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Putting theory to practice : a quasi-experimental test of a new model for experiential teaching and a case study in broadcast journalism education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] How journalism is taught matters to society, as the work journalists produce can shape publics' understanding of information. A debate between academics ...
Consumers' social media advocacy behaviors of luxury brands : an explanatory framework /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the age of the internet, social media have emerged as the most powerful marketing tool around the world. Social media have the power to amplify ...
The influence of altercasting on fraternity members' voting habits and knowledge of current events
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Membership in an organization influences member behavior and collegiate social fraternities are no exception. The methods used to influence members as well as the outcomes of the influence can vary greatly. This research ...
Customizing content to find the right price for online news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Customization of local online news content based upon users' preferences could be a way that newspaper companies would attract more people to their websites. A survey of 384 people done using Amazon M-Turk in May 2015 found ...
Differences in processing of interactive infographics on different screen sizes and interface types
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigated how the use of interactive media, specifically infographics, on touch screen devices of varying size affects the user's cognition. ...
Converting cultural capital to economic capital in the journalism field : content management in the newspaper business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This case study examines the content management of a medium-sized, family-owned newspaper. Bourdieu's field theory guides the investigation of the relationship between the newspaper's cultural capital, embodied in the ...
The impact of free newspapers on US markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study looks at free newspapers, focusing on the modern era beginning in 1995, to better understand the impact these publications have on paid newspapers. The theory revolves around the question of media substitutability, ...
A starting point for identifying perpetrator genocidal messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this research was to determine whether a consistent messaging strategy could be identified in three recent outbreaks of violence or if genocidal messaging will show tremendous variances that are unique to ...
From controversial to compatible : newspaper editors' views on the value of reporter beat blogs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
A survey of top editors of large-circulation newspapers in the United States and follow-up interviews were conducted to determine the degree to which editors believe reporter blogging is important to their online sites and ...
The utilization of information operations coupled with agenda setting and integrated marketing communication in the prevention of genocide, mass atrocities, and or mass killings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Over the last 10-years, the focus of the U.S. Army has been on Counter-Insurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the writing is on the wall that military involvement in both locations will soon come ...
Misogyny on the web: comparing negative reader comments made to men and women who publish political commentary online
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis studies whether women authors are disproportionately attacked and negatively affected by online reader comments. I designed a quantitative study that performed a content analysis of 1,600 reader comments posted ...
Hostile media effect : testing the effects of political candidates of varying race levels and political party affiliation as news article subjects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The perception that the media are biased against one's point of view is one that researchers have examined for more than two decades, and the theory ...
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 ...
Why and how of narrative advertising : an integrated processing framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The empirical part of my dissertation involved two studies. Study 1 tested the hypotheses regarding the relative effectiveness of narrative (vs. non-narrative) ads, while Study 2 examined the factors associated with the ...
Is seeing believing? : The effects of document cloud links on perceptions of credibility of news articles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
News media consumption is migrating online, cutting into the business model of traditional news media at a time it has continued to struggle to reverse a decades-long drop in its perceived credibility among consumers. ...
Citizens United and the 2012 Election : how did the presidential campaigns and outside PACs frame the candidates?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Campaign finance has long been a controversial political subject in the United States and was made more so by the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United. The ruling struck down limits on donations made to and ...
Online news use of phablets, smartphones, tablets and personal computers : the influence of opinion leadership and demographics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
With the continual evolution of technology, media habits towards the news have also altered based on technological and social reasons. This study seeks to evaluate how the introduction of large screen cell phones have ...
Stumbling and sharing : smartphones and serendipty in online news encounters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
At a time when more and more Americans are getting news on their smartphones, this study seeks to find out whether there is a corresponding increase in how often they randomly encounter and share news stories as they go ...
Uses & gratifications theory in online commenter culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
While other research has focused on the effect that online commenting can have on news sites, little has addressed the reasons that online commenters participate, the needs that online commenting behavior meets and the ...
Public schools in crisis: a content analysis of news framing since No Child Left Behind
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Public confidence in the U.S. education system has steadily eroded as a prevailing narrative has formed in the news media claiming that public schools are failing and in crisis. Yet, student academic performance has increased ...