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Does being real pay off? : examining the impact of perceived authenticity in crisis communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This study examines whether communicating with authenticity in a crisis situation can help produce more successful post-crisis results and if the type of crisis apology impacts the relationship between authenticity and ...
A revolutionary heroine for the twentieth century : Sybil Ludington in media, myth, and American memory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
State militia during the American Revolution. Instead, it was a short episode about Sybil Ludington's horseback trip through the night of April 26, 1777 to warn of the British march on Danbury, Connecticut, that seized the public's imagination. Historic...
Information processing of religious symbols in breast cancer advertisements among African American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
& Rubio 2003), it was hypothesized that a religious symbol, the cross, would have an impact on the way African American women processed health advertisements. Research to date has been increasing as to how religion and spirituality in particular impact...
Can women really have it all? : a textual analysis of the portrayal of mothers in Good housekeeping, Woman's day, and Family circle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
the media's portrayal of mothers, a textual analysis was conducted on department and feature articles from three women's magazines: Good housekeeping, Woman's day, and Family circle. Employing Berger and Luckmann's (1966) theory of the social construction...
The military versus the press : Japanese military controls over one U.S. journalist, John B. Powell, in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese war, 1937-1941
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Military controls over journalism and journalists during wartime have long existed in various forms. As multinational relations become more complex during a war, the military controls can extend beyond the journalists of warring countries...
Picturing Dixieland : a qualitative analysis of early twenty-first century newspaper photojournalism in the American South
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The American South has long played a crucial part in the development of United States national identity. Since the 18th century, it served as a negative reference point against which to ground this greater national ...
Proactive environmental risk communication : multiple publics' evaluation of for-profit corporations' sustainability communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research expands understanding of corporate environmental communication beyond green advertising and environment responsibility reports of CSR ...
Whose man at his best? : a comparative study of masculine ideals in Esquire Middle East and the American Esquire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
actor," and having an interest in appearance and fashion. Interesting aspects of the American Man at His Best included him embracing the role of family man, expressing interest in the world of food and cooking and struggling to reaffirm his masculinity....
God's words in the language of men : the professionalization of the Southern Baptist Press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
and the SBC's further shift to the theological and political right affected Southern Baptist journalism. Southern Baptist newsworkers lived their religion through the practice of journalism in spite of the denomination's institutional barriers. Freedom...
William Apess, Elias Boudinot, and Samuel Cornish : Native Americans and African-Americans looking for freedom of expression, representation, and rhetorical sovereignty during the age of Jackson
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
, despite pressures that put some limits upon that freedom of expression and form of sovereignty. Pequot writer William Apess, Cherokee editor Elias Boudinot, and African-American editor Samuel Cornish sought and practiced the right to represent themselves...
Motivational use of Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Internet social networking devices like Twitter have increased in popularity between 2005 and 2010. Often tweets have hyperlinks to other Web sites. This thesis employs an experiment to determine what motivates Twitter ...
Communicating medical advances in television health news : the influence of a human interest frame on audiences' cognitive and emotional responses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The dissemination of scientific advances in medicine became popular in television health news over the last few decades. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of news frames in television health news ...
Black and Afro-Latinx women in public relations: a collaborative autoethnography on the construction of intersectional identities in the workplace
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Public relations is considered a feminized industry with women making up nearly 70 percent of its workforce. However, women only fill 30 percent of the top leadership roles (Angela Chitkara, 2018) and sufficient representation ...
Narratives, framing, and exemplification in LGBTQ+ suicide public health messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
and exemplification in works of journalism and suicide prevention campaigns are perceived by LGBTQ+ youth aged 18-24. By utilizing a combination of focus groups and in-depth interviews, the study sought to explore what human stories and campaigns were most resonant...
From saving face to saving lies : prioritizing the public in public relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Traditional crisis communication literature emphasizes how organizations can use communication to preserve their image after a negative event. From image restoration theory to the situational crisis communication theory, ...
Remembering Ali : a study of print media's framing of Muhammad Ali's death
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Did the Louisville Courier-Journal and The New York Times do Muhammad Ali's legacy justice in their obituary and memorial coverage during the week after his June 3, 2016, death, or were the contextual complexities surrounding Ali's narrative...
Towards an examination and expansion of the agenda setting theory : did the media matter in Kenya's presidential election, 2007?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
that the media did not anticipate or point to the possibility of a violent outcome from the election, but deeply resorted to peace journalism when the violence erupted and spread. Content analysis and survey were used in the study. Overall, this research adds...
Electronic media access to the courts : permission denied
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The public, and the press have, a First Amendment right to attend trials but the same is not true for their electronic brethren if they want to use ...
Picturing race in local newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The American news media has been criticized for failing to accurately reflect the country's racial diversity. Previous research has found that large broadcast and print news outlets overrepresent the White population, while ...
The stocks paradox: what is the impact on business-news sections and business-news staff when newspapers cut stock listings?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Newspapers have been a major source of financial information. Based on the understanding from media sociology, the impact of news routines on content, ...