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Bioethicists in the news : the evolving role of bioethicists as expert sources in science and medical stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Journalists have increasingly used bioethicists as expert sources in stories on science, medicine, and technology with strong ethical ramifications. Yet little is known about how and why journalists select bioethicists as ...
Controversies in acceptance of genetically modified food by European Union : symptoms of conflicts in diffusion of an innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The thesis is an attempt to merge diffusion of innovations with contingency theory, and examine controversy on gene modification in European Union with the combined model. According to the combined theoretical model: the ...
Framing the US-China trade war : a content analysis of news frames used in the United States and Chinese media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This current study explored a comparative analysis of how the United States and China media framed the US-China trade war. The United States and China ...
Testing a model of resource assessment as a basis for developing strategic communication plans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis proposes to build a theoretical framework, a Model of Resource Assessment, which can help Public Relations practitioners to perform better ...
What are Utah farmers' market shoppers willing to do to protect local agriculture?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study is to determine what actions Utah farmers' market shoppers would be willing to take to protect their supply of local food: agriculture. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews of 32 farmers' ...