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To quit or not to quit : voluntary turnover among Millennial English-language journalists in Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This qualitative study investigates the voluntary turnover and job satisfaction among millennial English-language journalists in Indonesia in order to understand why young journalists leave their news organization or journalism altogether. It also...
Opening doors : how independent photojournalists gain access to sensitive stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The Working Family is a photographic project documenting a low income family sustaining themselves on their meager wages in Los Angeles, CA. The project shows how wages and jobs affect a family's ability to care for one another. Minimum wage jobs...
Burnout among investigative journalists : causes and solutions
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Investigative journalism is a hard profession. The job usually requires months of intense digging, seeking out wrongdoing committed by powerful people and organizations. By its nature, it requires reporters to closely examine some of the worst...
Job satisfaction among broadcast news producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The purpose of this study was to analyze news producers' job satisfaction, specifically following the coronavirus pandemic. It looked into the work-flow routines, day to day challenges, perspective changes and managerial support. Additionally...
The great resignation : TV news, women, and the change they need
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
pressures, shortage of resources and/or quality of news standards, management issues, compensation, work-life balance, job satisfaction, rapid changes in the television news industry, unethical practices, sexism/discrimination, difficult stories, and other...
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 writers recognize...
Literary journalism on digital platforms: framing and the creation of meaning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
of America, working as a member of the social media team. I've gained experience with social media platforms, honed my video editing skills, and possibly opened up a job opportunity there. Meanwhile, I worked on my professional analysis to get an idea of how...
There's no crying in sports journalism: a qualitative study on reporter burnout
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
while doing their jobs and avoid burnout; however, this study does not provide a definitive solution to avoid falling victim to burnout, due to differing circumstances for each individual....
Framing within a framework : how producers of televised presidential debates understand the role they play in the democratic process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
of candidates, their campaigns, other journalists and the public at large. This project utilizes framing theory to understand how the individuals at television networks that broadcast debates do their jobs. Producers take their roles as educators seriously...
The resilience of journalists of color in newsroom management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
management, as they comprise about 10 percent of all supervisor jobs. This analysis examines the resiliency of journalists of color who are still working in the newsroom and in management, or recently were since the Great Recession, and examines what...
How social media are changing the way business journalists do their jobs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This professional project seeks to answer the question of how social media are changing business reporters' sourcing practices. In the past, reporters depended on face-to-face interviews or email. With the popularity of ...
A whole new ballgame : how sports reporters view their role in a changing ecosystem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The experience of female journalists of color on Twitter
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Since pivoting into a micro-blog platform, Twitter has transformed the journalism industry where it's now considered a common job requirement for many journalists in the U.S. While social media brought many perks, including providing female...
A study of gender issues in data journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Asian women in newsroom management : exploring the responsibilities and challenges of promoting diversity in the newsroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Diversity is a widely discussed and researched topic as the news industry strives to improve parity. This project focuses on Asian American women ...
Professional project : video reporting for the Columbia Missourian ; professional analysis: tensions within journalism education in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project includes a series of videos produced for the Columbia Missourian, as well as an analysis portion that sought to examine the changing role of journalism schools in the 21st century, paying particular attention ...
Professional role conceptions of public radio journalists: a closer connection to the audience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
by bias and an equally strong feeling of being closely connected to their audience. By offering a glimpse at what a few public media journalists see as the purpose of their job and how their stations' revenue models influence the news content they produce...
Journalism in an emerging power : how the roles of journalists are evolving in India
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
are guilty of nothing more than working for greedy, corrupt owners who use their editorial platform to highlight or ignore issues to suit their interests, but the professionals featured in this piece care about the job they do and do it the best they can...
The evolution of presidential campaign coverage: young journalists and the digital age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
newscasts, writing daily on campaign activities and events (not to mention a non-stop barrage of posts to Twitter) and acting as a liaison between the network and candidates. Press veterans say it is one of the most demanding jobs the profession has to offer...