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Defining the southern in Southern living
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
back to them in the magazine or whether it originates with the editorial staff and is then disseminated through the magazine. These questions are researched using two methods: content analysis of the magazine during the years 2005 and 2006...
Magazines targeting young men : men's objectification of and attitudes toward women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
gender role norms. Repeated measures ANOVAs and repeated measures ANCOVAs did not demonstrate significant effects of viewing the magazines. Implications for future research and practice are discussed....
Examining visual cognitive complexity in the context of online women's magazine home pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
An experiment (N=48) on 18 to 30 year-old women was run to see how the visual cognitive complexity of digital women's magazines' home pages affects the cognitive processing of individuals and their evaluations of the sites. A content analysis of 13...
"Should I keep running if nobody sees me as a runner?" : How runners with diverse body sizes perceive Runner's World's lack of inclusive representation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Runner's World is the ultimate guide to running. The magazine offers training tips, dietician-recommended recipes, gear guides, profiles on recreational and elite runners, and more. By design, Runner's World is meant to serve all runners...
Point of view : examining the magazine industry standard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Point of view permeates every aspect of magazines. As a relatively modern concept, the journalistic device went previously unstudied in scholarly form. The research question, "How and why do U.S. consumer magazine writers and editors establish point...
Searching for satisfaction : how 20something women use media to get news and advertising information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As traditional media companies struggle to maintain their current audience and attract young adults, it's imperative that providers understand how young women use media devices to get news and advertising information. This research addressed...
Webs of intimacy and influence : unraveling writing culture at Harper's magazine during the Willie Morris years (1967-1971)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Through an exploration of what a collective of writers have written and said about the experience of working together at Harper's Magazine from 1967-1971, this research aims to give shape to the concept of writing culture. Influenced in part...
From farm to fraternity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
) conceptual framework of influences and outcomes on student's college experience. Through a qualitative research study, I applied this framework to explore the perception of the rural and farm family background on the student's college experience, and how...
LIFE, liberty & the pursuit of visual happiness : the development of documentary journalism, from magazine picture stories to Netflix serials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
in the development of visual communication that has its roots all the way back at the invention of photography. Later iterations included the motion picture, the documentary, the picture stories of LIFE magazine and National Geographic, and photo essays by the Magnum...
Queering CoMo : an exploratory case study of queer geographies in Columbia, Missouri between 1991-2021
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
for research into queer geographies of small cities as it falls outside of the geographic parameters of similar studies. Building on a foundation of queer theory and queer geographic work engaging with lived queer experiences, this study uses semi...
This is not a moment. This is a movement : how national newspapers reported 2015 protests against racism at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
officials. This study considered how reporters from the Washington Post and New York Times, who were among the national outlets that covered the MU protests, reported on the movement. This research, conducted as a qualitative textual analysis, studied how...
Online feminist publications as social enterprises: Diversifying revenue streams through corporate social responsibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This qualitative study examined how feminist online publications can adopt social enterprise business models. The focus group analysis of the audiences of Refinery29, Bustle, HelloGiggles, and Jezebel first explored the ...
Through the looking-glass: how scientists view journalists and science news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This research aims to better understand the relationship between scientists and journalists from a scientist's point of view, how scientists view science news, and how this view has changed or stayed the same over twenty years. Surveys were sent...
"You say diversity, we say adversity" : white nationalism, student protest, and administrative diversity discourses in the neoliberal university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] This dissertation explores the contemporary landscape of the neoliberal PWI university through multiple discourses surrounding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Using the University of ...
Emancipation of education through place
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose of education is to prepare students to address imperative concerns that face our communities and planet. Many ways exist to address these pressing issues we are confronted with. Regardless of what subjects ...
Cinema screen reflections from 1920s to present: how film portryals of print journalists have affected their identities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
journalists were conducted to uncover possible cases of identification with celluloid characters and film. This research contributes to the attempts to better understand how print journalists' identities are formed. The findings suggest that the majority...
Advertising to Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Ys
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
group sessions were conducted among members of these generations (2 for Boomers, 2 for Gen Xers and 3 for Gen Ys). These discussions were driven by a set of six print ads selected from magazines intended to target these respective generations...
Testing the Twin Cities : a textual analysis of frames surrounding daily Minnesota-St. Paul newspaper coverage of the 2017 Minnesota Lynx
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Perception often is reality, and that is of particular importance to those in journalism. Previous research illustrates that the language journalists use to describe the subjects they cover has the ability to impact public perception of those...
Perceptions of Facebook and Twitter as sources of health information among African-American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
in the research, findings indicated that Facebook and Twitter are perceived as credible sources of health information if the material shared comes from a health care professional or organization, or a friend speaking from a personal health experience. Credibility...
Framing protest in Missouri : framing protest on Missouri newspaper coverage of Concerned Student 1950 protest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Research over the past 30 years has shown that mainstream news media have been biased against social movements through journalists' use of framing. This trend, called the protest paradigm, delegitimizes, marginalizes, and demonizes a protest through...