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Media usage of journalism students of the University of Missouri--Columbia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
individuals. While online newspapers were the majority of respondents' primary source for world, political and business news, print newspapers were the primary source reported by the majority of respondents for local and regional news. In addition, print news...
Understanding the change to integration : an organizational analysis of a small newspaper
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This multimethod study examined change efforts to integration at a mid-sized family-owned newspaper as a new content-management system was implemented. Using the open systems model, the organization was analyzed through the lens of organizational...
College students' information search behavior for spring break: an exploration in the concept of specialization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of specialization. The research investigated the perceived value of information content and information sources, and identified the main information sources used to obtain information for their recent spring break trip. The results indicated that the different...
Pictures and pixels : digital photographic archives at newspapers, photographic agencies and libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
A survey (N = 167) and in-depth interviews were conducted to examine organizational influences on the diffusion of an innovation. Daily newspapers, historical libraries and museums and photographic agencies that handle editorial content were...
Mizzou weekly, volume 24, number 08 (October 17, 2002)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2002)
Do readers believe what they see? : reader acceptance of image manipulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in the local daily newspaper and how much they trust those images to truthfully depict the scene photograph. The study also looks for a correlation between a person's familiarity with imaging software and that person's views on, or expectations of, digital...
Seriously funny : a look at humor in televised presidential debates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to understand how humor was used in U.S. Presidential Debates and what kind of coverage it garnered in the press. A content analysis was done on the general election presidential debates from 1960-2004 and a newspaper...
Cognitive processing of news as a function of structure : a comparison between inverted pyramid and chronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Little has changed in how written news is structured, even as the newspaper industry changes dramatically. One of the most entrenched news routines, the inverted pyramid, continues to persist in both print and online news. This dissertation explored...
Mizzou weekly, volume 22, number 15
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2000)
Bioethicists in the news : the evolving role of bioethicists as expert sources in science and medical stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
bioethicists are used most often, the perspectives they offer, and the roles they fill. This research uses news routines, news values, agenda-building theory and framing theory to examine the use of bioethicists as expert sources in six newspapers between 1992...
Profitable poultry : raising birds on pasture (2002)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2002)
This publication features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a new "how-to" guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures.
The virtual social capital of online communities : media use and motivations as predictors of online and offline engagement via six measures of community strength
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This research introduces a new measure of social capital for users of online communities. Whereas "local community" forms of social capital consist of ties created in local community for the benefit of local community, and ...
Toward a common market in residency: international migration and regional integration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This paper further develops models of regional migration, particularly in continents integrating regionally as it magnifies the importance of immigrant behavior for economists and policy-makers. I outline the history of ...
The credible brand model : the effects of ideological congruency and customer-based brand equity on media and message credibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
.88, CFI = 0.92, and RMSEA = 0.08)....
Rebuilding the soul : churches and religion in Bavaria, 1945-1960
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
After twelve years of Nazi rule and with Germany in total ruin, the Catholic and Protestant churches sought to re-Christianize German society. Bringing Germans back to Christ was seen as the only way to make good on the ...
Attitudes, awareness and actions of the residents of the Hinkson Creek watershed regarding water quality and environmentalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study explored the attitudes and opinions of 4,653 homeowners in the Hinkson Creek watershed regarding water quality and environmentalism in the watershed. The Hinkson Creek flows north to south through Boone County ...
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 ...
When response is news : individual reactions to news websites that solicit reader opinion as moderated by need for closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
the number of thoughts readers had about the news story itself, and how opinion solicitations affected the number of argumentative thoughts readers had while reading these websites. In the presence of opinion solicitations, individuals with a high...