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Reporting on rape : myths, context and sources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
news story. Third, it reviews whether the context, prevention measures or risk factors were incorporated in news articles. This study predicted that at least one--third of the articles would include rape myths and found that rape myths were present...
Role of the media during political events in authoritarian, democratization and democratic periods in Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
to address this question: How have roles of the Korean print media changed as Korea transitioned from an authoritarian regime to its democratization period and a democratic regime? Applying textual and rhetorical analytic methods to selected articles from...
Framing journalists' kidnappings : a textual analysis of news frames from U.S. and U.K. newspapers covering journalists' kidnappings in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A textual analysis studied U.S. and U.K. newspaper articles written about journalists kidnapped while reporting in the Middle East to uncover news frames, explore differences...
When hegemony prevails : a discourse analysis of two Korean newspapers during the 2008 financial crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This research seeks to find out if the American hegemonic ideology was embedded in two Korean newspapers (conservative and progressive) during the U.S. financial crisis of 2008. In addition, it seeks to explore how American ...
A study of public opinion relative to organizations : reviewing representation of local media and nonprofit organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A case study reviewing a local media, its publication and presentation about a nonprofit organization and the similarly-named physical neighborhood it represents. This research...
Comparative framing of the Duggar family's women in entertainment news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
conclusions that the frames entertainment news media use for evangelical women influence societal stereotypes. Having analyzed 60 articles from People, Us Weekly, and E! News, all the frames identified by Mark Silk in Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion...
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...
Responsibility framing and the Obama health care reform bill
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in particular used a qualitative textual analysis method of constant comparison, where the researcher examined, analyzed and compared 120 articles from each website, totaling 240 articles in all. After analyzing the articles, the researcher was able to create...
A game of sexual violence : rape myths involving college athletes in media coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
print articles, 27 for each case, to research media coverage of each rape accusation, trial and conviction (if applicable) from a variety of news sources to evaluate the discussion of race, the influence of sports culture, and the incorporation of rape...
Online media attribution of pipeline infrastructure failure, sourcing and the public health model: a content analysis of news stories on water and wastewater pipeline failures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
of pipeline failure. The content analysis looked at 112 articles from 2010 highlighting events and issues related to pipeline and infrastructure failure such as sewer collapses, water main breaks and sinkholes. The articles were coded for frequency...
"Name one genius that ain't crazy" : misconceptions of musicians and mental health in the online stories of Pitchfork magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
in reviews, news and stories about ten musicians, eight male and two female. The text and headlines of 264 online articles, which focused on these 10 artists and two broader topics of depression and references to suicide, were analyzed over a three month...
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 ...
Congress in the mass media : how the West Wing and traditional journalism frame Congressional power
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
traditional journalism and fictional entertainment frame congressional power. Guided by framing theory and the social construction of reality, the study uses qualitative textual analysis to analyze articles from The Washington Post, The Washington Times...
The politics of election coverage : a content analysis of Indiana's two largest newspapers during the 2008 presidential election
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
presidential candidates. Each paper's national and local election articles - dated September 7th to November 4th - were analyzed and coded in accordance with the study's code guidebook. Results indicated that despite the geographical and ideological differences...
Framing of immigrants and refugees : a content analysis of mainstream and partisan news coverage of immigration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
and to identify if the members of the Islamophobia network were used as sources or mentioned in each selected story. The news articles with the highest engagement on Facebook about Muslim immigration from the first GOP debate on Aug. 5, 2015 to the inauguration...
Preserving the lost cause through "Dixie's football pride" : the Birmingham News' coverage of the Alabama crimson tide during the core of the civil rights movement, 1961-1966
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
the University of Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl presented much of the South with the illusion that "northern values" were nonessential components in keeping pace with the rest of America's progress. The reviewed literature provides a historic account...
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 ...
A qualitative study of factual correction requests for corporate reputation management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Reshaping the "God beat" : how three community news websites frame religion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With a downsizing of newspaper staff and an upswing in Internet use, the religion beat has had to adapt, much like the rest of journalism. In some cases, the religion beat has been cut. But some publications maintain the ...
The patriotic impact of World War I on the Texas Posten, a Swedish-language newspaper
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Texas Posten, Austin's weekly Swedish-language newspaper, was in its 18th year when world war erupted in Europe. Like many Americans around the country, Texas Swedes heeded President Wilson's words of neutrality and ...