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Media coverage of the new economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The late 1990's represented a time of unprecedented economic growth. However, the economic bubble ultimately burst and the nation entered into a recession. Following the crash, there was speculation that the media were ...
Small newspapers, big changes: awareness of market-driven journalism and consequences for community newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This study examines the attitudes of journalists at small newspapers toward market-driven journalism. The researcher queried 29 journalists at nine small Missouri newspapers. The author employed qualitative method using ...
A study of evaluation research in two public relations firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As more organizations employ public relations practitioners, evaluation research is needed to help practitioners prove their worth. Too often the ...
Disease as drama: dramatistic constructs and models of redemption in covering illness in Glamour magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This study sought to explore how personal medical crises are narrated in Glamour, a popular women's magazine. The study employed Kenneth Burke's dramatism, specifically his pentad and the concepts of guilt and redemption ...
Everybody loves "Sideways": patterns of consensus (and lack thereof) among movie critics in 2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Research on pack journalism tends to focus on the seeming homogeneity in much reporting of hard news. This study examines similar tendencies among film ...
Framing theory and operation Iraqi freedom: an analysis of news frames and the 2003 conflict in Iraq
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This master's thesis analyzes newspaper coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the conflict in Iraq that officially began on March 19, 2003 and ended on ...