreign news reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
Covering the court : a study of U.S. Supreme Court journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
We can work it out : understanding local and national collaborative reporting projects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
It is no secret how drastically the field of journalism has changed within the last several decades. And as resources dwindle in newsrooms across the country, collaboration has emerged as one way to counteract economic hardships facing the industry...
Narrative sweat and flow : the challenge and fulfillment of covering sensitive social issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Long-form narrative writers who immerse themselves in other lives and situations to cover social issues have one of the hardest jobs in journalism. They take on difficult, often heart-wrenching subjects, and tell stories that trigger emotions...
Generational differences in the news media regarding an individual's right to privacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
, journalism is fraught with ethical issues and the topic of an individual's right to privacy is a challenging one. Since my research directly deals with ethical issues in the newsroom, it has to potential to be incorporated into the current field of journalism...
Pleasing a crowd : how social media and the sports entertainment industry has impacted affected sports journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
publications about how the evolution of social media and the sports entertainment industry has affected the content they produce. This project resulted in some informed reflections about the future of sports journalism as well as best practices for newer...
Fixing news deserts, the public radio way
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
As the journalism crisis deepens, cross-newsroom collaborations have become more common in recent years. These projects offer news outlets the possibility of sharing resources with each other to create original reporting that would otherwise be too...
The reemergence of Cold War framing in the coverage of US-Russia relations after the 2016 election
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
for this project are Russian and American reporters and editors writing for a variety of news publications in Washington, D. C., and Moscow. All of the nine journalists and editors interviewed for the project said that they noticed the reemergence of the Cold War...
"Incorporating the Latinx community." How city and regional magazine editors in heavily Latinx populated communities include Latinx voices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This research aimed to learn how city and regional editors in areas with a high Latinx population incorporate their heavily populated Latinx community into their coverage. Through eight semi-structured interviews with city and regional editors...