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Written rules and practical matters on state public records laws
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Public access laws are at the heart of transparent democracy, in place to ensure that government meetings and records are open to the public. Without adequate enforcement...
Jokers, smokers and midnight tokers? : how television news framed pro-pot legislation in Oregon and Colorado before the November 6, 2012 elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Gatekeeping and unpublishing : how editors make publishing and unpublishing decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
that editorial decisions are influenced by external factors, and the results of this study support that the law is one of the biggest influences. It soon becomes apparent that the newspaper industry is very hesitant to remove anything that has already been...
Constructively managing conflict about open government : use of ombuds and other dispute resolution systems in state and federal sunshine laws
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
People seeking access to public records and meetings under state and federal open government laws have the right to sue in court to enforce them. But several jurisdictions also have alternative systems to handle disputes arising under public access...
Under the auspices of privacy � or not : surveying the state judicial treatment of access to government records
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
While privacy is paramount to a person's liberty interest, it is not absolute in all circumstances. Often, public interests trump an individual's right to privacy. Since the enactment of freedom of information statutes by every state, there is a...
Trained to censor? : a study of student expression issues in Missouri principal preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study analyzed the training school principals receive in student speech and press law. The study has three components. First, the researcher collected school law course syllabi from 13 of Missouri's 17 principal preparation programs. These were...
News framing and public approval of the tax cuts and jobs act
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
in the stories changed in the month lead-up to the legislation's passage and the month after it became law. There was also a considerable shift in public approval of the law between these two time periods, as measured by public opinion polls. This legislation...
Media performance and democratic rule in East Africa : agenda setting and agenda building influences on public attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
the EAC were surveyed using a multistage cluster random sampling. Results showed that the agenda setting on public attitudes towards regime legitimacy and the rule of law in each region varied across East Africans of different education levels and gender...
How journalism educators discuss journalism law in their community of practice : insights from a qualitative textual analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
of practice (CoP) for members to contribute to the shared knowledge of best practices in journalism education. The purpose of this research was to understand how middle and high school journalism educators discuss journalism law and its related topics...
Access to electronic public records : a 50 state study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This research explores the accessibility of state public records in electronic format by examining certain specific factors that can define "accessibility." This study includes a 50-state (plus D.C.) survey to assess how states responded to a...
How are Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) contacts and officers created and retained? What impact does their career paths have on open government principles such as FOIA directives, policies and guidelines communicated by the President of the United States and the Attorney General?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The Freedom of Information Act is a federal law that allows US citizens access to records and this act is enforceable in court. There are FOIA professionals that are full-time dedicated employees and others that are part-time or executing FOIA...
Exporting Hollywood excellence : public relations excellence theory and the MPPDA's European public affairs program of the 1920s
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] To test the theory that the period between the mid-1920s and the 1950s was marked by the "two-way asymmetrical model" of public relations, this thesis searches for the modern...
Applying T.G. Page's scale for measuring base crisis response : a series of crises at the University of Missouri in fall 2015
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This study extends theory in crisis communication by analyzing a series of crises that occurred at the University of Missouri (MU) in fall 2015 as a test case for applying T.G. Page's scale for measuring base crisis response. After applying...
Crossing the school house gates : a media access audit of public high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This research tested the media access policy adopted by a large independent public school district in Oklahoma to determine if its high schools comport with district rules as applicable to self-governance theory. The researcher visited nine high...
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...
Examining the effects of the Hosty v. Carter decision and prior restraint on the collegiate press : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine what effects, if any, the Hosty v. Carter decision had on the collegiate press in the Seventh Circuit. The researcher aimed to determine if student editors of newspapers at public universities in Wisconsin...
The perceived role of Spanish-language journalists in one newspaper in the U.S. South: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The new news : challenges of monetization, engagement, and protection of news organizations' online content
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
innovative production of hyper-local and genre-specific content along with active monitoring of content piracy with the option for legal action if the piracy ofcontent is extreme and violates current copyright or misappropriation laws....
Matters of highest public interest and concern: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and the continuing evolution of the commercial speech doctrine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This study examines the 1964 Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and its influence on the Court's modern commercial speech doctrine. Although Sullivan is mostly remembered for revolutionizing libel law, as a commercial speech case...
Media assistance M&E and democratization measurement characteristics in USAID program reporting documents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
International media assistance, the endeavor to help emerging nations and developing countries build or develop media similar in nature and function to those in existing liberal democracies, has greatly expanded since the ...