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A uses and gratifications study of niche social network sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study applied the uses and gratifications theory to determine how audience motives for using niche social network sites compared with motives for using popular social network sites. An online survey presented a single ...
The social media question : understanding the content people read and share on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
People use online platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to find and share news that matters to them. This quantitative study explores how tweets posted to two newspaper's accounts - The Kansas City Star and the Columbia ...
The impact of webpage complexity and photo intensity on processing of online news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
News framing of accountability systems after No Child Left Behind
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The evidence and impact of role conflict on copy editors who work at companies that produce newspapers and websitesThe evidence and impact of role conflict on copy editors who work at companies that produce newspapers and websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The newspaper industry has faced colossal shifts over the past several decades because of the Information Age and changing needs of readership. Copy editors have been among the most affected as the newsroom seeks to adapt. ...
Advocating for the voiceless : a study on the persuasive effectiveness of human trafficking awareness PSAs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The present study uses the Theory of Planned Behavioral, the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Integrated Behavioral Model to analyze how audiences ...
Crime against the body : an embodied cognition study of how platform affects responses to crime news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study aimed at exploring how geographical proximity of the news story (local or international news stories) and bodily proximity of the news ...
Ethics of filmmaker-subject relationships in documentaryEthics of filmmaker-subject relationships in documentary
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The relationship between filmmaker and subjects is one of the central issues in scholarly research of the documentary genre. It raises many ethical questions - is it possible to document the reality without intervening, ...
A case study of Pittsburg Magazine : an analysis of the use of Facebook and Twitter from the perspective of magazine editors and readers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Why should they comment? : understanding local television news viewers' motivation for commenting on stations' Facebook pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
171 participants, recruited from a large Midwestern university, viewed a mock Facebook post from a local television news station. The four conditions each featured the same news story, but some treatments had a statement ...
University website marketing discourse and the Hispanic audience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This research analyzes the discursive and rhetorical strategies used by universities to market themselves through their institutional websites. The research compares three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) with three ...
Jokers, smokers and midnight tokers? : how television news framed pro-pot legislation in Oregon and Colorado before the November 6, 2012 elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Stereotype threat and the mass media : the athletic test performance of black and white students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
An experiment showed that a sports news article based on negative racial stereotypes about Black or White athletes can impede athletic performance based on the theory of stereotype threat. In the experiment, White participants ...
The use of Twitter as a news source in sports reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Using content analysis to examine the relationship between commercial and nonprofit organizations motives and consumer engagement on Facebook
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Gatekeeping and unpublishing : how editors make publishing and unpublishing decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Through in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, this thesis studies decision-making within American newsrooms regarding the handling of unpublishing requests as well as the influences on editors' decision-making. The ...
The authentic I : authenticity in first-person narrative journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Immunize the vaccine rumors: Effects of inoculation messages and tone of voice on HPV vaccine compliance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The primary purpose of this study was to develop an effective health communication strategy to guide the decision-making process of parents regarding ...
The effects of new media for emergency tornado notification on the digital divide
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study explored the possible continued existence of a digital divide as it related to how residents in two disperse communities received notification of late season tornado events in 2013. The theoretical perspective ...
A qualitative study of factual correction requests for corporate reputation management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)